Business Analyst

**Business Analyst**

**Take a central role**

The Bank of Canada has a vision to be a leading central bank—dynamic, engaged and trusted—committed to a better Canada. No other employer in the country offers you the unique opportunity to work at the very center of Canada’s economy, in an organization with significant impact on the economic and financial well-being of all Canadians. You will be challenged, energized and motivated to excel in our environment.

Building on the principles that have always guided us - excellence, integrity and respect - we strive to be forward-looking and innovative, to welcome people with diverse perspectives and talents, and to earn trust by living up to our commitments and by clearly explaining the intent of our policies and actions.

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**The Business Analysis and Systems Support (BASS) Team**:
Within BASS, you will join a diverse and collaborative Scrum team in the Financial Markets Department, tasked with developing new features to the Bank’s internal solutions and supporting day to day critical operations by providing expert second level support.

Further
- you will also have the full support of your leader and team to learn, grow, and further your career through the Bank’s customizable Learning & Development programs across various domains (IT, Business Analysis, Data Analytics, etc..) and certifications.

**What you will do**

As a Business Analyst, you will be the voice of the Business within the Scrum Team which entails facilitating communication with, as well as eliciting requirements from the business stakeholders, leading, and coordinating all activities related to the clarification and understanding of the requirements from your team members and leading the investigation and resolution of issues during critical operations.

More specifically you will:
- Play a strategic role by reviewing and analyzing options to improve the Bank’s business solution capabilities to meet its evolving needs in response to domestic and global economic conditions.
- Work closely with all business lines to ensure that the end-state solution meets the Bank’s expectations.
- Work within with your assigned Agile Scrum team to contribute to completing the team’s tasks, including test preparation and testing.
- Continuously learn the business processes and functionality of the Financial Markets Department to acquire the knowledge required to support your colleagues.
- Provide strategic and analytical expertise about our different business unit operations to detail, validate and more importantly clarify requirements and their potential impacts.

**What you will need to succeed**- You are an analytical thinker, capable of identifying the root causes of inefficiencies in business processes and IT solutions. You are also a change contributor, self starter, and effective communicator with the ability to collaborate, ask the right questions, and transcribe answers so that they are understandable.
- You are curious in trying to understand what the users are trying to accomplish, and your instincts will help you identify the missing aspects about their business needs that they might not have visibility on themselves.
- You will demonstrate a solid proficiency in the underlying competencies as described in the BABOK® Guide.

In addition, you have:
- Experience as a Business Analyst in a technology / IT environment including being comfortable with technical discussions and having experience in System Development Lifecyle (SDLC) and solution delivery.
- Experience working in an Agile / Scrum environment with shifting priorities

**Nice-to-have skills**- Experience in a financial/banking environment including the understanding of front, middle and back-office operations, treasury/portfolio management tools, and macro-economic concepts including the role of central banking.- Experience working on Business Intelligence or Data Analytics initiatives, including the ability to analyze and understand large datasets, working with tools such as Tableau and Power BI.- Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®), Certification of Capability in Business Analysis (CCBA), Certified Financial Analyst (CFA), or any relevant certification/designation.

**Your education and experience**

This position requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with a minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience

**Language requirement**

**What you need to know**- Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents
- Security level required: Be eligible to obtain Reliability
- There will be no relocation assistance provided
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