Senior Business Analyst

Randstad Digital; Markham; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst for a 6-month contract in Markham. This hybrid position requires strong expertise in business analysis, mainframe systems, and personal insurance. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years experience and possess exceptional critical thinking and stakeholder management skills. Join a team that values optimizing workflows and exceeding stakeholder expectations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience as a BSA.
• Mainframe implementation experience.
• 3+ years in Personal Insurance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on planning, prioritization, and design.
• Understand the business problem the project is solving.
• Document business requirements and translate them.

Skills

Business Analysis

Mainframe implementation

Personal Insurance knowledge

Agile/Scrum methodologies

Stakeholder management

Critical thinking

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Time management

Job description

Overview

Senior Business Systems Analyst (Contract Position)

Number of Positions: 1

Duration: 6 months initial contract

Location: Markham, ON, CA

Must be eligible to work in Canada

Hybrid position, 3d/w onsite in Markham mandatory

Role and responsibilities

Business System Analyst is a key member of the project team, contributing to the planning and project execution from ideation, through to completion. They consistently drive results by identifying opportunities to optimize the way they work, remove project or team roadblocks, and are focused on outcomes that will exceed stakeholder expectations and add the most business value. We embrace a culture challenging the status quo and constantly look to efficiently simplify processes, technology, and workflow.

What you’ll do

• Collaborate on planning, prioritization, and design.
• Understand the business problem the project is tasked with solving and ensure project team does not lose sight of it.
• Work with project team on defining and managing project scope.
• Document business requirements and translating them into technical requirements.
• Create, monitor and constant review of sprint plans looking for opportunities to optimize where applicable.
• Organize and lead working sessions and project update meetings within various levels of the organization.
• Work closely with business and technical team members in support of project deliverables.
• Identify project issues/roadblocks and steps for mitigation and resolution.
• Provide feedback and recommendations on project and process improvements.

Must have skills/experience/qualifications

Top required skills:

• 5+ years' experience as a BSA
• Mainframe implantation experience.
• 3+ years in Personal Insurance.
• 5+ years BA experience working on Scrum teams.
• 3+ years as a BA in the Personal Insurance space
• 3+ years’ experience with Mainframe systems
• Customer/business focused, strong stakeholder management and results oriented.
• Consistent focus on business outcomes and benefits
• Exceptional critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent planning and organization skills
• Superior communication skills, formal and informal
• Process oriented when creating and maintaining project artifacts.
• Time management skills with the ability to establish priorities and effective follow-up.
• Must be a team-player, a team builder, and a driver.
• Self-starter with ability to work independently.