Business Analyst V

Iconma LLC; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking company is seeking a skilled Business Analyst to join their dynamic team in Toronto. This exciting role involves leading the analysis and documentation of business requirements, ensuring alignment with stakeholder needs while promoting innovative solutions. You'll work closely with various teams to manage project requirements from initiation to execution, leveraging your expertise in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies. Join a collaborative environment that values diversity and offers excellent growth opportunities, making a significant impact on the organization's success.

Benefits

Health Benefits

Referral Program

Growth Opportunities

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of related business analysis experience required.
• Ability to manage requirements with stakeholders effectively.
• Comfortable with Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage business requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment on requirements.
• Support implementation and post-implementation planning.

Skills

Agile Methodologies

Waterfall Methodologies

Business Analysis

Requirements Management

Data Lifecycle Management

Problem Resolution

Education

Undergraduate Degree

Business Analysis Accreditation

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Our Client, a Banking company, is looking for a Business Analyst V for their Toronto, ON/Hybrid location.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, analyze, document, and manage business requirements throughout the lifecycle of an initiative in alignment with the business needs and strategies.
• Lead, analyze, document, and manage requirements with stakeholders by applying a variety of techniques to probe, elicit, challenge, understand, and gain consensus on requirements.
• Work with SME's to identify, document, and validate current state processes and support stakeholders to design the desired future state; provide recommendations and/or direction based on the end-to-end customer experience when making decisions.
• Ensure business processes/systems impacted by requirements are analyzed and the acceptance criteria clearly demonstrates the changes to business process/systems to meet customer needs.
• Ensuring that requirements-related dependencies and constraints are documented by bridging the communication between business and technology stakeholders
• Working with relevant stakeholders on defining acceptance criteria sufficiently for testing and supporting the development of test scripts and subsequent testing of developed solutions (as appropriate), including communication of issues and resolution.
• Manage the traceability of business requirements.
• Leverage specialized domain, product, and systems knowledge to have a thorough understanding of the business, product, and vision; provide business/product subject matter expertise as well as recognize and drive the focus toward business value.
• Promote innovation by applying subject matter expertise to generate forward-thinking ideas as well as critical thinking to find opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure timely notification and escalation of possible issues/problems while assessing options and recommendations for prompt resolution.
• Effectively communicate with stakeholders to ensure alignment to delivery framework, project scope and objectives.
• Apply analytical skills to effectively understand business problems, impacted stakeholders, and proposed solutions to ensure alignment to Client risk appetite.
• Identify, document, and actively manage material risks and issues related to requirements ensuring PM has awareness and escalating to appropriate leadership when necessary to ensure the timely and unimpeded progress of work.
• Promptly manage concerns from stakeholders and ensure timely and effective problem resolution.
• Support implementation and post-implementation planning and activities.
• Support Request for Information (RFI) or Request for Proposal (RFP) planning and activities, when required.
• Provides support/oversight and guidance in the delivery of requirements with focus on quality, reusability, scalability, and innovation.
• Adhere to the Client Code of Conduct.
• Participate fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest.
• Support the team by continuously enhancing knowledge / expertise in own area and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit.
• Keep current on emerging trends/ developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques.
• Participate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team.
• Keep others informed and up-to-date about the status / progress of projects and / or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities.
• Contribute to the success of the team by willingly assisting others in the completion and performance of work activities; provide training, coaching and/or guidance as appropriate.
• Contribute to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce.
• Act as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally.
• Lead end to end requirement gathering & documentation for assigned project(s)
• Support Testing /Traceability of requirements from initiation to execution.

Requirements:

• Comfortable with both Agile /Waterfall delivery methodologies
• Ability to drive project teams forward to ensure end to end requirement are captured and have traceability.
• Ensure that requirement-related dependencies and constraints are identified & documented by bridging the communication between business and technology stakeholders.
• knowledge of Data lifecycle management
• Jira and confluence experience
• Knowledgeable in business analysis, and delivery execution practices and standards
• Knowledgeable and acts as a conduit for business and user interaction with technology
• Leveraging domain, product, and systems knowledge, ensure business processes/systems impacted by the requirements are analyzed and the acceptance criteria are well understood and clearly demonstrate changes to business process/systems meet customer needs
• Identifies risks and impediments and leads problem resolution
• Leads the Requirements Management for low to moderate complexity/risk
• Possesses discipline, rigor skills and subject matter knowledge to the requirements elaboration and validation process
• Supports the identification, maintenance and reporting of traceability of requirements
• Work performed under minimal management guidance and supervision
• Identify and lead problem resolution
• Reports to a Manager or Practice Lead
• Experience and / or Education:
• Undergraduate degree
• 3-5 years related business analysis experience
• Preference given to candidates with Business Analysis Accreditation

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities

As an equal opportunity employer, ICONMA provides an employment environment that supports and encourages the abilities of all persons without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or express, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability status, political affiliation, genetics, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.