Business Analyst, Private Markets

3 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada OMERS Full time

Why join us?

Are you looking to join a dynamic pension plan that embodies the strong values of its 500,000 members and is an industry leading global investor? If so, we would love to tell you our story.

At OMERS we put our people first and are proud to embrace the diversity of thought and leadership that comes from having locations in Toronto, London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. Our culture is truly one of a kind. We get stuff done, and have fun doing it We take great pride in contributing to the communities where we live with an ever-constant eye to the global investment markets.
The Business Analyst, Global Investments Products & Services (GI P&S) will join a team that leads the delivery of the products and platforms that enable OMERS Global Investments (GI) to analyze opportunities, action investment decisions and optimize the OMERS investment portfolio. GI P&S works across investment teams including Private Markets - Infrastructure, Private Equity, Growth Equity and Ventures, and in close collaboration with Finance, Risk & Compliance teams.

As a key member of the GI P&S team, the Business Analyst is instrumental in improving data & analytics capabilities by championing industry best practices and delivering high quality business requirements to suppo rt investment decision making.

The Business Analyst will analyze existing systems, as well as document requirements for new systems and new features and cultivate a business relationship that assists in meeting business demands. The individual must also support and collaborate with Power BI developers, data scientists and investment professionals and engage in technical support, research and integration as part of one or more product team(s).

**As a member of this team, you will be responsible for**:
Technical

Documenting existing business processes, look ing for opportunities to create efficiencies, and ensur ing that technical teams understand what to build to automate them

Analyzing an existing system’s functionality, data, and infrastructure, and how the system communicates with other systems

**U nderstanding and deriv ing business value from data**: analysing, preparing, formatting, and maintaining information

Identifying and defining detailed product requirements and use cases using various techniques, depending on the types of requirements being documented (e.g. user stories, requirements documents, use case diagrams, data flow diagrams, etc.)

P roficiency in data analysis tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau, Excel).

Defining and executing business QA and UAT test plans, performing performance and integration tests and helping automate regression tests

Participating in solution delivery and support

Organizational

Collaborate with the Product Manager and team to understand and assist in the delivery of Product Roadmap goals

Operating in a hybrid Agile/Waterfall development environment

Communicating effectively with other analysts and various other partners such as product managers, data engineers, IT infrastructure specialists, security specialists, enterprise architects and members of senior management

Identifying, defining, and implementing opportunities for improving existing processes

Exhibit ing the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and ensuring timely delivery s erving as a liaison to the business community

**Requirements**:
University degree or equivalent experience (Business/Finance, Financial Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering)

5+ years’ experience in eliciting business requirements and understanding the outcomes clients would like to achieve

Experience working in the Private Markets (Infrastructure and/or Private Equity) sector is advantageous

Experience in the agile development process and have a familiarity with requirements techniques such as user stories, sprints etc.

Functional e xperience i n CRM systems ( e.g. MS Dynamics 365 / Salesforce) and SharePoint Online would be beneficial.

Experience in d efining and executing business QA and UAT processes / testing

Functional experience in data centric BI projects/products with extensive data insights preparation and presentation skills

Industry Knowledge of best practices - asking probing questions to understand the reasons for certain requirements, and communicating to technical teams accordingly

Relationship Building - c onsistent track record of building deep business relationships. Experience in aligning expectations across various partners

Teamwork - m otivated and keen to work in a collaborative environment with a focus on team success

We believe that time together in the office is important for OMERS and Oxford, the strength of our employees, and the work we do for our pension members. In delivering on our pension promise, keeping us connected to our work and each other, our flexible hybrid work guideline requires teams to come in to the office 3-4 days per week.

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