Business Analyst

Description of Work:

• Develop business requirements.

• Prepare and own the requirements management plan.

• Apply BABOK best practice throughout the project lifecycle.

• Lead and elicit business requirements via interviews, group sessions, studies, etc.

• Evaluating existing business processes to formulate new business programs and initiatives.

• Leading process review and improvement initiatives to ensure smooth transitions.

• Coordinating with other team members in the organization to create or improve workflows.

• Work closely with QA Coordinator to create test cases for user acceptance testing.

• Conduct requirements validation sessions.

• Create flowcharts and diagrams.

Requirements Required Skills and Experience:

• Experience in working on large-scale migration projects with external vendors that have high complexity with multiple integrations and large impacts to multiple stakeholders.

• Process documentation and optimization including automation of manual processes.

• Experience in documenting process mapping and use cases using diagram tools such as ARIS and Lucidchart.

• Toolkit includes multiple templates and methodologies including use cases.

• Experience in documenting decision records and scope changes.

• Well versed in data migration impacts and identify requirements and challenges.

• Can perform data analysis and has strong skills in Google Sheets (Excel).

• Identifies risks and recommends mitigation strategies.

• Ensure high quality outcomes by assisting QA teams with test plans and test cases as well as working with UAT to confirm that the solution meets their requirements.

• Supports Organizational Change Management deliverables.

• Proactive at identifying potentially critical and sensitive issues and effectively proposing solutions and recommendations.

• Works well independently with little to no guidance.

• Builds strong relationships and manages expectations with vendors and multiple stakeholders at various levels within the organization including senior leaders.

• Flexible agile mindset to be able to pivot and adapt to change.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to explain complex ideas simply and easily.

Additional Skills "Nice to Have":

• Degree or equivalent experience in an IT-related discipline.

• Minimum of 3 years experience in business analysis.

• Must have strong verbal and written communication

• IIBA Certified or a CBAP candidate is a benefit.

• Knowledge of the investment management back office is an asset.