Data & Analytics Business Analyst

**DATA & ANALYTICS BUSINESS ANALYST**

**WINNIPEG, MB**

**_ Manitoba Hydro is consistently recognized as one of Manitoba's Top Employers_**

**_ Great Benefits_**
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Defined-benefit pension plan.
- Nine-day work cycle which normally results in every other Monday off, providing for a balanced approach to work, family life
- and community.
- Flex-time and partially remote work schedule (providing the option to work remotely 3 days per 2 week period), depending on

nature of work, operational requirements and work location.

Manitoba Hydro is a leader among energy companies in North America, recognized for providing highly reliable service and
exceptional customer satisfaction. Join our team of Manitoba's best as we continue to build a company that supports innovation,
commitment, and customer service, while actively supporting a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace.

Reporting to the Lead, Technology Business Analysis, this role is responsible for generating relationships with business and
technical teams to support gathering input, performing analysis, reviewing processes, documenting business requirements and
translating them into functional specifications. Specifically, this position will play a crucial role in gathering, defining, and
documenting requirements for data and analytics use case and initiatives where the main activities include exploration, investigation,
and visualization of enterprise data. The incumbent would be expected to use a Data Analysis background, strong data querying
skills, and have a good understanding of data technologies to support this work. This role will be deeply integrated with the Data &
Analytics team.

Key to success in this role is using expert BA skills to ensure thorough capturing and tracing of requirements to business needs and
create high quality, accurate deliverables. While the focus of this role is on the earlier phases including demand intake, planning, and
project/product initiation, working through to project execution will also be needed on large to complex initiatives.

**_ Responsibilities:_**
- Acts as a specialist BA to lead activities to gather needs from the business and translate them into functional, data and

technology requirements.
- Leverage complex tools and methodologies in requirements gathering, analysis, and managing traceability.
- Plan, facilitate, and participate in requirement gathering sessions with the business through meetings and/or workshops.
- Oversee walkthroughs and formal sign-off of requirements with key stakeholders and/or management.
- Facilitate clarification meetings, as required, to support technology requirements, understanding and documentation.
- Assess the impact, risks, and benefits associated with requirements for proposed solutions and participate in procurement
- activities.
- Participate in cross functional teams to understand the relative priority and depth of requirements, proposing phasing as
- required to help achieve objectives.
- Contribute to research, development, and maintenance of business analysis tools and technologies.
- Have a comprehensive knowledge of Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid methodologies and balance these practices to recommend
- innovations to the BA work.
- Incorporate process improvement methodologies, proactively looking for continuous improvement efficiencies related to
- solution options.
- Foster a collaborative atmosphere by sharing knowledge and experience with members of the work group.
- Work on multiple projects and meet deliverables through goal setting, time management, planning and leveraging practices
- and processes to manage and simplify work.
- Provide guidance and mentoring to other D&T BA staff.
- Facilitate meetings, do presentations to varying audiences, and write clear communications.

**_ Qualifications:_**

MANITOBA HYDRO IS COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY AND EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

Reference Code: CO57045697-01
- A four-year degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or related disciplines

from a recognized university which includes completion of specialized courses in Business Analysis or applicable recognized
certification plus a minimum of five years directly related business analyst experience.
OR
- A two-year diploma in Business Administration, Business Technology Management, or related discipline from an institute of

recognized standing which includes completion of specialized courses in Business Analysis or applicable recognized
certification plus a minimum of seven years directly related business analyst experience.
- IIBA Certification would be considered an asset.
- Lean, Agile, or OCM certifications would also be considered assets.
- Having Data & Analytics specific education, experience or certification would be an asset in this position.
- Extensive experience and acts as a specialist in business analysis methods, designing and implementing business analysis
- processes a