Senior IT Portfolio Analyst

Senior IT Portfolio Analyst

Recruiting Location

US-IL-Chicago

Department

Information Technology

Summary

Reporting to the Senior IT Portfolio Manager (Senior Manager), the Senior IT Portfolio Analyst (Senior Analyst) works closely with the appropriate business stakeholders to prioritize and create a portfolio roadmap for their assigned area, the Accounting applications and reporting portfolio (Partner, Tax, and Retirement Plans). The Senior Analyst maintains a set of institutional knowledge of what is working well within the portfolio, and what needs improvement. This involves gaining in-depth knowledge regarding the portfolio's day-to-day operations and business processes, conducting market research / functional comparisons, and staying abreast of what is being done at other law firms and professional services firms.

The incumbent plays an integral part of all decision-making regarding matching technology solutions (platform / package selection, configuration, development) with business and functional needs from stakeholders. This role is a key contributor to the design, analysis, application and report development, implementation of enhancements, and maintenance of the portfolio applications and tools. Additionally, this individual will partner with the BI Team to deliver reporting solutions to meet the needs of the business units supported.

Applications supported vary depending on the needs of the business, and include both departmental and Firmwide applications which are also defined by the business.

Duties and Responsibilities

Partner with business stakeholders and gather business requirements to understand and prioritize their needs, define the goals and objectives, and create a roadmap of projects for their assigned area.

• Transform and analyze business user needs into the necessary documentation (requirements, use cases, traceability matrix, design documentation, test scripts, etc.).
• Seek input of user experience and document current procedures and processes to determine potential improvements to their assigned products.
• Collaborate with the BI Team to analyze business process, matching with appropriate and available technical solutions at Sidley, and support development and delivery of requested reporting output.
• Assist users with service requests, such as data uploads, simple data queries, resolve production system issues, etc.
• Answer an array of specific "How-To" questions related to applications in portfolio.
• Manage the lifecycle of their assigned products and applications, from inception to implementation, throughout production until retirement / upgrade.
• Create tickets with vendors and track the ticketing process through resolution.
• Perform new user setups, including creating user accounts and configuring appropriate security permissions and access levels; also includes modifying existing users based on role changes, user deactivation and terminations - for assigned applications.
• Perform regular reviews, reconciliations, and audits of user lists and access rights / roles to identify necessary edits are made to maintain highest level of adherence to security model governance.
• Other duties as required.

Salaries vary by location and are based on numerous factors, including, but not limited to, the relevant market, skills, experience, and education of the selected candidate. If an estimated salary range for this role is available, it will be provided in our Target Salary Range section. Our compensation package also includes bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits program. Benefits information can be found at Sidley.com / Benefits.

Target Salary Range

$123,800 - $135,000 if located in Illinois

Qualifications

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 :

Preferred :

Other Skills and Abilities :

The following will also be required of the successful candidate :

Sidley Austin LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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