Business Analyst/Data Analyst with Capital Market

Jay Analytix; Halifax; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading analytics firm in Halifax is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to conduct data analysis and manage project requirements. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in Financial Services or Capital Markets, an excellent grasp of complex software products, and a proven ability to work independently. Responsibilities include participating in deliverable reviews, risk management, and stakeholder communication in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience working as a Business Analyst with progressively increasing responsibilities.
• Proven experience with various project delivery methodologies such as Waterfall, Iterative, and Agile.
• Experience in requirements planning, prioritization, and stakeholder analysis.

Responsibilities

• Participate in reviews or inspections to ensure the quality of the deliverables.
• Manage risks, assumptions, and constraints for requirements.
• Communicate with appropriate parties regarding project updates.

Skills

Data analysis expertise (e.g., Using SQL, Tableau, Python)

Strong business domain understanding of Financial Services/Capital Markets

Ability to work independently

Critical and strategic thinking

Job description

Overview

Data Analysis: Analyze incoming data sets and develop detailed requirements around sourcing solutions, identify provisioning requirements, data transformations, etc. Able to decipher compliance, information security guidelines and apply them in the context of the datasets/ business requirements. Identify data accuracy requirements, solution options and remediation plans in case of a breach.

Responsibilities

• Communication and Planning: Participate in reviews or inspections, in collaboration with the project team, to ensure the quality of the deliverables. Participate in the user acceptance testing, implementation planning, post implementation validations and L2 production incident analysis as needed. Manage risks, assumptions, and constraints for requirements, and communicate to appropriate parties.

Must Have Skills

• Strong business domain understanding of Financial Services/ Capital Markets, excellent data analysis and solid background dealing with complex software products (preferably c
• Ability to work independently, apply critical and strategic thinking to issues, and manage deadlines while multi-tasking amongst different priorities.
• 10+ years of experience working as a Business Analyst with progressively increasing responsibilities in the areas of requirements management on large and complex projects:
• Proven experience with various project delivery methodologies such as Waterfall, Iterative and/or Agile Experience in requirements planning and prioritization including stakeholder analysis and effort estimation
• Data analysis expertise (e.g., Using SQL, Tableau, Python)