Business Analyst & Project Coordinator

Job Purpose

The Business Analyst & Project Coordinator is a versatile and analytical professional responsible for supporting the successful delivery of client engagements through structured project coordination and in-depth business analysis. This role plays a key part in managing project logistics, analyzing business environments, and enabling effective technology strategy and adoption. By combining precision in planning with a strong grasp of business processes and systems, the Business Analyst & Project Coordinator ensures that projects are executed smoothly and deliver meaningful value to clients.

You will collaborate with clients, vendors, and internal teams to uncover current state challenges, identify improvement opportunities, and support the implementation of innovative technology solutions. Your ability to connect business needs with practical execution—through documentation, analysis, coordination, and follow-through—will be essential in driving projects forward and enabling lasting change.

Accountabilities

Happy Client

Healthy Project

Everyone looks good

Client has Matured

Responsibilities

Project Coordination

Ensure the project schedule, tasks, budget, risks, etc. are clear and documented

Maintain and distribute project artifacts such as status reports, RAID logs, vacation calendars, and communication plans

Schedule and monitor meetings

Take meeting minutes, note decisions and actions during meetings with owners and due dates

Follow up with clients, vendors, and consultants regarding outstanding actions

Identify and capture risks and challenges on the project and report to Project Lead

Current State Analysis

Collect and analyze client background information and artifacts

Plan, schedule, and lead current state discovery sessions

Uncover, clarify, and document current state processes and challenges

Create current state process maps, approved by clients

Capture and complete initial prioritization for business, technical, and reporting requirements based on current state analysis

Technology Strategy

Analyze the technology environment for software improvement opportunities

Draft technology roadmaps that identifying solutions, systems, and tools that will create positive change for clients

Technology Selection

Complete initial vendor evaluations and draft short list of potential solutions

Prepare key selection artifacts such as demo scenarios, decision matrices, and shortlist presentations

Support project leads in presenting findings and recommendations to clients

Technology Adoption

Participate in vendor led design sessions, capturing key requirements and considerations for testing, training, and transition to operations

Support User Acceptance testing by drafting test scripts that cover both industry standard and client specific scenarios, scheduling testing touchpoints, and tracking testing progress

Coordinate key user and end user training activities completed by vendor and client resources, including creating training plans, training agendas, and scheduling training activities

Other

Research new practices, concepts, and technologies, bring them forward to the team, and implement the ideas that bring value to our clients

Duties and responsibilities as assigned from time to time by Meira management

Key Requirements

Meira team members have wide and varied backgrounds, ranging from education to medical, and from mining to construction. We’re keen to find people with varied experience who can bring a fresh perspective and increase our collective knowledge base.

This role requires:

3+ years of experience in an operational role

Manufacturing / assembly

Warehouse / inventory management

Distribution / supply chain management

Strong business acumen across functional areas

Master of Business Administration an asset

Experience in process design and process mapping

Lean certification an asset

Experience in project execution / IT project management

PMP, Agile, or Waterfall certification is an asset

Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written

Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills

Critical thinking and sound judgement

Proven experience directly managing direct reports

Salaried Position

This is a salaried position with a range of $70,000-$85,000.

Why we exist

Meira helps organizations reach their business goals by aligning people, process, and technology.

We do this by clarifying and understanding the client’s long-term business goals, developing a roadmap to transform their current state into their future vision, and providing support every step of the way.

We are improvement driven. We leave things better than we found them and are inspired by others who feel the same way.

Who we are

Meira is made up of a team of helpful, passionate, resourceful people who love all things business. With all the complexities of business, the vast amount of information available, and all the possible solutions out there, we pride ourselves in being able to figure out the best solutions for our clients. We cut through the fog and help clients get where they want to be faster and with fewer headaches and restless nights along the way. We’re there to make it easy and fun, even when things are rough.

To keep this true, we look for people who share our values.

We leave our ego at the door

We recognize that our clients are the expert in their business

Our job is to provide ideas, methodologies, concepts, and guidance to help the client succeed

We bring positive vibes, energy, and make the process fun

We are avid learners

We seek out and create cutting edge business knowledge, concepts, and methodologies and bring them to our clients

We stay on top of technology trends and advancements

We teach

We are there to make things better for people and businesses, to craft workable, permanent solutions, and teach them what we know

We measure our integrity by our behavior

We recommend what is best for the client, not Meira or ourselves

We are with our clients to provide value, not bill hours

We are accountable for the quality of our work

Why working here is great

We’re a fun, happy team of smart, driven people.

Some perks:

Four weeks' vacation; three weeks at your discretion and a week off for us all between Xmas and new years

Work-life balance; 40-hour work week, seriously

A beautiful, bright office in Vancouver

Awesome clients across a broad range of industries

A focus on professional development

Who we work with

Our clients span across North America, with some global. They range from enterprise to private equity to public sector. These companies know things aren’t working as they should and need a guide to know what changes to make, how to go about it, or how to get something unstuck and over the finish line.

Who You Are

You get things done but also know when to pause and ask questions

You’re creative in seeking different solutions and tackling puzzles

You bring positive vibes, even when things feel a bit messy

You’re adaptable to people, situations, and ways of thinking; change doesn’t scare you

You’re endlessly curious and love to learn

Interested?

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