Business Analyst - Senior

LanceSoft Inc; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Business Analyst in Toronto, ON. The successful candidate will possess over 10 years of experience in business analysis, strong project management skills, and a capability to perform data analysis using Power BI. This role requires expertise in requirements gathering, testing strategies, and working with AI technologies. The position is onsite and offers a chance to contribute significantly to various exciting projects.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in a business analyst capacity.
• Experience conducting requirements gathering and developing documentation.
• Able to do data analysis for large databases using Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Gather and document business requirements.
• Develop business strategies and conduct feasibility studies.
• Create testing strategies and perform end-to-end testing.

Skills

Business Requirements Gathering

Data Analysis

Project Management

Communication Skills

Tools

Power BI

Balsamiq

AI Platforms

Job description

Overview

Role: Senior Business Analyst

Location: Toronto, ON (Onsite)

Duration: 240+126 Days

Evaluation Criteria

Business Requirements Gathering/Documentation - 30%

• 10+ years’ experience in a business analyst capacity, with demonstrated work outlined clearly.
• Experience conducting requirements gathering and developing documentation.
• Demonstrated experience with developing business strategies, business process re-engineering.
• Demonstrated experience with business case development, cost-benefit analysis, and feasibility studies in a complex project environment.
• Experience with a wide range of methods, tools and techniques for business analysis such as, but not limited to business functional modelling, business event modelling, business process mapping

Technical Experience - 20%

• Able to do data analysis for large data bases by using Power BI and creating dashboards.
• Demonstrated experience with GUI, user interface design and mock ups. (e.g. Balsamiq)
• Demonstrated experience with Joint Application Development (JAD), Unified Modelling Language (UML), and Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools.
• Demonstrated experience with Document Management system and/or Customer Relationship Management System (CRM).
• Exposure to working with diverse business environments and enterprise-wide systems.
• Demonstrated experience applying AI technologies to business analysis tasks, such as predictive modeling, intelligent automation, or natural language processing.
• Experience working with AI platforms or tools to support data analysis, dashboard creation, or process optimization.

System Functional Requirements - 20%

• Experience in creating testing strategy, test cases and perform end to end testing.
• Ability to work with business and development teams to document system requirements.
• Demonstrated experience with creating Business Cases, Screen Design/User Interface, Business Process Models, Privacy Impact Assessment and Threat Risk Assessments, and Logical architecture artifacts, among other deliverables.
• Demonstrated experience with Business Architecture.
• Ability to translate business needs into AI-enabled system requirements and validate AI outputs against business expectations.

Project Management skills - 20%

• Demonstrates strong project management capabilities by defining and managing sprint scope, clearly outlining deliverables, monitoring project progress, identifying risks, and effectively leading and motivating cross-functional teams to ensure successful project execution

Communication Skills - 10%

• Demonstrated experience in solving problems analytically and making sound decisions based on.
• Experience in negotiating using both verbal and written communication skills and should have worked in a team-based environment with a proven record of meeting deadlines.

MUST HAVES

• 10+ years’ experience in a business analyst capacity, with demonstrated work outlined clearly.
• Experience conducting requirements gathering and developing documentation.
• Able to do data analysis for large data bases by using power BI and creating dashboards.
• Experience in creating testing strategy, test cases and perform end to end testing.
• Experience working with AI platforms, and technology and tools to support data analysis, dashboard creation, or process optimization.
• Experience working with AI tools or platforms (e.g., Azure AI, Google Cloud AI, OpenAI, etc.) to support business analysis, automate processes, or enhance user experience.