Business Analyst

**Business Analyst**
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- At Raymond James, _**_we _**_develop, _**_we _**_collaborate, _**_we _**_decide, _**_we _**_deliver, and _**_we _**_improve together_.

Raymond James Ltd. is Canada’s leading independent investment dealers offering high quality investment products and services to Canadians seeking customized solutions to their wealth management needs.

**_ Business Analyst_**

**How does the role impact the organization?**

As an integral member of the Raymond James Ltd. Project Management Office team, this position will work with business and IT stakeholders, and third parties to define and document business requirements supporting project implementations. The Business Analyst is a senior role with expectations to be comfortable engaging stakeholders at all levels within the organization.

**What will your role be responsible for?**
- Work with business areas throughout the organization to understand the business case and primary objectives of new projects;
- Evaluate potential software solutions to ensure they meet business requirements and enterprise infrastructure and security standards;
- Perform gap analysis and translate findings into business process and/or system requirements;
- Create business requirements documentation and coordinate walk-throughs ensuring requirements acceptance and approval;
- Articulate, prioritize and manage requirements through the project lifecycle to ensure business area satisfaction;
- Identify and advocate for process improvements to enhance business efficiency and effectiveness; and
- Support the QA team’s delivery of test strategy and plan documentation including test scripts and defect management.

**What can you expect from us?**

Our most important investment is in people. Upon eligibility, Raymond James Ltd offers **flexible workstyles,** a competitive compensation and benefits package. Our benefits range from Health Benefits, RRSP Matching Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, Volunteer Days, Discretionary Bonuses, Tuition Reimbursement and many more We also support internal promotion and community involvement.

**What do we expect from you?**

**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**

**Knowledge of**
- Business analytics and process improvement;
- Data manipulation, analysis, and management;
- Fundamental investment concepts, practices, and procedures used in the securities industry is an asset.

**Skill in**
- Analytics and problem solving; and
- Interviewing, facilitation, and presentation.
- Storytelling, negotiation, decision making

**Ability to**;
- Work within deadlines in a high-volume and demanding environment while maintaining a high level of service and an imperative attention to detail;
- Ability to work independently
- Communicate effectively with a broad range of audiences;
- Quickly learn new concepts, systems, and processes;
- Establish priorities and meet project time and quality targets;
- Exercise tact and discretion in the handling of confidential information; and
- Communicate proficiently in French is an asset.

**Educational/Previous Experience Requirements**
- Technical or university degree in one or more technology or business objectives;
- Seven years of experience in technology/business with a minimum of five years as a successful business analyst supporting multiple systems; and
- Financial services industry experience is an asset.

**We encourage our associates at all levels to**:

- Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
- Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
- Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
- Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
- Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm

At Raymond James - we honor, value, respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic self, our organization, clients and communities thrive, it is part of our people-first culture. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.

**Salary Range: BC (based on Education, Work Experience, etc) **$80,000-95,000 in addition to competitive performance bonuses/incentives.

**Job** Project Management

**Primary Location** CA-BC-Vancouver-Vancouver

**Other Locations** CA-ON-Toronto-Toronto

**Organization** IT

**Schedule** Full-time

**Status** Permanent Full-Time