About the Role
Join one of Canada’s top performing asset managers as an experienced Senior Business Analyst on the Enterprise Projects Team. You will play a key role in business transformation by being part of large-scale strategic initiatives across the organization within a highly skilled group of project professionals.
Responsibilities
- Support project readiness activities including business process and workflow analysis, impact assessments, and eliciting requirements from multiple business lines.
- Develop requirements specifications for business, functional, and acceptance criteria.
- Produce business models and participate in agile/waterfall development cycles.
- Oversee development considering all system implications.
- Assist in leading assessments to understand current and future states, assess risks, and communicate findings.
- Facilitate workshops for requirements development and clarification.
- Critically assess requirements, decisions, and risks throughout the project.
- Develop testing strategies with clear testing needs and acceptance criteria.
- Report on status and project/testing metrics in an organized fashion.
- Liaise and coordinate with various project streams and stakeholders to ensure alignment.
- Assume project management roles, including creating project plans, managing resources, communication, and monitoring performance, when no project manager is assigned.
- Guide business analysis approaches and governance to ensure business goals are achieved.
- Provide support to operational staff through coaching, guiding, and modeling key behaviors.
- Encourage dialogue and provide guidance to facilitate issue resolution.
- Help build business analysis skills throughout the organization through coaching and mentoring.
Requirements
- 8+ years’ experience in business analysis.
- Financial services industry experience is an asset.
- Experience supporting large-scale business and technology transformation projects from initial concept through implementation.
- Skilled at providing leadership and guidance to project stakeholders at all levels.
- Experience with building analysis/models to aid project decision-making.
- Familiarity with leading financial industry software such as Salesforce, Arcesium, SS&C, Simcorp, Eagle Accounting is preferred.
- Demonstrated understanding of business analysis frameworks and the project management life cycle.
- Possess a disciplined and consistent approach to business analysis, focusing on details while maintaining the big picture.
- Proven ability to build successful relationships at all levels.
- Ability to lead stakeholders through challenging times and act as a trusted facilitator for conflict resolution.
- Passion for business analysis and demonstrated knowledge of industry best practices.
- Critical thinker with the ability to synthesize information from multiple sources and summarize effectively.
- Disciplined approach to problem-solving and ability to lead groups through difficult decisions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills.
- Excellent senior-level business documentation/writing skills.
- Excellent proficiency in process mapping tools.
- Experience with Engage Process mapping tool is an asset.
- Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) or Certification of Competency in Business Analysis (CCBA®) designation is an asset.
Skills
- Business Analysis
- Financial Services Industry Experience
- Business Transformation
- Technology Transformation
- Project Management
- Requirements Elicitation
- Business Process Analysis
- Workflow Analysis
- Impact Assessment
- Requirements Specification
- Business Modeling
- Agile Methodologies
- Waterfall Methodologies
- Risk Assessment
- Workshop Facilitation
- Testing Strategy Development
- Status Reporting
- Stakeholder Management
- Coaching
- Mentoring
- Process Mapping
- Salesforce
- Arcesium
- SS&C
- Simcorp
- Eagle Accounting
- Communication Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Documentation Skills
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
Location
- Canada
Work Type
- Hybrid
- In-office
- Remote
Experience Level
- Senior
- 8+ years experience in business analysis
Education Level
- Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®)
- Certification of Competency in Business Analysis (CCBA®)
Salary/Compensations
- $100,000-$120,000
- Annual performance bonus
Benefits
- Annual performance bonus
About the Company
- CC&L Financial Group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment.
- Explore career opportunities at cclgroup.com.
Equal Opportunity
- Proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or expression, disability, or age.
- AI is not used in the screening, assessment or selection of applications.
