Business Systems Consultant

Permanent Full Time

The Individual Wealth Technology team within Application Delivery, Canada and Lifeco is seeking a Business Systems Consultant. This role is a match for you if you are passionate about Wealth and working with business and technology teams to innovate, define, and deliver high quality technology solutions.

In this role you will act as a trusted advisor to internal clients by proactively building relationships with business, technology, and external stakeholders. You will work closely with members of the Individual Wealth business and technology teams, using standardized business analysis and development processes based on industry best practices. Continuous learning and knowledge transfer is extremely important to the success of this team.

**Accountabilities**:

- Evaluates current business problems and provides advice on the applicability and usability of alternative technology products or solutions.
- Leads conversations in ambiguous situations and influences discussions to guide partners.
- Works with business and technology partners and preferred vendors to understand product roadmaps and recommend new solutions and ideas to enhance the business model.
- Understands the as-is situation and goals of the client.
- Uses industry consulting methodologies to understand business requests/expected outcomes to translate and document them into requirements, prototypes and/or technical solutions.
- Leads meetings to communicate technical landscape and complexities to all relevant stakeholders.
- Works with stakeholders to identify prioritization conflicts and proposes alternative solutions or options.
- Provides end-to-end technical direction and execution (analysis, design, development, configuration, testing, deployment) across Individual Wealth portfolio.
- Leads overall analysis, scoping, estimating and planning for large / complex initiatives.
- Contributes to and adapts to organizational change, best practices, and improvements across teams, including the effective implementation and adherence to changes in processes and practices.
- Is actively plugged into external product communities, user groups; conducts research to develop knowledge and brings forward best practices and research ways to maximize business value for technical solutions.
- Fosters a collegial atmosphere by sharing knowledge and experience with members of the team to upskill and guide them on better ways of doing things through coaching and mentorship.
- Applies a high level of detail to work and consistently looks for ways to improve the quality of a product.

**Qualifications and Competencies**:

- Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in a technology delivery environment.
- University degree or certification in computer science.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze information and make good decisions or recommendations in ambiguous or difficult situations.
- Possess strong entrepreneurial skills with a bias to deliver business outcomes, forge strong business partnerships, and effectively manage risk and scope change as an opportunity to deliver greater value
- Is passionate about technology, user experience and business, loves to learn and pass on learning to others, and champions new ideas.
- Demonstrated ability to impact and influence, and to challenge when necessary.
- Demonstrated experience leading people and teams in complex technology and business delivery environments with a variety of systems.
- Strong communication skills, including communicating with senior leadership, peers, business partners, vendors and customers.The base salary for this position is between **$$80,700**:

- $ $141,400**annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc). If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

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You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.

Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.

Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insur