Senior Business Analyst

Finance Professionals Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the financial sector is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join their dynamic team in Downtown Toronto. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on medium to large projects with one of Canada's Top 5 Banks. The ideal candidate will leverage their extensive experience in business analysis, applying advanced skills to gather and document requirements effectively. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, facilitate stakeholder sessions, and contribute to the development of innovative banking solutions. If you are passionate about driving change and enhancing user experiences in the financial domain, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst with a focus on Agile projects.
• Proven ability to gather and document business and systems requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements delivery for medium to large size projects.
• Facilitate sessions with stakeholders to gather feedback and ensure understanding.

Skills

Business Analysis

Agile Methodology

Requirements Gathering

Analytical Thinking

Communication Skills

Collaboration Skills

Facilitation Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related discipline

Masters Certificate in Business Analysis

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Our client, a leading financial institution in Downtown Toronto, is looking for a Senior Business Analyst to be responsible for business analysis activities on medium to large size projects. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with one of the Top 5 Banks in Canada.

Typical Day in Role:

• The role demonstrates advanced knowledge and ability.
• Apply the competency in new or complex situations and guide other professionals.
• The role is responsible for execution of all aspects of requirements delivery - planning, elicitation, analysis and documentation, management, and support – for changes to Business Areas and Technology.
• Product Backlog Management: Identify, document, and refine user stories to increase the degree of detail relating to acceptance criteria, assumptions, constraints, dependencies.
• Identify Business Rules and Data Elements associated with the user stories.
• Document test scenarios for user stories where necessary.
• Lead and facilitate collaborative refinement sessions with your squad (tech, product, and design team) to gather feedback and ensure common understanding of requirements.
• Understand the Current State: Understand current state from a business perspective and to a lesser degree, from a technical perspective. Operational impacts will be understood in coordination with the Product Owner and Journey Operations Lead.
• Assist Product Owner in decomposing Epics into User Stories.
• Build and maintain a repository of reusable requirements documentation in Confluence to support future initiatives, following the enterprise standards.
• Assist Product Owners in managing risks, assumptions, and constraints for requirements, and communicate to appropriate parties.
• Provide guidance and support to build the capabilities of the junior BAs and participate in the BA Chapters, encouraging knowledge sharing and learning across the entire BA practice.
• Sprint admin: Digital maintenance of sprint activities and user stories in JIRA.

Must-Have Skills:

• 8+ years of experience as a BA/BSA.
• 3+ years of experience on an Agile project.
• Proven ability to gather Business requirements and Systems requirements independently.
• Experience in Online banking / Mobile banking.
• Strong knowledge of Requirements methodology (planning, elicitation, documentation) – both within Agile and Waterfall project frameworks.
• Excellent attention to detail, analytical thinking, and gap analysis.
• Demonstrated experience with user stories, business and system specifications, business context diagrams, and business process maps.
• Experience working on large projects over $2 million.
• Excellent communication skills required; will be working with BU stakeholders and IT stakeholders; Experience facilitating a large roomful of stakeholders (15–20 or more).
• Excellent collaboration skills, and highly adaptable.
• Bachelor’s Degree in related discipline.

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• Experience in Digital Mortgages projects.
• Experience writing BDD Feature Files.
• Experience with Accessibility requirements.
• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or Project Management Institute – Professional in Business Analysis Certification (PMI – PBA).

Soft Skills Required:

• Communication skills, written and verbal.
• Analytical skills.
• Experience working with project teams.
• Facilitation and elicitation skills.

Education:

• Masters Certificate in Business Analysis.

Finance professional is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. We advocate for you and welcome anyone regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.