Senior Business Analyst

PwC Canada; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

PwC Canada is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support sustainment business case analyses and decision-support materials. You will work with senior leaders to define requirements, assess options, and develop evidence-based recommendations.

The role involves leading interviews, collecting data, and presenting findings to inform strategic decisions. This is a contract position based in Ottawa, with opportunities to influence critical business outcomes throughout engagements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of business analysis experience in sustainment planning or business case analysis.
• Experience managing stakeholder engagement for at least two sustainment initiatives.
• Strong analytical, research, facilitation, documentation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate complex information into clear recommendations for senior decision-makers.
• Postsecondary degree in a relevant discipline.
• Relevant professional certification is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Advise senior management on issues affecting business objectives.
• Analyze complex business requirements, operational needs, constraints, and risks.
• Develop recommendations, solution options, scenarios, and implementation considerations.
• Plan and lead stakeholder interviews, workshops, and group consultation sessions.
• Collect, assess, and synthesize qualitative and quantitative information.
• Prepare and present findings, status updates, briefing materials, and reports.
• Document business requirements and deliver work products throughout the engagement lifecycle.
• Work plans outlining scope, assumptions, schedules, decision points, risks, and stakeholder activities.
• Current-state and baseline assessments.
• Data summaries and analytical inputs.
• Options analyses and trade-off assessments.
• Cost, affordability, risk, and sensitivity analyses.
• Draft and final business case reports.
• Executive briefing decks, briefing notes, workshop materials, and decision-support documentation.
• Lessons learned and reusable analytical tools, templates, models, and registers.
• Monthly status reports and supporting project documentation.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Research

Facilitation

Documentation

Presentation

Education

Postsecondary degree

Job description

Employment Type: Contract

Security Clearance: Secret

We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst to support the development of sustainment business case analyses and related decision-support materials. The successful candidate will work with senior leaders and stakeholders to define requirements, assess options, conduct research, and develop clear, evidence-based recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise senior management on issues affecting business objectives.
• Analyze complex business requirements, operational needs, constraints, and risks.
• Develop recommendations, solution options, scenarios, and implementation considerations.
• Plan and lead stakeholder interviews, workshops, and group consultation sessions.
• Collect, assess, and synthesize qualitative and quantitative information.
• Prepare and present findings, status updates, briefing materials, and reports.
• Document business requirements and deliver work products throughout the engagement lifecycle.
• Work plans outlining scope, assumptions, schedules, decision points, risks, and stakeholder activities.
• Current-state and baseline assessments.
• Data summaries and analytical inputs.
• Options analyses and trade-off assessments.
• Cost, affordability, risk, and sensitivity analyses.
• Draft and final business case reports.
• Executive briefing decks, briefing notes, workshop materials, and decision-support documentation.
• Lessons learned and reusable analytical tools, templates, models, and registers.
• Monthly status reports and supporting project documentation.

Mandatory Qualifications

• Minimum eight years of business analysis experience supporting sustainment planning or business case analysis initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience managing stakeholder engagement activities for at least two sustainment planning or business case analysis initiatives.
• Strong analytical, research, facilitation, documentation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate complex information into clear recommendations for senior decision-makers.
• Postsecondary degree, diploma, or certificate in a relevant discipline.
• Relevant professional certification is considered an asset.