Senior Technical Business Systems Analyst – Legal Systems
Sunnyvale, CA - USA
Job Summary
Primary Function of Position:
The Senior Technical Business Systems Analyst Legal Systems is a strategic partner to Legal Leadership and Legal Operations accountable for the end-to-end ownership optimization and roadmap execution of enterprise legal technology platforms.
This is not a transactional delivery role. The Senior BSA operates with significant autonomy and decision-making authority translating Legals strategic priorities into scalable system capabilities that improve operational efficiency strengthen compliance posture and mitigate enterprise risk.
This role blends deep legal domain understanding with strong technical acumen. The Senior BSA owns solution design configuration integrations data architecture decisions (within IT standards) vendor management and measurable business outcomes across legal systems.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Strategic Partnership & Business Impact
Serve as a senior advisor to Legal Leadership and Legal Operations on technology strategy systems roadmap and process transformation.
Co-own Legal Systems roadmap aligned to Legal Ops priorities and enterprise IT strategy.
Drive measurable outcomes such as:
Reduced contract cycle time
Improved outside counsel spend visibility and budget adherence
Enhanced audit readiness and compliance reporting
Reduced operational and regulatory risk
Conduct current-state and future-state analysis across core legal workflows including:
Contract lifecycle management (intake authoring negotiation approval signature repository)
Outside counsel and matter management
Legal spend and accrual tracking
Compliance and policy management
Privacy operations (DSAR workflows data processing records)
Intellectual property tracking
Litigation support and document management
Legal Systems Ownership & Roadmap Accountability
Act as the designated system owner for assigned legal applications (e.g. CLM eBilling/matter management DMS eSignature compliance tools).
Own backlog prioritization in partnership with Legal Ops.
Define release strategy and manage enhancements lifecycle.
Lead vendor evaluation selection and performance management.
Ensure systems support legal-specific constraints including:
Attorney-client privilege
Confidentiality requirements
Ethical walls
Data retention and legal hold obligations
Regulatory requirements (SOX GDPR HIPAA etc.)
Technical Design Configuration & Integration
Translate complex legal requirements into scalable system configurations and workflows.
Perform hands-on configuration of supported platforms (fields workflows templates permissions automation rules).
Define and document functional and technical specifications.
Design and oversee integrations between legal systems and enterprise platforms (ERP HRIS CRM collaboration tools).
Partner with architects and developers to design APIs data models and automation patterns.
Own system data integrity governance alignment and role-based security models.
Evaluate downstream enterprise impact of system changes.
This role maintains strong technical accountability without serving as a software engineer.
Project Leadership & Change Enablement
Lead end-to-end implementations from discovery through go-live and stabilization.
Facilitate executive-level workshops and decision-making forums.
Drive UAT strategy test case design and acceptance criteria validation.
Develop adoption strategies training plans and documentation.
Ensure alignment with enterprise IT governance and change control processes.
Reporting Analytics & Risk Management
Define and deliver reporting solutions supporting Legal KPIs and executive dashboards.
Improve transparency into:
Contract velocity and bottlenecks
Legal spend trends
Matter volume and risk exposure
Ensure data supports audit defensibility and regulatory inquiries.
Partner with Compliance and Risk teams to ensure systems reinforce internal controls.
Qualifications :
Skill/Job Requirements
Bachelors degree in Information Systems Business or related field.
7 years of Business Systems Analyst or Technical BSA experience with increasing ownership.
Demonstrated experience supporting Legal Compliance Risk or regulated business functions.
Proven experience owning systems roadmap and backlog strategy.
Hands-on configuration experience within enterprise SaaS platforms.
Experience leading complex system implementations and integrations.
Strong understanding of:
Data governance and retention policies
Role-based access and segregation of duties
Confidential data handling frameworks
Ability to translate nuanced legal processes into systemized workflows.
Strong executive communication skills and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
Direct experience implementing or optimizing a Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform.
Experience with eBilling or matter management platforms.
Familiarity with ServiceNow Salesforce ERP systems and middleware/integration platforms.
Experience working in a regulated public company environment.
PMP CBAP or similar certification.
Key Competencies
Strategic ownership mindset
Strong systems thinking and technical depth
Outcome-driven and impact-oriented
High risk awareness and integrity
Executive stakeholder partnership
Autonomous proactive leadership
Additional Information :
Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19. Details can vary by role.
Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.
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This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on
business need and/or on the selected candidates experience knowledge and skills.
Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the
candidates qualifications consistent with applicable law.
We provide market-competitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives benefits and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience skills and qualifications. The target compensation ranges are listed.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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