Senior Business Analyst

Agricorp; Guelph; On-site; CAD 83,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Agricorp is seeking two Senior Business Analysts to join the Program Change and Readiness team within our Program Development division in Ontario. The Senior Business Analyst partners with senior leadership to evaluate and support the delivery of strategic business initiatives, collaborating with SMEs and technology teams to elicit and document requirements.

In this role you will lead end-to-end analysis, translate complex business needs into clear requirements, and guide stakeholders through

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in a related field or equivalent experience.
• CCBA or CBAP certification is an asset.
• Experience conducting complex business analysis and IT specifications is required or asset.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leadership to support planning, evaluation, and delivery of strategic initiatives.
• Lead end-to-end business analysis activities including requirements planning, elicitation, analysis, and documentation.
• Translate complex business needs into clear requirements for business and system design.
• Plan and facilitate stakeholder sessions, workshops, and consultations with business and technology teams.
• Support governance and decision making through concise business value assessments.
• Oversee requirements activities across multiple concurrent projects and coach team members.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Business Analysis

Project Management

Teamwork

Initiative

Efficiency

Professionalism

Education

Post-secondary degree or diploma in a related field

CCBA / CBAP certification (asset)

Tools

Guidewire (PolicyCenter/ClaimCenter)

Job description

Agricorp is looking for two Senior Business Analysts to join the Program Change and Readiness team within our Program Development division.

The Role

The Senior Business Analyst partners with senior leadership to evaluate and support the delivery of strategic business initiatives. The role collaborates closely with subject matter experts and technology teams to conduct end-to-end business analysis, including eliciting, analyzing, and documenting detailed business and system requirements to ensure alignment between business objectives and technical solutions.

In this role, you will:

• Partner with senior leadership to support the planning, evaluation, and delivery of strategic business and technology initiatives
• Develop decision requests, information notes, and delivery plans to support executive and governance decision making
• Prepare concise business value assessments that clearly articulate the benefits and impacts of proposed technology changes for review and approval by senior leadership
• Lead end-to-end business analysis activities, including requirements planning, elicitation, analysis, documentation, validation, and management
• Translate complex business needs into clear, well-defined business and system requirements that support organizational objectives
• Plan, conduct, and facilitate stakeholder engagement sessions, workshops, and consultations with business and technology teams to analyze, validate, and clarify requirements
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to contribute to high level solution design, business analytics (including data and reporting), and the development of test scenarios and plans
• Plan and deliver comprehensive walkthroughs, demonstrations, presentations, and knowledge sharing sessions to support implementation
• Provide leadership and guidance to Business Analysts, overseeing requirements activities across multiple concurrent projects. Coach and train team members within the division to support continuous improvement in business analysis practices
• Assist with production support activities, including issue triage, root cause analysis, impact assessment, and resolution coordination

Job status: Permanent and 18 months contract

Salary range: $83,016 - $97,665

Work status: Full time in office

Location: Guelph Ontario

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum 7 years Business Analysis experience conducting complex business analysis business requirements and IT specifications Business area experience and/or background in insurance, finance or government programs an asset
• Subject matter expertise in Guidewire (PolicyCenter and ClaimCenter) an asset
• Experience working in scaled agile delivery (SAFe) an asset
• CCBA (Certification of Competency in Business Analysis) or CBAP (Certified Business Analyst Professional) is an asset
• Agricorp program knowledge an asset

Key Competencies

• Achieving quality results - Attends to the task at hand to minimize errors; reviews own work prior to distribution.
• Initiative - Proactively identifies and handles issues and situations to take action; seizing opportunities when they arise.
• Teamwork and collaboration - Works cooperatively within teams to build effective relationships and accomplish goals.
• Efficiency - Effectively plan and organize time and resources to prioritize work to effectively meet objectives.
• Professionalism - Create a positive impression that supports Agricorp's vision, mission, and core qualities.
• Business Analysis - Apply the principles of business analysis in the planning, reengineering, and requirement gathering for business environments and operation processes.
• Project Management - Applies knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to achieve project objectives according to the agreed parameters.

Background

Agricorp, an agency of the government of Ontario.

Agricorp delivers government programs. These programs help protect the livelihood of over 47,000 Ontario farmers against the many risks farm businesses face every day. Our employees are skilled professionals who respond when industry and government need us, manage public funds with great care and integrity, and deliver a quality customer experience.

Agricorp helps grow Ontario agriculture. We underwrite $6-8 billion in risk each year. The agency was established in 1997, and since then we've made over $8 billion in payments to farmers when they needed it most.