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The Business Analyst, Platform Engineering, AI & Advanced Analytics (PEAIAA) will join a team that leads the delivery of the products and platforms that enable OMERS to analyze opportunities, action investment decisions and optimize the OMERS investment portfolio. PEAIAA works across the organization primarily with investment teams both in Capital and Private Markets, and in close collaboration with Finance, Risk & Compliance teams along with other members of the Data & Technology team.
As a key member of the team, the Business Analyst is instrumental in ensuring the timely delivery of effective solutions improving data & analytics capabilities by championing industry best practices and providing high quality business requirements to support investment decision making.
The Business Analyst will analyze existing systems, as well as document requirements for new systems and features while cultivating a business relationship that assists in meeting business demands; these systems will encompass both vendor products along with in house solutions. The individual must also support and collaborate with 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, looking for opportunities to create efficiencies, and ensuring 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
**Understanding and deriving business value from data**: analyzing, 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.)
Proficiency 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 ongoing support
Organizational
Collaborate within the delivery team and work alongside the product management team to understand and assist in the delivery of departmental 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
Exhibiting the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and ensuring timely delivery serving as a liaison to the business community becoming a trusted partner

**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 Private or Capital Markets is advantageous
Experience in the agile development process and have a familiarity with requirements techniques such as user stories, sprints etc.
Experience in defining and executing business QA and UAT processes / testing
Functional experience in data centric BI projects/products with extensive data insights preparation and presentation skills
Basic knowledge of Python and/or front-end languages (JavaScript, HTML, React) are nice to have
Industry Knowledge of best practices - asking probing questions to understand the reasons for certain requirements, and communicating to technical teams accordingly
Relationship Building - consistent track record of building deep business relationships. Experience in aligning expectations across various partners
Teamwork - motivated and keen to work in a collaborative environment with a focus on team success
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