Senior Business Analyst I

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Senior Business Analyst I

The candidate will identify and document functional and technical requirements for proprietary web based custom-built software. Report to the lead Senior Product Manager, Client Product Delivery and requires working closely with mid to senior level management, attorneys, application development teams, and product designer, to elicit, document, and translate specifications on applications for the departments, Firm, and the Firm’s clients. Act as relationship manager in the process of seeking out, identifying, and resolving business needs and/or business problems through process and/or technical recommendations and/or technical solutions across practice groups, units as assigned. Research, understand, and document business processes. Capture requirements from key business contacts and ensure documented requirements satisfy business needs (aligning use cases and stories/features to business processes) while addressing all downstream impacts. Form and maintain business requirements and functional specification documentation. Evaluate how new requirements fit into an existing product and ensure consistency throughout the product. Translate requirements into test conditions and expected results for product, performance and user acceptance testing. Additionally, perform QA reviews prior to client delivery. Be a part of the change management process and effectively communicate required changes to development teams. Deliver project requirements and service levels in a deadline driven environment. Demonstrate analytical and organizational skills by analyzing and documenting complex information structures involving multiple layers of data and workflows. Work independently and self-manage tasks and time to balance and adapt to changing priorities. Adapt communication language and style to varied audiences making use of Microsoft PowerPoint, Visio, and other Firm tools. Adhere to Firm and department policies, procedures, approved artifacts, methodologies, and delivery approaches to ensure that project efforts are focused on the proper solution and level of functionality needed to meet the objectives of Firmwide, practice group, and functional department customers, without supervision. Evaluate test results, effectively identify and track issues using Firm-approved tools and processes working with respective team to escalate for resolution. Escalate issues to management, as appropriate, when client expectations and functionality do not match and cannot be reconciled without additional time, cost or resources. Any other functions/duties as assigned by management. Bachelor’s degree in business (analytics or information science) or equivalent experience is required. Should have 5+ years of experience in software product delivery disciplines and activities (i.e., product management, business analysis, testing, and project management activities); including delivery adhering to Agile methodologies and the SDLC. Legal or private fund formation knowledge and understanding is a plus. Experience in Change or Release Management is preferred. Experience in web application development is needed. Technologies/Software skills in Microsoft Office Suite, Visio, Microsoft Azure DevOps/VSTS/TFS, JIRA and Test Manager is required. Figma is a plus. Familiarity with a DevOps tool (such as Jira or Azure DevOps) is required. Knowledgeable and experienced with content management tools, HTML and XML is preferred.

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Job ID: 6634

Company info

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
300 North LaSalle
Chicago
Illinois
United States 60654
Website : https://www.kirkland.com