Senior Business Analyst

The Senior Business Analyst will play a key role underlying all initiative delivery. The senior business analyst responsibilities are to understand, document and facilitate agreement on requirements, approaches, specifications and decision variables that enable the delivery of appropriate solutions to achieve business and project goals.  You will elicit client needs and ensure requirements traceability as part of delivering applications and information solutions for internal business partners. This role requires technical expertise to handle configuration on low code/no code systems like (Microsoft Power Apps), and build Power BI Reports.

Reporting to the Product Engineering Leader, Corporate Affairs & Compliance, you will be part of the Corporate Affairs and Compliance product team within Corporate Technology Department.  In this dynamic role, teamwork will be the key to your success as you work collaboratively within a cross functional team such as Product Owner, Software Developers and QA. You will be supporting and enabling our business partners on a wide range of business capabilities such as Trading Desk Compliance, Investment Compliance, Compliance Reporting, Personal Trading Compliance & Privacy, Tax Compliance, Public & Private Assets and Policy & Procedures. The key focus areas for this role are:

• Lead Business Analysis processes and activities for projects of significant scope

• Lead, coach and provide direction to Business Analysts

• Manage system configuration on Microsoft Power Apps system applications

• Capture, validate, and translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications, configuration changes, and functional designs.

• Lead Business Analysis processes and activities for projects of significant scope

• Capture, validate, and translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications, configuration changes, and functional designs

• Produce business analysis related documentation, including requirements, current and future state processes and workflows, report specifications and others to high quality standards

• Store and maintain business requirements documentation in a centralized location, and provide delivery team with the detailed user stories and acceptance criteria

• Validate delivered enhancements to make sure that they meet the acceptance criteria and raise and gaps in the implementation

• Develop and maintain solid partnerships with Product Owners, Product Engineering Leads, Business partners and external vendors

• Support the initiation and planning of the project including facilitating the definition of objectives, scope, and deliverables ensuring the project is setup for success

• Ensure that business analysis framework and project controls are consistently applied within projects

• Collaborate with business and information technology stakeholders facilitating the selection of solution alternatives for implementation

• Suggest and implement recommendations on efficiency improvements where applicable

• Assist business stakeholders in operational readiness activities, including impact analysis and documentation of process changes

• Provide and implement recommendations for the remediation of deficiencies uncovered during requirements elicitation and analysis

• Conduct analysis and implementation of data and process reengineering initiatives

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives related to the assigned projects; demonstrate industry practices in project, business analysis and change management leadership

• Implement business requirements on low code/no code systems (Power Apps)

• Build Power BI Reports to meet business requirements

• Provide Business Analysis leadership, consultation, direction, and end-to-end support to other business analysts

• Consult with clients to identify opportunities for process and/or technology enabled initiatives to support organizational needs

• Bachelor's degree in business management, Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent

• Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP) or equivalent is an asset

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent is an asset

• Process Improvement Methodology such as Lean or Six Sigma accreditation is an asset

• Minimum 10 years experience in business analysis execution, preferably in a financial institution environment

• Minimum 5 years experience leading complex end to end initiatives in senior business analyst capacity

• Experience with and understanding of leading practices in business analysis, project management and process improvement

• Ability to translate business requirements to technical specifications

• Investment industry experience (i.e. understanding of investment products, trade life cycle, performance measurement, risk management, Capital Market, etc.) is an asset

• Investment Compliance knowledge (i.e. Position Limit Monitoring, Substantial shareholder Disclosure) is an asset

• Experience with the following products is an asset: Bloomberg, SimCorp Dimension, Charles River, FundApps Rapptr, Consensys

• Data Management experience and database knowledge, using SQL (e.g. Oracle, Snowflake)

• Excellent knowledge of software systems to understand and specify users' needs is an asset

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics Power Apps is an asset

• Excellent knowledge of Power BI

• Ability to work effectively both independently and in team environments

• Ability to prioritize, coordinate and complete tasks to meet deadlines

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)

• Proactive customer service focus

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• Demonstrated initiative and ownership

• Demonstrated leadership ability

• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with all levels of management and staff

• Resourcefulness, creativity and sound judgment

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What we're offering

• Pay-for-performance environment that offers competitive salary and incentive

• Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development

• Comprehensive employer paid benefits coverage

• Retirement income through a defined benefit pension plan

• The opportunity to invest back into the fund through our Deferred Incentive Program

• A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working

• Competitive time off

• Our Flexible Travel Program gives you the option to work abroad in another region/country for up to a month each year

• Employee discount programs including Edvantage and Perkopolis

At Ontario Teachers', diversity is one of our core strengths. We take pride in ensuring that the people we hire and the culture we create, reflect and embrace diversity of thought, background and experience. Through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), we celebrate diversity and foster inclusion through events for colleagues to connect for professional development, networking & mentoring.  We are building an inclusive and equitable workplace where our talent is respected, accepted and empowered to be themselves.  To learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, check out Life at Teachers'.

How to apply

Are you ready to pursue new challenges and take your career to the next level? Apply today You may be invited to complete a pre-recorded digital interview as part of your application.

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