Senior Business Analyst

Maarut Inc; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Winnipeg is looking for an experienced Business Analyst to lead requirements gathering and process analysis. The role demands extensive experience, strong communication skills, and a background in agile projects. The Business Analyst will play a crucial role in optimizing business processes and enhancing solutions across various teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years experience as a business analyst.
• 10 years experience in process analysis and re-engineering.
• 10 years experience in writing requirements and user stories.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering sessions and document detailed business requirements.
• Analyze business processes and identify areas for improvement.
• Provide mentorship to junior team members.

Skills

Political acumen

Critical thinking

Communication

Consulting

Client relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or Commerce

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

Responsibilities:

• Lead requirements gathering sessions with stakeholders to understand business objectives and document detailed business requirements.
  
• Analyze and document current business processes and workflows, identifying areas for improvement and optimization.
  
• Develop comprehensive business cases outlining costs, benefits, and risks of proposed solutions.
  
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (including IT, operations, and management) to ensure alignment of business and technology solutions.
  
• Create functional specifications and user stories, ensuring they are clear, complete, and feasible for implementation.
  
• Conduct impact analysis for proposed changes and enhancements to existing systems and processes.
  
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior business analysts and team members as needed.
  
• Participate in testing and quality assurance efforts, ensuring solutions meet business requirements and are fit for purpose.
  
• Assist in the development of training materials and conduct training sessions for end users as necessary.
  
• Defines and documents business processes involving current and future states
  
• Acts as a liaison between departmental end-users, technical team, consultants and other governmental organizations in the analysis, design, configuration, testing and maintenance of solutions
  
• Identifies opportunities for improving business processes through the use of technology and/or through business process changes;
  
• Reads and interprets technical literature and translates in terms understandable to the end-users or non-technical staff
  
• Plans, organizes and conducts business process reengineering/improvement projects and/or management reviews of programs
  
• Consolidates information into cohesive and understandable correspondence or other written form for use in management decision-making
  

Requirements

Skill Requirements/Qualifications:

The Resource must have the following minimum qualifications or experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Commerce or an equivalent field
  
• Minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience working as a business analyst
  
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience documenting/conducting process analysis and re-engineering
  
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience writing requirements, use cases and user stories
  
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in working on projects in agile environment
  
• Must possess strong political acumen
  
• Must possess strong critical thinking skills
  
• Must possess high level of communications, consulting, and client relationship skills. The Analyst must be able to clearly communicate complex technical and business concepts, both to clients (internal or external) and to team members, and to negotiate change
  
• Must be capable of effectively identifying and framing problems, leading the collection of elements of information, and integrating this information to produce timely and thoughtful decisions
  

Preferred Qualifications or Experience:

• Accreditation from IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis) is considered an asset
  
• Knowledge of the Business Analysis Book of Knowledge (BABOK) is considered an asset