Job Description

The Role

The firm is embarking on an exciting and ambitious programme of change that will deliver BDMC and HR system replacements, as well as improvements in our existing Finance Systems. This role will help us investigate and map out our existing processes, as well as the desired outcomes for the departments and their respective systems.

A renewed focus on purpose driven business development around pipeline, Client and prospect management, and centralisation and modernisation of the firm's contact data means that there is a fantastic opportunity to assist in the selection of Technology that will transform the way in which the business performs its Business Development.

As part of modernising our HR estate the successful candidate will assist in the mapping out of the initial replacement of our existing system, as well as a one to three year roadmap for its development to meet the challenge of a more collaborative and unified HR platform for our users. This will include looking at reward, performance, and recruitment modules.

Finally, we are a valued Aderant customer and we are in a position to plan a move to their Sierra/Stirdyn cloud platform, which is a key tenet in the wider Technology roadmap, and allow us to take advantage of the cloud platform's recent enhancements. The Business Analyst will assist in plotting out the complexity of the migration so that it can be delivered alongside the other larger projects.

This role, which sits within the Enterprise and Data Systems Technology team, will work with all the key stakeholders in BDMC, HR, and Central Finance to ensure their needs are represented and mapped out effectively and provide the firm with an effective and executable roadmap.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the requirements gathering process by conducting interviews and workshops with key stakeholders to understand and playback their prioritised needs and objectives.

Develop detailed requirements documentation, including functional, non-functional, and technical requirements.

Develop user personas and scenarios to map requirements to actionable functionality.

Develop a long list of vendors.

Perform initial vendor assessments to reduce the long list of vendors.

Support the evaluation of shortlisted vendors, including facilitating demonstrations, reviewing vendor proposals, and conducting comparative analyses via the RfP process

Develop and maintain scoring frameworks and evaluation criteria for vendor selection.

Prepare detailed market review reports, including pros and cons of each shortlisted vendor.

Collaborate with the Technology and procurement teams to ensure alignment on technical and commercial aspects of the selection process.

Develop and present recommendations to project leadership and executive stakeholders.

Translate unfulfilled requirements, depending on vendor selection, into roadmaps.

Reports to

Enterprise and Data Systems Manager

Skills and experience

A keen interest in data and technologies that support business processes.

Experience in mapping our and requirements gathering for a major software replacement

Excellent analytical skills.

Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Process mapping and assisting in the scoping of solutions is important.

Experience of Agile project management methodology.

Personal Attributes

Proactive and productive.

Flexible team player with a creative solution focused 'can do' attitude, but with a diligence that doesn't cut corners.

Personable and able to build strong relationships with internal and external clients.

Good under pressure - able to deal with critical periods of delivery and can handle when things go wrong.

Able to unpick and accurately reduce user feedback into succinct and actionable requirements.

Able to translate complex technical issues and solutions for less technical recipients of the information.

Clear, balanced, and concise communicator both verbally and written.

We are excited to be moving from our London headquarters in Snow Hill, to a brand-new building in the City - Stonecutter Court. The move is expected to take place in early 2026.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Pay: 70,368.97-83,825.37 per year

Application question(s):

How many years of experience do you have in gathering and documenting business requirements for enterprise system replacements, such as HR, BDMC, or Finance platforms? How many years of experience do you have in evaluating and selecting technology vendors, including conducting RfPs, vendor assessments, and managing stakeholder demos? Kindly quote your salary expectations Are you currently based in London and are you a British citizen?
Work Location: In person