Senior IT Business Analyst

QuadReal Property Group, LP; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based incentive plan

Comprehensive health & dental benefits

Pension plan

Paid time off

Job summary

QuadReal Property Group in Vancouver, BC, is seeking an IT Senior Business Analyst to join the Enterprise Solutions team to optimize our suite of applications and project delivery. The IT Senior Business Analyst will help maximize performance through implementation and sustainment of leading-edge tools and processes.

You will translate business needs into system requirements, drive roadmaps, collaborate with stakeholders, and support testing, deployment and maintenance of corporate and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant business analysis or related experience.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum, Waterfall or hybrid methodologies.
• Knowledge of real estate processes is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Plan and drive scoping, gap analysis, requirements definition and prioritization for enhancements and projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for requirements specs, feasibility studies and business cases.
• Translate business requirements into concrete system designs and user guidance.
• Lead test planning, execution and end-user training; support deployment and maintenance.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Finance/Business

Tools

Power Platforms/PowerApps

Liferay

BI/Visualization tools

Job description

About QuadReal Property Group

QuadReal Property Group is a global real estate investment, development and operating company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its assets under management are $98.5 billion. From its foundation in Canada as a full-service real estate operating company, QuadReal has expanded its capabilities globally for investments in equity and debt in both the public and private markets. QuadReal invests directly through operating platforms in which it holds an ownership interest and via programmatic partnerships. QuadReal seeks to deliver strong investment returns while creating sustainable environments that bring value to the people and communities it serves. Now and for generations to come. QuadReal: Excellence lives here.

Role Description

QuadReal is looking for an IT Senior Business Analyst to join the Enterprise Solutions team to support our team’s suite of applications and project delivery. The IT Senior Business Analyst will help to maximize the performance of the organization through the implementation, improvement, and sustainment of leading‑edge tools and processes. This individual will also play an important role by working closely with the business on system product roadmaps, platform enhancements and project delivery. This includes assisting with design, documenting and analyzing business requirements, testing, deployment, and maintenance of corporate and investment systems. The candidate should be someone with exceptional analytical skills and data who thrives working in collaborative and fast‑paced environments where the ability to think creatively to deliver solutions and results is essential.

Responsibilities

• Plans and drives scoping, gap analysis, needs assessments, impact analysis, requirements definition and prioritization activities for enhancements and projects.
• Collaborates with stakeholders at all levels in the conduct of investigations for business requirements specifications, feasibility studies and business cases preparation.
• Challenges initiatives with business value in mind.
• Ability to effectively convert the abstract into the concrete and translate into meaningful dialogue with distributed stakeholders.
• Supports technology design and re‑design activities through interpretation and clarification of business requirements and processes and assesses impacts of changes to other functional processes and systems.
• Deals with problems and issues, managing resolutions and corrective actions whilst following procedures and processes.
• Coordinates, supports and helps business users resolve day‑to‑day support issues, including application software and operational systems.
• Proactively and collaboratively engages with vendors to resolve incidents, problems, or unsatisfactory performance.
• Escalates appropriately.
• Creates, documents and executes test cases to validate system changes and provide framework to support end user acceptance testing.
• Acts as a liaison between the IT teams, lines of business and other stakeholders to understand business, change management, and IT strategies and priorities.
• Creates and advocates a "customer-centric" culture in all team interactions.
• Promotes teamwork and effectively networks across the organization to drive buy‑in, deliver estimation, support change and adoption.
• Ensures system administration of applications is completed as required.
• Lead and/or assist with system enhancements, coordinating system configurations, testing, and training end users when appropriate, partnering with vendors where necessary.
• Facilitate and/or assist with the system selection process and support subsequent related activities, including implementation and sustainment.
• Create and maintain user guides, manuals and other related materials.

Experience & Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Finance, Business, or a related field. Minimum of 5+ years of relevant business analysis, process engineering, solutions management, or other related areas. Excellent communication, documentation, stakeholder and time management skills. Comfortable with the unknown and the ability to adapt to change. Experience working with Power Platforms/PowerApps, Liferay digital platform, treasury applications, other specialized real estate software and/or BI/visualization tools is an asset. Experience with Agile/Scrum, Waterfall or hybrid project methodologies. Proactive and analytical personality with strong sense of integrity, collaboration and commitment. Understanding of the real estate business and key related business processes across multiple real estate asset classes (office, industrial, retail and development) as well as investment management and finance is an asset. Ability to analyze and deconstruct complex business processes and identify optimization opportunities. Experience with workflow/process design methodology is an asset. Knowledge of change management or process improvement methodologies.

The expected annualized base salary range for this role is $100,000-$120,000.

Benefits

• performance-based incentive plan
• comprehensive health & dental benefits
• pension plan
• paid time off

We value diverse experiences and perspectives.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada as the company does not provide work permit sponsorship for this role.

QuadReal Property Group will provide reasonable accommodation at any time throughout the hiring process for applicants with disabilities or for those needing job postings in an alternate format.

If you require accommodation, please advise the Talent Acquisition team member you are working with and include the following: Job posting #, your name and your preferred method of contact.

For 10 years, QuadReal has created spaces that enhance the lives of the people and communities we serve. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, we are a leading global real estate partner focused on driving meaningful impact while delivering prudent growth. With a global perspective and local expertise collected from offices across Canada, the US, Asia and the UK, our success stems from our incredible team and from our values - integrity, collaboration, performance, innovation and responsibility. Join our team today to deepen your skillset, grow your career, and make a difference. Together, we’re reimagining an industry and building a culture where ingenuity meets community building.