Business Analyst

Strategize it Inc.; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Company Not disclosed in Winnipeg seeks an experienced contract Business Analyst to drive requirements gathering, process analysis and the design of effective business solutions. You will document requirements, create user stories, and collaborate with IT, operations and management to ensure alignment with technology initiatives.

The role demands a bachelor’s degree and 10+ years BA experience, strong Agile background, and excellent communication and political acumen.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or Commerce or an equivalent field.
• 10+ years of experience as a business analyst.
• 5+ years documenting/process analysis and re-engineering.
• 5+ years writing requirements, use cases and user stories.
• 5+ years of experience in Agile projects.
• Strong political acumen and communication/consulting/client relation skills.
• Capable of framing problems and guiding information collection.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering sessions with stakeholders to understand business objectives and document detailed business requirements.
• Analyze and document current business processes and workflows, identifying areas for improvement and optimization.
• Develop comprehensive business cases outlining costs, benefits, and risks of proposed solutions.
• Collaborate with IT, operations, and management to ensure alignment of business and technology solutions.
• Create functional specifications and user stories, ensuring they are clear, complete, and feasible for implementation.
• Conduct impact analysis for proposed changes and enhancements to existing systems and processes.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior business analysts and team members as needed.
• Participate in testing and quality assurance efforts, ensuring solutions meet business requirements and are fit for purpose.
• Assist in the development of training materials and conduct training sessions for end users as necessary.
• Defines and documents business processes involving current and future states.
• Acts as a liaison between end-users, technical teams, consultants and other governmental organizations.
• Identifies opportunities for improving business processes through technology or process changes.
• Reads and interprets technical literature and translates for end users.
• Plans, organizes and conducts business process reengineering/improvement projects.
• Consolidates information into cohesive correspondence for management decision-making.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Process analysis

Agile

Stakeholder management

User stories

Business process reengineering

Documentation

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Commerce or equivalent

Job description

One of our large clients is looking for a contract Business Analyst, details are as below:

Contract: 6 Months to start with (up to 24 Months)

Billable working hours: 7.25 Hrs/day

Work Style: On-site in Winnipeg

Responsibilities:

• Lead requirements gathering sessions with stakeholders to understand businessobjectives and document detailed business requirements.
• Analyze and document current business processes and workflows, identifyingareas for improvement and optimization.
• Develop comprehensive business cases outlining costs, benefits, and risks ofproposed solutions.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (including IT, operations, andmanagement) to ensure alignment of business and technology solutions.
• Create functional specifications and user stories, ensuring they are clear,complete, and feasible for implementation.
• Conduct impact analysis for proposed changes and enhancements to existingsystems and processes.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior business analysts and team membersas needed.
• Participate in testing and quality assurance efforts, ensuring solutions meetbusiness requirements and are fit for purpose.
• Assist in the development of training materials and conduct training sessions forend users as necessary.
• Defines and documents business processes involving current and future states
• Acts as a liaison between departmental end-users, technical team, consultants andother governmental organizations in the analysis, design, configuration, testing andmaintenance of solutions
• Identifies opportunities for improving business processes through the use oftechnology and/or through business process changes;
• Reads and interprets technical literature and translates in terms understandable tothe end-users or non-technical staff
• Plans, organizes and conducts business process reengineering/improvementprojects and/or management reviews of programs
• Consolidates information into cohesive and understandable correspondence orother written form for use in management decision-making

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Commerce or an equivalent field
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience working as a business analyst
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience documenting/conducting process analysis andre-engineering
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience writing requirements, use cases and userstories
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in working on projects in agile environment
• Must possess strong political acumen
• Must possess strong critical thinking skills
• Most possess high level of communications, consulting, and client relationship skills.
• Must be capable of effectively identifying and framing problems, leading the collection ofelements of information, and integrating this information to produce timely andthoughtful decisions

It is preferred that the Resource has the following qualifications or experience:

• Accreditation from IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis) is considered anasset
• Knowledge of the Business Analysis Book of Knowledge (BABOK) is considered anasset