Senior Business Analyst

Co-operators Group Limited; Guelph; Hybrid; CAD 72,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian financial services co‑operative is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join their Digital Product Management team in Guelph, Ontario. The successful candidate will collaborate with stakeholders to document requirements, develop test strategies, and influence operational efficiencies. This hybrid role requires a minimum of five years' experience in agile environments and a relevant post-secondary degree. Attractive benefits include training opportunities, flexible work options, and a comprehensive total rewards package.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Flexible work options

Paid volunteer days

Comprehensive health programs

Competitive salary and benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of experience as a business analyst.
• Experience working in an agile environment.
• Familiarity with business and systems knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Consult with stakeholders to gather business requirements.
• Investigate solutions and provide recommendations.
• Develop test strategies and provide work estimates.
• Support design and testing with subject matter expertise.
• Coach and train team members.

Skills

Stakeholder consultation

Business judgement

Test strategies development

Agile environment experience

Communication skills

Trust-building

Education

Post-secondary degree in Business or Computer Science

Job description

Company: CGL
Department: Digital Product Management
Employment Type: Regular Full Time
Work Model: Hybrid
Language: This role operates in
Additional Information: This post is currently vacant.

The Opportunity:

We are a leading Canadian financial services co‑operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That is why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enable our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will collaborate with people that care passionately about you, our clients, and our communities.

How you will create impact:

• Consulting with stakeholders to understand, gather, and document clear and concise business and technology requirements, processes, issues, and risks.
• Investigating and recommending solutions using sound business judgement while consulting with all affected areas and apply solutions where appropriate.
• Developing test strategies, planning, and providing work effort estimates while adhering to Business Systems standards, methodologies, processes, and tools.
• Supporting technical design, development, and testing activities by offering subject matter expertise to respond to inquiries, participating in reviews and providing context regarding business needs and requirements.
• Coaching, training, and developing team members and providing timely feedback to achieve department objectives.

How you will succeed:

• You have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.
• You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions and proactively propose solutions.
• You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.
• You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.

To join our team:

• You have five years of experience or more as a business analyst, working in an agile environment.
• You have a post‑secondary degree in Business, Computer Science or other related fields.
• You have or are working towards a Business Analyst certification.
• You have excellent business and systems knowledge and comprehension of applications, procedures, and workflows.

What you need to know:

• Extended work hours may be required.
• You will be subject to a Background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.

What is in it for you?

• Training and development opportunities to grow your career.
• Flexible work options and paid time off to support your personal and family needs.
• A comprehensive approach to your well‑being, with physical and mental health programs and a supportive workplace culture.
• Paid volunteer days to give back to your community.
• A comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive salary, bonus, pension, and benefits.

Expected salary range $72,847 to $121,411
The salary amount for the successful candidate is determined by Co‑operators in its discretion and will vary depending on several criteria including but not limited to: local market conditions, geography and relevant job‑related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualification, experience and education.
Employees may also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn additional compensation tied to individual and/or business performance, or other business metrics.