Automation Developer - UKI&ME (Dentons Business Services EMEA)

Dentons is the world's largest law firm, renowned for its commitment to delivering innovative legal solutions to clients around the globe. With offices in over 160 countries and a team of legal professionals dedicated to excellence, Dentons offers a dynamic and inclusive work environment. 

Dentons Business Services EMEA is the operational backbone of Dentons, supporting the world's largest law firm in delivering exceptional service to clients across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. As a crucial component of Dentons' global network, our EMEA business services team plays a key role in driving efficiency, innovation, and collaboration. 

At Dentons Business Services EMEA, we are committed to excellence in supporting legal professionals with cutting-edge solutions. Our dynamic and diverse team collaborates seamlessly to provide a wide range of services, including finance, IT, human resources, marketing, and more. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of continuous improvement and adaptability. 

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced RPA Developer. Your primary responsibility will be to develop efficient automation processes to meet the needs of the firm, embracing opportunities to drive efficiency and leverage AI and Automation to create desired solutions. You will also support the firm regarding the ongoing maintenance of the delivered solutions including post-production monitoring and troubleshooting. The role is an excellent opportunity for an experienced candidate to work closely with the RPA development team, business and infrastructure teams to develop, monitor and support new automations.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Work closely with Business Analyst to verify business requirements and identify automation opportunities.
• Develop efficient, well-structured and AI-powered solutions using Power Platform to deliver improvements to current processes.
• Identify and communicate technical infrastructure requirements to deploy automation solutions.
• Deliver automation components and create re-usable assets for each project.
• Work to meet project deadlines and deliverables, communicating any project risks and issues to the delivery/project manager.
• Create process documentation and deliver technical explanation of the solution.
• Maintain and monitor RPA environments.
• Work closely with the related automation delivery teams to drive successful automation in an agile fashion.
• Drive and shape the Low-Code platform, seeking opportunities to extend its reach and impact by cooperating with other developers and Teams (like Innovation or Data Scientists).

Must have:

• Degree in Engineering, Science, Mathematics or Information/Computer related field and/or related work experience
• Minimum 1 year experience in RPA developer role, ideally using the Microsoft Power Automate suite and Microsoft Power Apps.
• Understanding of integration technologies (RESTful APIs, web services or similar).
• Ability to understand business processes and create technical documentation.
• Experience in AI tools (like: Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI Studio, LLMs, ChatGPT).
• Fluent English spoken and written to efficiently communicate within the Team and with Stakeholders.
  

Nice to have:

• Expertise in RPA processes, including requirements gathering, solution designing, coding, testing, debugging, documentation, and implementation (RPA development governance).
• Understanding Microsoft Azure Cloud Services to be able to cooperate closely with Data Center Team (Microsoft Azure certification would be an asset).
• Experience working with relational databases such as SQL.
• Experience in working in a dynamic Agile / Scrum project delivery environment.
• Strong in design principles and modular programming techniques.
  

Personal Skills/Attributes

• Demonstrated ability to design, develop, optimize, and integrate analytic solutions of a complex nature across an organization.
• Strong communication and presentation skills to clarify expectations and drive alignment.
• Always looking for continuous improvement.
• Strong planning, organization, interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Strong self-direction and initiative; willingness to take complete ownership over projects and tasks.
• Be able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment requiring good judgment, flexibility, and a hands-on approach.

Language Capabilities

We are a truly global law firm and as such, always welcome hearing from those with foreign language capabilities.

Equal Opportunities

Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and support those in the workplace who have a disability.

Inclusion, Diversity & Equity

Essential to our success as a global law firm is our ability to attract and retain the best talent from a diverse range of backgrounds. We want a work environment where everyone can reach their potential and we have an inclusive culture which respects individual differences.

We undertake and support a number of internal and external initiatives aimed at increasing diversity within the profession and we encourage all our partners and staff to get involved. We welcome you to learn more about inclusion, diversity and equity at Dentons.