Senior IT Business Systems Analyst

Canada Life Group; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Health & Wellness

Time Off

Financial Security

Rewards and Recognition

Emphasis on Community

Job summary

Canada Life is seeking a Senior IT Business Systems Analyst to lead analysis, requirements gathering, and solution design across complex systems. You will partner with business stakeholders, architects and QA to deliver impactful enhancements in a regulated financial services environment.

This full‑time role can be based in Toronto, London or Winnipeg, with a strong emphasis on collaboration, mentoring, and delivering measurable business value through well‑defined processes and robust data

Qualifications

• Degree in Commerce/ MIS/ Computer Science or equivalent with 5+ years senior BA experience.
• Strong understanding of business principles and cross-functional relationships.
• Proven leadership and internal consulting skills with customer service focus.
• Experience with IT project methodologies and processes.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with a structured approach.
• Experience with data modelling and data mapping from source systems.
• Excellent communication and ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis, scoping, estimating and planning for large initiatives, including elicitation and validation of business requirements and dependencies.
• Facilitate meetings, walkthroughs, workshops, and reviews of deliverables.
• Ensure solutions meet business requirements and policy guidance, translating needs into artifacts and documentation.
• Define problems/opportunities and perform benefit analysis.
• Develop solution designs and articulate alternatives with stakeholders.
• Analyze current-state systems and data flows to identify gaps and improvements.
• Support data migration and integration activities across systems.
• Collaborate with QA to align test strategies with requirements.
• Define production readiness criteria and transition processes.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to the team.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Data modelling

Communication

Mentoring

Legacy systems

Education

Degree in Commerce/MIS/CS or equivalent

Tools

Mainframe

Job description

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The Senior IT Business Systems Analyst is responsible for leading the analysis of business problems and developing requirements, product and process specifications and contribution towards product design efforts. The Senior Business Systems Analyst champions and contributes to the development of analysis standards, tools, processes and best practices.

This role applies advanced knowledge to complex work and supports project, product and operations teams by sharing skills and mentoring. This role leads the work to implement solutions to complex problems, which may be independently or through leading or supporting the collaboration with other stakeholders.

What you will do

The Senior IT Business Systems Analyst maintains a business perspective through all phases of the problem resolution and systems enhancement. Senior IT Business Systems Analysts work closely with the business to understand their needs, opportunities and requirements. Working in a team environment, the Senior IT Business Systems Analyst is responsible for:

• Leading and orchestrating overall analysis, scoping, estimating and planning for large or complex initiatives, including elicitation and validation of business requirements and dependencies
• Leads and facilitates meetings, walkthroughs, workshops, and reviews of deliverables
• Ensures solutions and configurations meet business requirements and enterprise-level policy guidance (e.g. architecture, security, risk) and ensures the translation of those processes, needs and requirements into related artifacts and documentation
• Defining business problems/opportunities, providing a clear definition and performing benefit analysis
• Develops and validates solution design, configuration or package criteria with business stakeholders, articulating logical design alternatives and recommending appropriate solutions
• Analyze and document current-state systems, workflows, and data flows to identify gaps and improvement opportunities
• Perform and support data mapping, data migration, and integration activities across systems
• Ensure data quality and integrity considerations are embedded in solution design
• Partners with the QA team to ensure test strategies, plans and processes align with the business requirements and enables efficiencies in the work or testing process
• Performs functional testing of system enhancements and supporting user acceptance testing of changes, within compliance controls and standards
• Partners with product owners and/or architects to develop technical requirements and engineering/non-functional specifications
• Define and manage transition to production readiness criteria, including operational, business, and technical checkpoints
• Provides leadership by fostering and mentoring, an inspiring team environment

What you will bring

• Degree in related discipline (Commerce/Management Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, etc.) or equivalent combination of training and experience with a minimum of 5+ years of experience in a senior business analysis role
• Excellent understanding of business principles, developingeffective working relationshipswith a broad variety of business functions
• Proven leadership and internal consulting skills, with a commitment to customer service
• Excellent understanding of general IT project methodologies, processes and practices
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills that rely on a structured approach
• Proficient with data modelling techniques and tools, data mapping from source systems
• Strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure in an individual and team environment
• Communicates effectively in writing and verbally with focus on attention to detail
• Experience and comprehension to effectively work with legacy technologies and contribute as legacy applications evolve and are migrated to new platforms
• Previous experience as a software developer in a mainframe environment would be an asset
• Financial institution and/or wealth knowledge is an asset

Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London, Winnipeg.

The base salary for this position is between $80,400 - $130,400 annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc). If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Grow with Canada Life

We’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians. Our company is trusted by 1 in 3 Canadians and contributes to the strength of communities across the country.

We’re looking for people who live our values everyday: we step up, we do the right thing, and we deliver - for our customers, communities and each other. Are you someone who always strives to do the right thing, who steps up for themselves and others, and who delivers with impact? Then we want to hear from you!

What we offer

We’re committed to supporting our employees through every stage of their career. Here’s what you can expect as a full-time or part-time permanent team member:

• Career Development: Opportunities for career advancement, access to industry-leading learning programs and up to $2,000 annually towards education reimbursement.
• Health & Wellness: Flexible health and dental benefits, plus a $5,000 mental health benefit to support your well-being.
• Time Off: In addition to regular vacation and personal days, we support community involvement with a volunteer day.
• Financial Security: Company-matching pension plan, share ownership program and additional investment options.
• Rewards and Recognition: Employee recognition programs, service milestone celebrations, employee discounts and more!
• Emphasis on Community: We provide a workplace where employees feel connected and supported through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), mentorship programs, social clubs and events.

We’re committed to removing barriers and ensuring equal access to employment. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during the application process may contact [e-mail]. All information provided will be handled in accordance with applicable laws and Canada Life policies.

Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.

Location

Toronto, ON, CA London, ON, CA Winnipeg, MB, CA