Chief Functional Analyst

Banque Nationale du Canada; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Chief Functional Analyst where your expertise in technology will optimize processes and translate requirements into actionable tasks. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll play a critical role in wealth management, ensuring smooth integration of solutions in a dynamic environment. Benefit from a hybrid work model and continuous development opportunities to enhance your career.

Benefits

Health and wellness program

Employee Share Ownership Plan

Flexible benefits for family wellbeing

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years IT experience as a functional analyst.
• Experience in producing detailed user stories within an agile project.
• Knowledge of SQL to query a database.

Responsibilities

• Convert business needs into functional requirements ensuring traceability.
• Perform functional testing and assist in acceptance tests.
• Diagnose and solve functional issues with proposed innovative solutions.

Skills

Artificial Intelligence

Functional Analysis

Teamwork

Cybersecurity

Learning Agility

Resiliency

Education

Baccalaureate or other degree in computer science or related

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Bitbucket

MySQL

Job description

Area of Interest: Information technology

A career in technology at National Bank is about participating in the transformation to have an impact on the client and the company as a whole.

As a Chief Functional Analyst, your advanced knowledge of new technologies will allow you to optimize and improve our processes, translate the requirements of applicants into technical requirements and you will be responsible for Improve, simplify or optimize operational problem-solving processes.

Come work with a multidisciplinary team that manages and delivers business and technology projects related to wealth management and the investment value chain.

• Support partners in their business and technical solutions approaches, offering strategic advice
• Understand, challenge and convert business needs into functional requirements while ensuring traceability of requirements
• Write and validate detailed functional analyses, then present to developers
• Produce and maintain relevant documentation (use cases, sequence diagrams, etc.) up to date and accessible
• Design and support the development of solutions, ensuring their harmonious integration into the existing environment
• Perform functional testing and assist the test team in developing and performing acceptance tests
• Diagnose and solve problems related to the proper functioning of solutions, by proposing innovative solutions.

Your team

IT and Operations is more than 5,500 specialists who work in an agile, proactive and collaborative way to seize opportunities, stay on the cutting edge of technology and improve processes continuously.

Within the Wealth Management sector, you are part of a large team of 19 colleagues and report to the Director of the Maintenance and Internal Development team at Train Manufacture and Retail. Our team is distinguished by its level of maturity, experience and knowledge of the business sector.

We aim to offer you maximum flexibility to promote your quality of life. This is reflected in a hybrid working environment, as well as flexible and adaptable schedules.

The Bank values continuous development and internal mobility. Our customized training programs, based on learning in action, allow you to master your profession and develop new fields of expertise. Tools such as the Data Academy, language training and coaching and mentoring support are always available to you.

Prerequisites

• Baccalaureate or other degree in computer science, or related
• Minimum of 5 years IT experience as a functional analyst
• Experience in a desirable banking environment
• Knowledge and practical experience of agile development methodologies
• Experience in producing detailed and relevant user stories within a project using agile methodology
• Knowledge of SQL to query a database
• Knowledge of the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)
• Relevant knowledge of data integration or data management solutions
• Excellent problem-solving skills, autonomy, proactivity, rigour and attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills in a team and business partner environment
• Ability to work in a changing environment (architecture, solutions, infrastructure, organization).

Languages:

Reason to require this language: you will need to discuss frequently with our service providers or partners who speak a language other than French.

Skills

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Artificial Intelligence Diversity & Inclusion Functional Analysis Atlassian Jira MySQL Teamwork Cybersecurity Empathy Initiative Learning Agility Resiliency

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family.

* Health and wellness program, including many options

* Employee Share Ownership Plan

* Employee and Family Assistance Program

* Preferential banking services

* Opportunities to get involved in community initiatives

* Virtual sleep clinic

These are a few of the benefits available to you. We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We actively listen to employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication is encouraged.

We're putting people first

We're a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on peoples' lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us,and inclusivity is central to our commitments. We offer a barrier-free workplace that is accessible to all employees.

We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodation, feel free to let us know during your first conversations with us. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Come live your ambitions with us!

Why work at National Bank?

For an environment that supports your career path

There are many varied opportunities for you to progress and develop, and move ahead in your career. This includes on-the-job learning and training, co-development and pairing with other employees, professional support and mentoring, internal career days or discussion forums with our leaders.

For an inclusive and diverse environment

We foster inclusion in an environment where each person’s unique qualities, whether visible or invisible, are celebrated and valued. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

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