Business Analyst - IT - 4

LanceSoft; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in Toronto is seeking a seasoned Business Analyst with 8-10 years of experience in technical projects. The role includes gathering complex requirements to drive insights for customers in International Banking. Candidates should possess strong skills in SQL, Agile methodologies, and communicate effectively in both Spanish and English. This hybrid role requires flexibility and offers a contract duration of 6 months with a possibility of extension.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8-10 years of experience as a Business Analyst.
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies.
• Experience with SQL, Visio, and Excel required.

Skills

Requirement gathering

SQL

Agile methodologies

Excel

Spanish

English

Google Cloud Platform

Visio

Power BI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

Data Analytics

Computer Science

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Microsoft SharePoint

Job description

Location: Hybrid - as of now, mandate is to come in 4x/week starting in September, this is subject to change for the team - want candidates in the GTA who are OK with this
Contract Duration: 6 months
Good possibility of extension
Schedule Hours: 9am-5pm Monday-Friday; standard 37.5 hrs/week
Reason: Require a Business Analyst to support the project, which has complex requirements to build insights on Commercial customers across multiple geographies in International Banking.

Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
• Minimum of 8-10 years of experience as a Business Analyst, with a focus on technical projects and requirement gathering.
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies, such as Agile, Scrum.
• 8-10 years of experience working with SQL, Visio, and Excel.
• Spanish/English mandatory as they will be communicating with stakeholders in the Caribbean and Latin America.
• Experience in Google Cloud Platform

Nice-To-Have Skills:
• Any process certification, such as Six Sigma, IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis) CBPP, BPM, ISO 20000, ITIL, CMMI.
• 2 years of experience with Power Bi.
• Experience with requirements management tools, such as JIRA, Confluence, or similar.

Soft Skills Required:
• Strong business analysis and requirement-gathering skills.
• Strong PC skills including knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint.
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible/adaptable in exercising judgment in a changing environment and to manage competing priorities.
• Proven ability to learn business processes quickly and work well with business partners at different organizational levels.
• Exceptional leadership skills to review processes and procedures to create efficiencies, eliminate duplication and provide organizational support to achieve business objectives.
• Strong relationship management with an ability to establish productive relationships between various leaders, departments and partners across the organization.
• Well-developed communication skills, including precise articulation of ideas and opinions to prepare detailed business cases and proposals.
• Solutions-oriented and ability to develop and create innovative solutions to critical business or organizational data issues
• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as work independently or with minimal direction.

Education:
•Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Data Analytics, Computer Science, or related field.