Senior Business Analyst - Data & Analytics (Product Owner)

Recrute Action; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment service provider in Canada is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to lead analytics initiatives and work closely with business partners. In this hybrid Toronto-based role, you'll engage in the analytics development cycle, produce user stories, and oversee strategic projects. Candidates should have over 5 years of relevant experience and strong communication skills. The role offers a competitive salary of $60-$65 per hour and a full-time, 15-month contract with the potential for extension.

Qualifications

• Proven 5+ year's experience in a Senior Business Analytics / Business Analyst or Product Owner role.
• University/College in computer science, information technology, math, or a related field.
• Beginner/Intermediate proficiency in SQL.
• Analytical mind with a problem-solving aptitude.
• Capable of adapting quickly, managing multiple demands & competing priorities, while delivering to deadline.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Experience with Power BI, Azure DataBricks is an asset.
• Experience and business knowledge in Financial Services and/or Group Benefits is a valuable asset.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with business partners to analyze sophisticated/complex problems and understand business and technical goals and objectives.
• Lead the execution of strategic initiatives and special projects by assessing their value, preparing detailed specifications, communicating requirements, and collaborating with various stakeholders.
• Produce high quality user stories and acceptance criteria which support technical and business requirements.
• Understand testing requirements and build and support test planning and execution.
• Foresees problems instead of solving them, recognizes the needs for flexibility and diverse solutions.
• Become a data domain subject matter expert while expanding Group Benefits business acumen.
• Collaborate/coordinate with the Agile Kanban squad and business partners to deliver the Data Value Stream roadmap.
• Identify opportunities and leading or overseeing initiatives to improve processes.
• Actively engage in prioritizing and advocating for enhancements.
• Use appropriate judgment in dealing with unexpected issues and requests.

Job description

Job Description

This hybrid Toronto-based role will be accountable for understanding the business across Group Benefits, translating requirements into detailed agile stories and data views. They will be actively engaged in our analytics development cycle from an ideation/requirements/testing perspective, while also investigating data issues and answering data inquiries from our business partners.

What is in it for you

• Salaried: $60-65 per hour.
• Incorporated business rate: $70-80 per hour.
• 15-month contract with the potential for extension.
• Full-time position: 37.50 hours per week.
• Hybrid work - 3 days in the office.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with business partners to analyze sophisticated/complex problems and understand business and technical goals and objectives.
• Lead the execution of strategic initiatives and special projects by assessing their value, preparing detailed specifications, communicating requirements, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure that technical solutions and product increments are in accordance with the business needs.
• Produce high quality user stories and acceptance criteria which support technical and business requirements.
• Understand testing requirements and build and support test planning and execution to validate that system solutions meet the business requirements.
• Foresees problems instead of solving them, recognizes the needs for flexibility and diverse solutions.
• Become a data domain subject matter expert while expanding Group Benefits business acumen.
• Collaborate/coordinate with the Agile Kanban squad and business partners to deliver the Data Value Stream roadmap.
• Identify opportunities and leading or overseeing initiatives to improve processes.
• Actively engage in prioritizing and advocating for enhancements.
• Use appropriate judgment in dealing with unexpected issues and requests, demonstrating an ability to prioritize work.

What you will need to succeed

• Proven 5+ year's experience in a Senior Business Analytics / Business Analyst or Product Owner role.
• University/College in computer science, information technology, math, or a related field.
• Beginner/Intermediate proficiency in SQL.
• Analytical mind with a problem-solving aptitude.
• Capable of adapting quickly, managing multiple demands & competing priorities, while delivering to deadline.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Experience with Power BI, Azure DataBricks is an asset.
• Experience and business knowledge in Financial Services and/or Group Benefits is a valuable asset.

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