CHINAZO ILO
London
Summary
Commercially astute Senior Business Analyst and Product Owner with 7+ years of experience delivering high-impact transformation, data intelligence, and digital product initiatives across global law firms, Big 4 consulting, technology, and public sector environments.
Trusted by senior leadership and C-suite stakeholders to translate complex business challenges into scalable, revenue-driving solutions. Combines deep analytical capability with strong commercial awareness and executive communication to deliver measurable improvements in profitability, reporting accuracy, operational efficiency, and customer experience.
Track record of owning end-to-end delivery — from discovery and requirements engineering through to Power BI insight suites, Agile product delivery, and AI-enabled automation.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
WHITE & CASE LLP
London
10.2022 - Current
Lead delivery of enterprise BI, reporting, and transformation initiatives within a global law firm, partnering with Finance, Operations, Legal, and Strategy leadership.
Key Contributions:
- Lead stakeholder engagement and discovery across global business functions to define high-value reporting, and transformation initiatives.
- Design and deliver Power BI dashboards tracking profitability, utilisation, and client performance, used by senior leadership for strategic planning.
- Analyse complex datasets to identify revenue opportunities, risks, and performance drivers.
- Act as a strategic bridge between business leadership and technical teams to deliver scalable solutions.
- Drive improvements in data governance, reporting quality, and cross-border data consistency.
- Support AI innovation initiatives focused on automation, productivity enhancement, and efficiency.
Key Impact:
- Delivered reporting solutions now used as primary decision-making tools by senior stakeholders.
- Reduced manual reporting effort through automation, freeing capacity for higher-value analysis.
- Enabled improved commercial decision-making through actionable insights and KPI visibility.
Lead Business Analyst / Data Business Analyst
DELOITTE
09.2021 - 10.2022
Delivered transformation and data-led change programmes across multiple client environments.
Key Contributions:
- Led workshops, stakeholder engagement, and requirements definition across client organisations.
- Delivered real-time dashboards and reporting solutions for leadership teams.
- Managed data mapping, migration, and data quality improvement initiatives.
- Produced high-quality documentation, including BRDs, user stories, and process maps.
- Supported Agile delivery across multiple concurrent projects.
Key Impact:
- Transformed reporting from static packs to real-time intelligence dashboards.
- Reduced reporting errors through improved data governance and controls.
- Consistently recognised for delivery quality and stakeholder engagement.
Business Analyst / Product Owner / Scrum Master
SIEMENS
03.2017 - 08.2021
Supported digital transformation programmes, including migration to modern eCommerce and CMS platforms.
Key Contributions:
- Owned product backlog and roadmap delivery, aligned to business priorities.
- Translated business needs into user stories and functional requirements.
- Facilitated Agile ceremonies and cross-functional delivery.
- Improved digital customer journeys and experiences.
Key Impact:
- Improved digital conversion through enhanced user experience, and reduced friction.
- Delivered a successful platform migration to a scalable, modern architecture.
- Enabled improved customer self-service capabilities.
Education
LLM - International Trade Law
University of Leeds
LLB - Law
University of Nigeria
Skills
- Senior Business Analysis and Strategic Change
- Product ownership and roadmap delivery
- Data and BI Transformation (Power BI)
- Executive Stakeholder Engagement
- AI Enablement and Workflow Automation
- Agile, Scrum Delivery
- Requirements Engineering and Process Modelling
- UAT, SIT, Release Readiness
- Operational efficiency and cost reduction
- Cross-functional leadership
Certification
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
- Professional Product Owner (PSPO)
- Scrum Fundamentals Certified
- PRINCE2
- CBAP (In Progress)
Career Highlights
- Delivered BI and reporting strategies contributing to multi-million-pound revenue uplift and improved client profitability in a global law firm.
- Built executive dashboards adopted by senior leadership, enhancing visibility of financial, operational, and client performance metrics.
- Reduced manual reporting effort by 30–50% through automation and workflow redesign.
- Led cross-industry transformation programmes across legal, insurance, consulting, and public sector environments.
- Played a key role in AI-driven innovation, supporting development of workflow automation tools improving productivity.
- Recognised for influencing senior stakeholders and driving adoption of new systems and insights.
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Timeline
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
WHITE & CASE LLP
10.2022 - Current
Lead Business Analyst / Data Business Analyst
DELOITTE
09.2021 - 10.2022
Business Analyst / Product Owner / Scrum Master
SIEMENS
03.2017 - 08.2021
LLM - International Trade Law
University of Leeds
LLB - Law
University of Nigeria