Technical Business Analyst - Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Pozent Corporation; Toronto; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Pozent Corporation seeks a skilled Business Analyst to bridge business needs and technology in capital markets. You will capture requirements from portfolio managers, middle office, and trading desks and translate them into clear user stories with acceptance criteria.

You will collaborate with the Product Owner to refine the backlog, support agile delivery, and promote continuous improvement across the team. Strong communication and stakeholder management are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, CS, Data, or related field.
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst in capital markets and trade lifecycle.
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• Collaborative, proactive, and adaptable to dynamic business needs.
• Outcome-focused with ability to balance business priorities and technical constraints.
• Excellent problem-solving, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage with portfolio managers, middle office, and trading desks to capture and analyze business needs.
• Translate requirements into clear functional specifications, process flows, and user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Partner with the Product Owner to refine and prioritize the backlog in line with strategic objectives.
• Support delivery of solutions that strengthen efficiency, transparency, and compliance in collateral processes.
• Review source code to validate and/or extract process workflows
• Track progress, remove blockers, and promote agile best practices
• Break down stories into appropriately sized pieces for sprint planning
• Drive continuous improvement within the team

Skills

Analytical mindset

Communication

Collaboration

Prioritization

Problem solving

Documentation

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, Data, or related field

Job description

Responsibilities

• Engage with portfolio managers, middle office, and trading desks to capture and analyze business needs
• Translate requirements into clear functional specifications, process flows, and user stories with acceptance criteria
• Partner with the Product Owner to refine and prioritize the backlog in line with strategic objectives
• Support delivery of solutions that strengthen efficiency, transparency, and compliance in collateral processes
• Review source code to validate and/or extract process workflows
• Track progress, remove blockers, and promote agile best practices
• Break down stories into appropriately sized pieces for sprint planning
• Drive continuous improvement within the team

Business Analysis & Requirements Gathering

• Engage with portfolio managers, middle office, and trading desks to capture and analyze business needs
• Translate requirements into clear functional specifications, process flows, and user stories with acceptance criteria
• Partner with the Product Owner to refine and prioritize the backlog in line with strategic objectives
• Support delivery of solutions that strengthen efficiency, transparency, and compliance in collateral processes
• Review source code to validate and/or extract process workflowsTrack progress, remove blockers, and promote agile best practices
• Break down stories into appropriately sized pieces for sprint planning
• Drive continuous improvement within the team

Stakeholder Management & Delivery

• Act as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams
• Ensure timely delivery of features and initiatives, highlighting risks and dependencies
• Communicate status updates and findings clearly to senior management and stakeholders

Skills – Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, Data, or related field
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst in capital markets, with a solid understanding of portfolio management and the trade lifecycle
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills
• Collaborative, proactive, and adaptable to dynamic business needs
• Outcome‑focused, with the ability to balance business priorities and technical constraints
• Excellent problem‑solving, documentation, and stakeholder management skills

Nice to Have

• Strong data analysis skills, including ability to query, validate, and interpret datasets
• Familiarity with portfolio management systems such as Bloomberg, Charles River, BlackRock Aladdin
• Agile certification (CSM, PSM)