Business Analyst

Procom; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Procom, representing a Financial Services client, seeks a Business Analyst for a 12-month contract in Toronto. The role is hybrid with four days onsite at the client’s Toronto office, supporting a dynamic team and backfilling a key position.

Responsibilities include maintaining a prioritized backlog, aligning roadmaps with senior leadership, and participating in Scrum/Kanban ceremonies to improve delivery. Strong banking domain experience and stakeholder communication are essential.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years in banking/financial sectors
• Scrum/Kanban experience 5-7 years
• Strong communication with stakeholders at all levels
• Strong organizational skills
• Leadership mindset for leading the pod

Responsibilities

• Partner with management to support delivery of a product vision
• Create and maintain a product backlog, continuously re-prioritizing user stories
• Align with senior management on roadmaps and release cadence
• Engage in scrum or Kanban events and suggest improvements
• Manage delivery initiatives and oversee development team backlogs
• Proactively address issues that impede delivery of customer-focused increments

Skills

Scrum/Kanban

JIRA/Confluence

Stakeholder communication

Organizational skills

Leadership

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

On behalf of our Financial Services client, Procom is searching for a Business Analyst for a 12-month role. This position is a hybrid position with 4 days onsite at our client’s Toronto office.

Business Analyst - Job Description:

The project involves business-as-usual (BAU) operations and aims to backfill a key position within a dynamic team environment. The role focuses on ensuring that the development team delivers customer-focused product increments, aligning with the product vision and maintaining a prioritized product backlog.

Business Analyst - Responsibilities:

• Partner with management to support the delivery of a product vision
• Create and maintain a product backlog, continuously re-prioritizing user stories
• Align with senior management on product delivery roadmaps and release cadence
• Engage in scrum or Kanban events and suggest improvements
• Manage delivery initiatives and oversee development team (pod) backlogs
• Proactively address issues that impede efficient delivery of customer-focused increments

Business Analyst - Mandatory Skills:

• 5-7 years of experience in banking/financial sectors
• Prior experience using Scrum/Kanban project management frameworks: 5-7 years
• JIRA and Confluence: 5-7 years
• Strong communication skills with stakeholders at all levels
• Strong organizational skills
• Leadership mindset for leading the pod

Business Analyst – Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Understanding of Architectural Design
• Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Business Analyst – Assignment Length:

This is a 12-month contract position with possible extensions based on performance and business needs.

Business Analyst - Start Date:

ASAP.

Business Analyst - Assignment Location:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This is a hybrid role requiring 4 days in the office.