Cleary Gottlieb is a pioneer in globalizing the legal profession. We have 16 offices in major financial centers around the world, but we operate as a single, integrated global partnership and not as a U.S. firm with a network of overseas locations. The firm employs approximately 1,100 lawyers from more than 50 countries.

Since 1946 our lawyers and staff have worked across practices, industries, jurisdictions, and continents to provide clients with simple, actionable approaches to their most complex legal and business challenges, whether domestic or international. We support every client relationship with intellectual agility, commercial acumen, and a human touch.

The Business Analyst will provide strategic business analysis services to legal/admin departments at Cleary. The focus of this position is to work closely with the business units to gain in-depth understanding of their needs, business strategy and processes.

Responsibilities will include a full range of activities from leading analysis on mid-large size projects to mentoring other team members, suggesting areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions and scoping several inter-related initiatives and helping senior-level business stakeholders make informed decisions about which initiatives to tackle as projects.

• Be the liaison between the business, technology, vendors and support teams.
• Provide and support the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key business stakeholders and identifying their business needs.
• Lead analysis on complex projects and continuously evaluate Cleary systems and processes to identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to stream-line existing processes.
• Partner with internal and external parties to ensure solution provided meet the long-term business strategies.
• Produce required project analysis documentation - Business requirements, functional requirements, use cases, process diagram, future state proposals.
• Collaborate in Jira and Confluence on the tasks as they pertain to business analysis.
• Prepare test scripts and assist with UAT process
• Provide mentoring to team members and create opportunities for other Analysts to shadow and learn core skills.
• Articulate ideas and viewpoints to senior management, peers and help identify new project initiatives.
• Work closely with manager to foster development within the Business Analyst team.

• Bachelor degree and minimum 7-10 years 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
• CBAP Certification a plus
• Good documentation skills
• 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 ethic and manner – 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 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 if needed

The estimated base salary for this position is $130,000 to $140,000 at the time of posting. The actual salary offered will depend on a variety of job-related factors, including skills, education, training, credentials, experience, scope and complexity of role responsibilities, geographic location, and performance. This role is exempt meaning it is not overtime pay eligible.

Cleary provides a comprehensive benefits package, including health care benefits. More information can be found here: Benefits

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