Herbert smith freehills

Overview

We are looking for a curious, commercially minded Senior Analyst to help realise our ambition of digitally augmented workflows, process optimisation and data-driven action in the People team.

About Herbert smith freehills

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals.

Requirements & Eligibility

• Experience in analysis, consulting, transformation, process improvement, People/HR, professional services or a related environment
• A structured, human-centred approach to understanding problems and improving how work gets done
• Confidence working with data, including strong Excel skills and the ability to build clear models and insights
• An interest in AI, automation and emerging technology, together with the judgement to apply them responsibly to real business problems
• Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to turn complex information into clear, persuasive stories
• Curiosity, initiative and comfort working with ambiguity
• The ability to build trusted relationships, listen well and respectfully challenge established assumptions
• A focus on outcomes, with the discipline to measure value

Key Responsibilities

• Explore how work is performed across the employee lifecycle and identify opportunities to simplify, automate or augment it with AI and automation.
• Map current processes, pain points, hand-offs and controls, then help design practical future-state workflows
• Support discovery workshops and working sessions that challenge assumptions and bring together People, Technology, Data, Finance and Risk perspectives.
• Build clear business cases, baselines and measures of success across productivity, quality, adoption, employee experience and risk.
• Use data and scenario modelling to assess options, prioritise opportunities and support investment decisions.
• Track benefits and adoption, explain variances and translate findings into concise recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Develop dashboards, scorecards and clear visual stories that show whether transformation is delivering meaningful outcomes.
• Contribute to sprint planning, portfolio reporting, governance and the disciplined delivery of optimisation initiatives.