Senior Business Analyst

1 week ago


London, UK, United Kingdom myGwork Full time

This job is with Kennedys, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

Kennedys is looking for a Senior Business Analyst, to join the PMO sub team within our Transformation department. The role will work closely with supporting the Business Analysis Team Manager and Business Analysts in providing knowledge, experience and problem-solving skills for the delivery of projects in the firm's business change portfolio. This role will lead the analysis work on large complex strategic programmes and projects.

Team

The Portfolio Management Office (PMO) is responsible for the enterprise-wide governance and delivery of programmes and projects, working closely with other business services functions. The

PMO portfolio of work is broad and includes business process improvements, business transformation and technology implementations often working with a third party supplier or solution provider.

Key responsibilities

  • Work closely and support the Business Analysis Team Manager and Head of PMO on the best practice and delivery of business analysis services across the firm
  • Lead analysis on projects from inception through completion, in order for projects to be delivered on time, within scope, and budget
  • Lead the analysis on projects to identify business needs, gather requirements, run workshops or meetings with project stakeholders and third-party vendors to ensure outcomes are well defined and understood
  • Work with stakeholders to build comprehensive and concise documentation for projects and new initiatives, ensuring full traceability back to the businesses processes
  • Work closely with stakeholders to design and implement solutions that align with the business goals of the firm.

Required experience

  • Over 5 years' of business analysis experience working on strategic global projects with the ability to self-start, identify tasks required independently to fulfil project deliverables, and work as a key project member
  • Excellent communication and strong stakeholder management skills at all levels. With the experience to provide detailed and meaningful interpretation of information in a concise manner
  • Experience of following business analysis best practices, policies, procedures and processes with the ability to adapt them as appropriate to meet the specific needs of the project
  • Experience with process modelling including the use of appropriate modelling tools, techniques, and standards
  • Legal sector or professional services experience gained in an international firm; understanding and experience of legal business processes
  • Educated to degree level standard or equivalent
  • Business Analysis accreditation (Business Analysis/ AgileBA / Process Improvement / Lean).

Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.

*where a level of experience is indicated, this is a guideline only and represents the amount of time we would usually expect a candidate to accumulate the requisite level of experience. This does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 45 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.

We strive to celebrate diversity, empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.



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