Business Analyst/Project Manager - The Panther Group

Business Analyst/Project Manager
Responsibilities: 

• Act as a liaison between the business units, Technology, and Operations teams to drive end-user focused design and delivery of products and services across the firm.
• Provide customer-driven business analysis: functional requirements gathering, product assessments and evaluation, use case development, user stories, and related tasks.
• Lead project teams in implementing new systems and enhancing or upgrading existing systems.
• Work with business partners and/or Technology staff to create project plans and charters, as well as other project management artifacts as required.
• Create and maintain issues logs and act as a liaison to vendors to resolve issues.
• Review and report on project status.
• Prepare and analyze project related data.
• Communicate solution tradeoffs to business partners to define and influence project decisions.
• Engage delivery teams to communicate solution vision and priorities and ensure project tasks are delivered timely.
• Support firm digital strategy and organizational change through engagement in the portfolio management process and collaboration with the training department.
• Coordinate test cases to validate that solutions meet functional and non-functional requirements.
• Prepare materials for briefings and presentations to large groups of key decision makers at the executive level.

Skills and Competencies:

• The person in this role must be experienced in working effectively with technology developers, architects, and external vendors in advocating on behalf of end users and communicating business needs.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills and ability to tailor communications for the intended audience.
• Ability to influence without authority, along with demonstrated skill in engaging both IT staff and business partners to achieve target outcomes.
• Acute attention to detail.
• Strong time-management skills with proven ability to multitask and maintain professional demeanor under pressure.
• Ability to adapt in a quickly changing environment.
• Ability to understand high level requirements and translate them into technical solutions preferred.

Qualifications and Required Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or appropriate combination of education and experience required.
• 5-7 years’ experience working on delivery of technology projects required.
• Previous legal industry experience preferred.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines required.

Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should be reasonably proficient in the following software:

• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, etc.), 2016 version or later
• Microsoft Outlook meeting management and online collaboration tools
• SmartSheet Project Management tool preferred
• iManage document management system

DOE, base salary of $90K-$105K