Business Analyst

**About the job Business Business Analyst - M&A Strategy**: **Software International (SI)** supplies technical talent to a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100/500/1000 companies to small and mid-sized organizations in Canada/US. We are currently hiring for a Business Analyst - M&A Strategy for our global IT M&A client in the Toronto area. **Role**: Business Analyst - M&A Strategy **Type**: Fulltime, Perm **Salary Range**: $125,000 - $145,000 as base depending on overall experience + bonus + benefits + other great company perks. OTEs for this role are about 160-180k total comp. **Location**:Remote - Toronto area, Canada Business Analyst - M&A Strategy **Job Description**: **What You'll Do**: In this role, you will collaborate with senior leadership team members across the organization, managing diverse projects spanning various areas, including: **Market Assessment and Analysis**: Conduct thorough industry and trend research, market analysis, and market sizing to address business challenges, evaluate potential M&A targets, and support Sales and Marketing growth for company investments. **Competitive Landscape Assessment**: Synthesize competitor data to provide strategic insights based on market research and industry reports. **Reporting and Dashboarding**: Create insightful reports and dashboards to consolidate key findings and provide data-driven insights for executive decision-making. **Standardization of Critical KPIs**: Recommend, design and implement a standardized set of KPIs to help evaluate key metrics across the portfolio of businesses. Develop reuseable data assets / processes and guide management team of Portfolio companies on how to maintain data ecosystem, understand key metrics, and interpret results. **Industry Trends and Analysis**: Stay abreast of industry trends, analyzing data to provide actionable business insights. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage in all aspects of successful B2B software company management, from strategic planning to execution. It provides a dynamic platform with a global scope and ample prospects for long-term career progression. Your role entails working closely with senior management and leaders to drive business growth within the company's portfolios. **Day-to-Day Responsibilities**: - Conduct research and analysis to formulate strategy recommendations. - Analyze and synthesize key insights from diverse data sources to drive strategy and inform decision-making. - Promote thought leadership by developing reuseable data assets. - Support leaders in strategic planning and long-term business strategy development. - Collaborate across departments like Finance, M&A, and portfolio teams for in-depth research and analysis. - Assess organic growth opportunities and contribute to fostering a culture of innovation. - Undertake any special projects as required. **Qualifications**: - Bachelors or masters degree in business, economics, engineering, mathematics, philosophy, or related fields. - 5 years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, investment banking, or a similar analytical role, with a background in the software industry being advantageous. - Strong strategic thinking skills to derive and deliver key insights from data. - High-level of competency of data visualization tools (Power BI is a plus) and proficient in Excel and PowerPoint for effective reporting. - Sound knowledge of business financials and operations. - Ability to build and maintain relationships at the executive level. - Skilled in synthesizing trends and consolidating findings into meaningful, visually appealing formats for presentations to executives. - Excellent project management skills, communication abilities, and a self-starter attitude. - High curiosity, passion for continuous learning and creative problem-solving. - Demonstrated adaptability, flexibility, and willingness to travel occasionally (