Business Analyst (Distribution)

Equisoft; Quebec; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits from day 1

Flexible hours

40 hours per week

Educational support

Job summary

Equisoft in Québec City, Canada is seeking a Business Analyst who will translate client needs into clear requirements for our insurance distribution software. You will work closely with clients and the development team to ensure the core solution meets business goals.

Responsibilities include documenting functional specs, collaborating with UI teams on wireframes, and supporting the sprint process. Fluency in French and English is essential, with a hybrid work arrangement in Canada.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or college diploma required.
• 5+ years with life insurance or similar role.
• Strong documentation and requirement-artifact skills.
• Fluency in French and English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

• Document functional specifications with clients and teams.
• Translate business needs into functional building blocks.
• Collaborate with UI to create wireframes and detailed screen specifications.
• Support development during sprints and QA.

Skills

Business analysis

Documentation

SQL

Bilingual FR/EN

Education

Bachelor's Degree or College Diploma

Tools

SQL

Job description

HYBRID - Québec City, Canada

What is Equisoft?

Equisoft is a global provider of advanced insurance and investment digital solutions, recognized as a valued partner by over 250 of the world’s leading financial institutions. We offer a complete ecosystem of end-to-end and scalable solutions that help our clients tackle any challenge in this era of digital disruption. Our business-driven approach, deep industry knowledge, innovative technology, and expert teams help our partners solve their biggest, most complex problems. With are diverse andmulticultural team of experts based in North America, the Caribbean, Latin America,Europe,Africa, Asia, and Australia,Equisofthelps its clients tackle any challenge in this era of digital disruption.

Why Choose Equisoft?

With 950+ Employees, We Are a Stable Organization That Offers Career Advancement And Fosters a Stimulant Environment. If That’s Not Enough, Then Check Out These Other Perks Below

• Hiring Location: Canada (our local in Montreal or Quebec)
• You are welcome to work in our office, hybrid or 100% remote
• Full-time Permanent Role
• Benefits available day 1: medical, dental, retirement plan, telemedicine program, employee assistance program, etc.
• Flexible hours
• Number of hours per week: 40
• Educational Support (LinkedIn Learning, LOMA Courses and Equisoft University)

Role:

The Business Analyst will work closely with clients and the development team to provide clear business requirements and context setting based on their extensive insurance distribution industry knowledge. The Business Analyst will be responsible for producing formal requirements and providing feature and capability guidance.

Your Day With Equisoft

• Participate in client, internal and industry workshops as required
• Work closely with the technical team, product management and clients to document functional specifications that will benefit the core solution.
• Conceptualize business needs and processes into functional building blocks that fit in the capabilities of our existing software.
• Translate user stories from various unstructured requirements into business, functional and non-functional requirements (with acceptance criteria)
• Collaborate with UI experts to design user interfaces and create low fidelity wireframes and detailed screen specifications tasks.
• Assist the development team during the sprint (answer questions, review test cases, etc.)
• Participate in pre-planning sessions with the Development Team Lead and Product Owner to define next sprint priorities.
• Provide pre-sales support on the product from time to time.

Requirements

Technical

• Bachelor's Degree or College Diploma
• 5+ years working for a life insurance company or in a similar role
• Strong documentation skills, with the ability to create clear and concise requirement artifacts
• Proficient in business analysis techniques, including user story creation, process modeling and requirements elicitation
• Knowledge of Life and Health insurance products and processes is an asset
• SQL knowledge & experience in a Microservice architecture environment is an asset
• Fluency in both written and spoken French and English (oral and written)

Soft Skills

• Strong sense of organization and prioritization of tasks
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate, write and synthesize information
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Team spirit, tact, diplomacy, autonomy, accuracy and discipline

Equisoft is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.