Business Analyst

At Burges Salmon, we are committed to continuously improving the way we work for our people, clients and communities. As part of this, we are looking for an experienced Business Analyst to join our Transformation & Projects team and help shape the future of digital change across the firm. Working closely with colleagues across the Innovation, Technology teams and the wider business, you will play a key role in identifying opportunities to improve processes, adopt new technologies and deliver practical solutions. This is an opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of business services and legal services initiatives, collaborating with stakeholders at all levels to understand challenges, define requirements and support successful delivery. What you'll be doing You will work across the full project lifecycle, supporting the discovery, design and implementation of digital and business change initiatives. Your responsibilities will include:

• Facilitating workshops and stakeholder discussions to understand business needs and opportunities.
• Analysing business processes and identifying opportunities for improvement, automation and digital enablement.
• Gathering, documenting and prioritising requirements for complex projects and programmes.
• Translating business needs into epics, user stories and acceptance criteria for agile delivery teams.
• Working closely with project managers, product owners, developers, testers and business stakeholders to support successful delivery.
• Managing requirements, backlogs and delivery activity through tools such as Azure DevOps and Jira.
• Supporting user adoption by helping colleagues embrace new ways of working and future-state processes.
• Producing clear documentation, reports and presentations to support effective decision-making.
  
  We are interested in speaking with experienced Business Analysts who are collaborative, commercially aware and motivated by delivering meaningful change.
You'll ideally bring:
• Experience delivering business change, digital transformation or technology-focused initiatives.
• Strong business analysis and requirements management expertise.
• Knowledge of agile ways of working and backlog management.
• Experience working with tools such as Azure DevOps and Jira.
• Confidence facilitating workshops and engaging with a broad range of stakeholders.
• The ability to balance detail with the bigger picture and focus on delivering value.
• A curious mindset and a genuine interest in continuous improvement and innovation
What makes this opportunity different? You will join a team that is focused on helping the firm evolve through innovation, technology and smarter ways of working. You'll have the opportunity to influence strategic initiatives, work across a diverse range of projects and collaborate with colleagues who are passionate about delivering positive change. If you enjoy solving complex problems, working with people and helping organisations make the most of technology, we'd love to hear from you.