Business Analyst - Payments Modernization

BeachHead; Toronto; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

BeachHead Inc. is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to lead payments modernization initiatives for a top financial client in Toronto, Canada.

You will drive end-to-end business analysis across complex, enterprise-scale payments projects and collaborate with technology and business stakeholders to deliver measurable improvements. The role offers exposure to strategic payments programs, mentorship and knowledge sharing within a collaborative team environment, and opportunities to influence

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Eight or more years of business analysis experience required.
• Advanced knowledge of business analysis practices, project delivery standards, and the project lifecycle.
• Proven experience delivering requirements for large, complex, multi-stakeholder programmes or projects.
• Experience across PDLC, iterative, and Agile methodologies.
• Prior experience within a financial institution.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end business requirements management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Collaborate with business, technology, operations, governance, and control stakeholders to maintain a customer-centric approach.
• Identify and manage requirements-related risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and constraints.
• Apply business analysis tools and techniques to elicit, document, validate, and align requirements with business and payments strategies.
• Contribute to change management deliverables, including stakeholder analysis, gap analysis, and change planning.
• Ensure requirements documentation and deliverables comply with project governance, controls, standards, and best practices.
• Partner with technology teams to provide recommendations on system requirements and solution design.
• Support quality assurance activities by contributing to test strategies, test plans, and test scenarios.
• Participate in assessment, tracking, and resolution of testing defects.
• Work across PDLC, iterative, and Agile methodologies.
• Share knowledge and mentor colleagues to support team development.
• Foster a collaborative environment through team meetings and recognition initiatives.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Communication

Leadership

Requirements gathering

Financial services

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Are you an experienced Business Analyst ready to support payments modernization initiatives?

Working with one of our top financial clients, this role calls for a Business Analyst - Payments Modernization to lead business analysis activities across complex, transformational, and cross-functional Enterprise Payments projects. This opportunity offers exposure to strategic payments initiatives, collaboration with technology and business stakeholders, and professional development through knowledge sharing and mentorship within a collaborative team environment.

Pay rate range (CAD): $61.59/hr - $73.91/hr

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end business requirements management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Collaborate with business, technology, operations, governance, and control stakeholders to maintain a customer-centric approach.
• Identify and manage requirements-related risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and constraints.
• Apply business analysis tools and techniques to elicit, document, validate, and align requirements with business and payments strategies.
• Contribute to change management deliverables, including stakeholder analysis, gap analysis, and change planning.
• Ensure requirements documentation and deliverables comply with project management governance, controls, standards, and best practices.
• Partner with technology teams to provide recommendations on system requirements and solution design.
• Support quality assurance activities by contributing to test strategies, test plans, and test scenarios.
• Participate in the assessment, tracking, and resolution of testing defects.
• Work across project delivery disciplines, including PDLC, iterative, and Agile methodologies.
• Share knowledge and mentor colleagues to support the continued development of team capabilities.
• Foster a collaborative environment through active participation in team meetings and recognition initiatives.

Desired Skill-Set

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Eight or more years of business analysis experience.
• Advanced knowledge of business analysis practices, project delivery standards, and the project lifecycle.
• Proven experience delivering requirements for large, complex, multi-stakeholder programmes or projects.
• Demonstrated experience across project delivery disciplines, including PDLC, iterative, and Agile methodologies.
• Prior experience within a financial institution.
• Strong leadership and the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, collaboration, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to adapt communication style and facilitation techniques to diverse audiences.
• Experience supporting complex projects in a financial services or investment banking environment.
• Experience with requirements gathering and Agile project delivery.

Nice to Have

• Prior experience delivering requirements for payments-focused initiatives.
• Experience with Agile requirements delivery.
• Business analysis accreditation.
• Experience supporting payments modernization projects.

BeachHead is an equal opportunity agency and employer. We advocate for our candidates and welcome applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or physical or mental disability. BeachHead or our clients may use technology-enabled tools, including automation and artificial intelligence (AI), to support parts of the recruitment process such as resume screening, application management, and candidate matching. These tools assist our recruiters and our clients, and do not replace human decision-making. This job posting represents a current or anticipated vacancy. The position may be filled at any time, and the posting may be removed without notice once the role has been filled.