Location
London office with a hybrid working model available.

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Linklaters is a global law firm operating in 20 countries through 30 offices. We pride ourselves on being a people business, where exceptional talent and collaboration drive our success. We foster an environment of outperformance through a positive, supportive, fair, and inclusive culture that values diversity and challenges bias.

As a Senior Business Analyst, you will engage in Business Analysis to the highest standards across the full project and product lifecycle. This includes problem statement definition, discovery, requirements management, process mapping, business change analysis, data analysis, and running UATs. You will work collaboratively with product owners, project and programme managers, delivery teams, architects, data engineers, data scientists, lawyers, business teams, and other stakeholders to define scope, objectives, benefits, and deliverables.

Your role will involve leading requirements discovery and technical backlog management in partnership with product owners, translating business needs into clear epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, and requirements traceability using Azure DevOps. You will run large and complex workshops with diverse stakeholder groups in person, virtually, or in hybrid formats.

You will elicit requirements within Agile or Waterfall methodologies and translate business outcomes into clear functional and non-functional requirements. A practical understanding of data concepts will enable you to confidently engage with data engineers, scientists, and analytics teams.

Additional responsibilities include supporting third-party selection processes, running and supporting UAT sessions, assisting the testing team with acceptance criteria and test scripts, and supporting training teams with project rollout materials. You will actively identify risks and issues with product, project, and programme teams and propose suitable mitigations.

As a Senior Business Analyst, you will promote the value of Business Analysis across the firm, manage complex stakeholders to successful outcomes, advocate knowledge sharing, mentor colleagues, and demonstrate analysis tools and techniques in team meetings.

Our Benefits
Joining Linklaters entitles you to a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Private Medical Insurance
- Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships
- Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments
- Pension and flexible savings options
- Income protection and life assurance
- Mortgage advice and will-writing services
- Electric car and cycle to work schemes
- Emergency family care
- Additional holiday and birthday leave
- Maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
- Travel insurance and season ticket loan
- Access to sports and social clubs and employee network groups such as Gender Equality Network, With Pride, and Social Mobility Networks

Experience
Advanced understanding of Business Analysis tools and techniques across the full delivery lifecycle, with experience mentoring others.
Proven track record working on large, complex projects, programmes, and products across multiple locations, ideally involving data, analytics, AI, automation, or digital product delivery.
Experience collaborating with a wide range of business stakeholders including lawyers, Partners, and heads of function.
Technical knowledge to confidently interface with delivery teams, architects, data engineers, analysts, and scientists.
Familiarity with key data concepts such as structured and unstructured data, data visualisation, data taxonomy, data lineage, ETL, data pipelines, data quality, metadata, data governance, and enterprise platform data management.
Experience working in Agile product teams, including discovery, backlog management, refinement, sprint planning, showcases, retrospectives, and close collaboration with product owners.
Proficient with business analysis industry tools and methods including Azure DevOps, Mural, Visio, Tableau, Power BI, Behaviour Driven Development (BDD), Business Process Modelling Notation, Waterfall and Agile delivery, UAT test scripts, workshops, and RFPs.
Strong analytical thinker with attention to detail and ability to build strong relationships with team members and senior stakeholders.
Comfortable managing ambiguity, conflicting priorities, and complex technical information with adaptable communication style.
Ability to operate independently with sound judgement on escalation.
Commercial awareness to assess impact of product and project decisions aligned with corporate strategy.
Excellent communication skills with ability to work effectively under pressure and ask probing questions to fully understand needs.

About you
Collaborative team player who builds lasting relationships across teams.
Demonstrable ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels.
Proactive and confident in managing complex and challenging stakeholders.
Committed to promoting the value of Business Analysis and knowledge sharing.
Mentoring mindset with willingness to support and develop others.

Qualifications
Relevant qualifications or certifications in Business Analysis or related fields are advantageous but not explicitly required. The role demands a strong professional background and demonstrated expertise in business analysis practices and tools.