The Senior IT Portfolio Analyst is responsible for developing a detailed understanding of business process and functional needs, conducting industry-based research and data analysis, and determining options and alternatives for technology solutions to meet those business needs. This involves conducting market research, performing functional comparisons, and staying abreast of what is being done at other law firms and professional services firms.

The individual will work closely with business stakeholders and the IT portfolio team for their assigned area, Human Capital Management (Core Human Resources, Recruiting, Onboarding, Performance Management, Time and Attendance, Employee Self Service, Benefits Administration, Reporting/Analytics, etc.). With the business and IT teams, they maintain institutional knowledge of what is working well within the portfolio and what needs improvement.

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand and prioritize their needs.
• Conduct analysis of business and user needs, document requirements, and translate into functional system requirements.
• Perform market data, technical, and technology option analysis and recommendations.
• Create relevant documentation, including but not limited to, user stories/use cases, wireframes, screen mockups, process flow documents, and data flow diagrams.
• Interface with stakeholders to ensure alignment for the design of systems before and during development.
• Design, generate, review, and understand reports with data aggregation from various sources.
• Evaluate, research, and recommend technology solutions/processes to improve business decision-making, with a focus on the firm’s core systems, technology strategies and standards.
• Work hand-in-hand with both business functional specialists (HRIS, Accounting, Marketing, etc.) and technical development teams to formulate functional requirements and specifications.
• Coordinate with Application Development team members, vendors, and Project Managers, as appropriate, to review the proposed solution and design to ensure requirements are met.
• Work with the QA group to review test plans and ensure requirements are covered.
• Stay abreast of best practices being done at other firms, and technology developments that may impact the area.
• Analyze and consolidate all perspectives on the project – business needs, user experience, security, risk, time, technology architecture, operational considerations, etc. – to help the Firm reach the best technology decisions.
• Manage the lifecycle of assigned products, from inception to implementation, throughout production and then operationally.
• Preparation of materials for briefings and presentations to large size groups of key decision makers at the executive level.
• Other duties as required.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the Duties and Responsibilities (Duties) above satisfactorily and meet the requirements below. The requirements listed below are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. If you need such an accommodation, please email staffrecruiting@sidley.com (current employees should contact Human Resources). 

Education and/or Experience: 

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Program Analyst, or related role
• Experience with Human Capital Management systems (Workday, PeopleSoft, Oracle HCM, etc.)
• Demonstrated skill managing small to medium-size projects.
• Proficient in mapping business processes to user and functional needs.
• Working knowledge of HR business processes, system development, process improvements and change management.
• Experience with the full software development life cycle.
• Experience in current technology trends.
• Experience writing and executing moderate to complex SQL queries.

Preferred:

• Law firm experience
• Experience with data analytics tools like Tableau, Power BI

Other Skills and Abilities:

In addition to the above, the following may also be required of the successful candidate:

• The successful candidate must have a true passion for excellence in his/her work and be highly organized, detailed oriented, thorough, and follow through on commitments
• Must understand the importance of teamwork, collaboration, and open communications
• Must be able to effectively work with web designers and developers, senior architects, outsourcing partners, and non-technical business staff
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• The use of good judgment and good interpersonal communication skills
• Well-developed analytical and problem solving skills
• Works harmoniously and effectively with others as part of a team
• Additionally, they will demonstrate a sense of urgency in meeting scheduled commitments with error free delivery
• A self-starter who desires to show ownership and commitment to the job
• Exercises confidentiality and discretion
• Proofreads accurately

Sidley Austin LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer