Senior Business Analyst - Level 3

We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘Expert Hand, Human Touch’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But, we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team, working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs.

Whichever team you join, working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things, and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

The work we do has been recognised in the awards we’ve won. We’re committed to being even better, and our awards help to show we’re on the right track.

We recognise that the office 9-5 isn’t for everyone. That’s why we’ve introduced ‘Flexible by Choice’. Whether it’s working from home, in our offices, or a combination of the both, we trust each other to support our clients, colleagues and communities at the right time, in the right way.

The L3 Business Analyst role sits within the Business Design Chapter as part of Irwin Mitchell Group Transformation in the CIO. The L3 BA is essential in helping the business realise its ambitious vision through the identification and implementation of transformational change.

What You'll Be Doing

• Identify and prioritise problems and opportunities, lead problem solving activity on transformation programmes

• use a broad range of tools and techniques to build a comprehensive understanding around the need or problem for our transformation programmes, may advise or direct others on smaller projects and can identify dependency links to other projects

• lead wide reaching engagement and facilitation activity involving other Business Analysts to build understanding and consensus on complex transformation programmes and major products

• Lead on the analysis activity and solution evaluation including other Business Analysts on a large and complex transformation programme or major products

• Communicate with stakeholders and uses persuasion to deliver outcomes aligning with strategic directions of the organisation

• Cultivate collaboration and leadership in self and other, accountability for work delegated to others; anticipates change, encourages others to share new perspectives and helps others learn

• Explore ways to add value beyond ourclients’ immediate needs, question and challenge the value being delivered; explore and address long term and future needs

• Manage delivery of assignment within own area of responsibility, including resources, help others understand how their work relates to the strategic goals; independently engage in tasks requiring interpretation of complex information

What We're Looking For

• Stakeholder analysis, engagement & collaboration
• Design techniques eg. Business Modelling, Prototyping and wire framing

• Understanding and awareness of the BA involvement throughout the change lifecycle

• Effective decision-making strategically thinking and planning for transformation on programmes

• Managing resources developing talent and coaching skills
• Lean problem solving techniques while forming and presenting recommendations identifying problems and prioritising opportunities
• Interviewing, question techniques & surveying
• Flexible communication and facilitation skills
• Continuous improvement focus

• 25 days annual leave, with the opportunity to buy additional leave
• Two fundraising days in a year to give back to the community (fully paid!)
• Westfield Health membership, offering discounted leisure and travel and refunds on medical services

We also offer a huge number of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace as well as flexible working options to ensure that you are fully supported to work the way that best suits you. Our social responsibility programme is fundamental to who we are. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish. We have a range of groups to celebrate our people across sexuality, disability, age, gender and culture.

We welcome applications from all diversity groups and backgrounds. We’re committed to enabling everyone to thrive and understanding and celebrating our differences is a key part of that. We’re proud of our work on the Disability Confident scheme, on the Race At Work Charter and as Stonewall Diversity Champions. We also have a range of networks for LGBT+, disability, generations, gender, social mobility, ethnicity, faith and culture to celebrate our people and to enable everyone to thrive.

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, existing employees, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

Depending on the role you apply for we may carry out checks that will establish your eligibility to work in the UK, and criminal record check and financial checks with a credit reference agency will also be undertaken.

The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.