Business Analyst - Contract

ROSS; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in project management is seeking an experienced professional to lead requirements and design phases of projects. Responsibilities include analyzing business needs, documenting requirements, and facilitating solution design. Ideal candidates will have a degree in a related discipline and multiple years of experience in business operations and project management methodologies. This role offers an opportunity to work on diverse projects in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Diploma / Degree in business or computer related discipline.
• Experience in a business operations role with an emphasis on process implementation and improvement.
• 2+ years of experience in defining and documenting Business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the requirements and design phases of the Project Lifecycle for assigned projects.
• Analyse and gather business and technology requirements.
• Document requirements using Project Management Methodology Templates.

Skills

Business operations experience

Process implementation

Process improvement

Flowcharting Tools

Business Modeling Tools

Project Management Methodology

Education

Diploma / Degree in business or computer related discipline

Tools

Rational Requisite Pro

Rational Rose

Job description

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Job Overview

Leads the requirements and design phases of the Project Lifecycle for assigned projects and provides support to the project team members for all other phases of an assigned project.

Summary of Accountabilities

• Analyses and gathers business and technology requirements using a variety of questioning, interviewing, analysis, interpretation, consulting and facilitation techniques in order to determine client needs and requirements for assigned projects.
• Documents requirements using Project Management Methodology Templates to provide a contract of requirements from project stakeholders and to provide the necessary documentation for the project to proceed to design, development, testing and implementation.
• Facilitates and documents the solution design process for assigned projects by working with Business and IT stakeholders in order to determine solutions to requirements and documenting design using Project Management Methodology Templates.
• Assists in the training, development and mentoring of the Business Analysts to provide advancement and job support to these roles.
• Assists project team throughout the project life cycle in order to clarify requirements and designs and to negotiate changes due to design / implementation constraints with the requirement stakeholders.
• Estimates and Forecasts work durations for assigned tasks to help the project manager build a project plan.

Competency Requirements

• Diploma / Degree in business or computer related discipline.
• Experience in a business operations role with an emphasis on process implementation and process improvement.
• Proficient in Flowcharting Tools.
• Exposure to Business Modeling / Requirements Management Tools (e.g. Rational Requisite Pro & Rational Rose).
• 2 + years of experience in defining and documenting Business requirements and solutions design.
• 2 + years of experience in analyzing business processes, recommending process improvements and documenting / implementing improvement opportunities.
• 2 + years of experience in working on multiple projects with increasing responsibilities. Detailed understanding of project methodologies. Experience in running small projects or project work packages.

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