Business Analyst

Our client, a leading law firm, is hiring a Business Analyst on a contract basis.
Work Location:
New York, NY (Hybrid Option)
Summary:
The primary responsibility of this function is:

• To elicit, analyze, document, and validate business requirements to meet business needs.
• To help clearly define purpose and scope of projects and to manage stakeholder expectations.
• To identify and/or develop optimal solutions for the business needs.
• To ensure project awareness within the Firm to achieve better synergies.
• To ensure the delivery of project's output to customer, quality control and transition to operational mode.

Responsibilities:

• Gather business requirements, including local office requirements (g., policies, and statutory requirements) and translate the high-level requirements into detailed specifications.
• Define business cases and evaluate business, financial and technical feasibility of each option.
• Perform market analysis for potential solutions and interact with potential vendors.
• Identify and propose possible solutions that meet business requirements.
• Analyze existing or new documentation.
• Provide project teams with a clear understanding of business needs, requirements, and specifications.
• Work with the QA team in assisting them in building testcases to ensure they are accurate.
• Prepare UAT scripts and assist with UAT process.
• Conduct regular status meetings and deliver status reports to management and stakeholders.
• Liaise with steering committees and stakeholders as well as participants in the project in order to ensure control of scope, risks, changes (if applicable) and communication.
• Provide support and guidance to staff on the best usage of existing and/or new software.
• Create general awareness of the IT technology-software and services market.
• Gather pre-project documentation and ensure documentation is formatted according to Firm's guidelines and best practices.
• Ensure post project documentation for continuous improvement of processes.
• Build and maintain documentation in areas of expertise (e.g., processes, guidelines, best practices) that can be used for reference and training purposes.
• Ensure the business has a good understanding of the business analysis processes.
• Ensure defined business analysis processes are followed within the Firm.
• Regularly review and improve business analysis processes in cooperation with the Business Analysis Team.
• Collaborate in Jira and Confluence on the tasks as they pertain to business analysis.
• Travel occasionally for project related work.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4-6 year's experience in a software development, business analysis, project management, preferably in a professional services environment, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Law firm experience is a plus.
• Good documentation skills.
• Experience in Jira and Confluence.
• Proven experience with development methodologies (g., Agile, Waterfall) and software design and development.
• Fluent in English and any other European language is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) in various settings (g., video conference; audio).
• Excellent presentation skills (written and verbal).
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to work in a dynamic, multicultural environment with diverse personalities at all levels of the Firm.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment, and to work under pressure- manage multiple responsibilities amid competing priorities, tight deadlines, and changing business demands and opportunities.
• Professional ethics and manners - must demonstrate the ability to maintain strict confidentiality of the Firm's internal and personnel affairs.
• Must be a self-starter.
• Pro-active work attitude, results oriented, reliable, and flexible.
• Ability to take a structured approach to problem solving and decision making by analyzing, thinking ahead and planning.
• Ability to work on own initiative and in a team-based environment.
• Ability to find creative solutions and to think out of the box.
• Exhibits good judgement and accountability.
• Flexibility regarding working hours and willingness to work some overtime (will be working with global offices)
• Willingness to occasionally travel.

Pay rate: $120,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year.

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