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Senior Business Analyst - 17459 (Closed)

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Toronto
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ARE YOU A SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST WHO HAS THE ABILITY TO MANAGE HIGHLY COMPLEX PROJECTS IN A FAST-PACED AND EVER CHANGING ENVIRONMENT? Our client, located in downtown Toronto, is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join their organization.

Senior Business Analyst (Contract to Hire)

About the Opportunity

  • Organize, plan, communicate and execute the most applicable business analysis approach based on the size, complexity, constraints and dependencies of the project(s)
  • Manage business analysis performance by upholding the specific industries methodologies, BA practices, SDLC, and compliance requirements
  • Provide expertise during the requirements approval process and suggest changes to requirements/solutions scope
  • Identify and communicate risks and issues that may impact plans and/or scope and respond to changing organizational priorities
  • Effectively obtain information from stakeholders to form requirements. And accurately capture the information provided in elicitation sessions in format stakeholders can understand, review and validate
  • Conduct stakeholder analysis to identify all stakeholders, determine their influence and relationship needs, build and manage stakeholder relationships
  • Validate the captured requirements match the intention of the stakeholders needs
  • Remotely liaise with stakeholders who are off site using tools such as out of hours teleconferencing and email
  • Obtain the needed approvals on requirements and functional specifications
  • Identify and manage changes to requirements including impact assessment
  • Manage conflicts and issues to resolution
  • Manage requirements traceability from business case to implemented solution while maintaining requirements for reuse in a knowledge database
  • Prepare requirements package to present requirements in an understandable format and communicate requirements effectively with stakeholders to ensure all content is understood
  • Prioritize requirements effectively and identify and propose possible solution approach and ensure that you identify and communicate constraints and assumptions that may impact the solution
  • Define the solution scope in terms of the new capabilities the project, iteration or work effort will deliver
  • Ensure that all requirements support the delivery of business value, fulfil goals and objectives and meet a stakeholder need
  • Assess solution proposals and demonstrate which proposal will be most effective while measuring and evaluating solutions for value and opportunities and to ensure it meets the business needs
  • Determine the most appropriate response to identified defects
  • Participate in solution design with Technical Architects, Systems Engineers, It Management, Vendors, etc.
  • Produce functional specification documents outlining the system changes required to deliver the solution
  • Work with developers and technical architects to deliver all system changes while supporting the testing/debugging phases
  • Support the implementation of all solutions, including production and release

About you

  • College diploma or university degree
  • 7 to 10 years’ experience in a similar role
  • Excellent time management/organizational skills with a strong work ethic
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Strong ability to influence and negotiate
  • Experience with Microsoft Office suite including Visio and PowerPoint, spreadsheets, presentations, flow charts and word processing
  • Ability to engage with all levels of an organization to develop good working relationships
  • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure, fast paced environment
  • Experience working in a team-oriented and collaborative environment
  • Experience with software development methodologies/life cycles, best practices and processes
  • Demonstrated experience liaising with stakeholders to gather requirements, propose solutions and translate requirements into functional specifications
  • Understanding of system design concepts
  • Strong understanding of reporting within SQL
  • A high level of logical thinking and problem solving skills
  • Strong multitasking skills, versatile with the ability to change directions with little or no notice
  • Financial services industry experience will take precedence

How to Apply
Click the “Apply Now” button and follow the instructions to submit your resume. Please note that we only accept documents in MS Word or Rich Text formats. When referencing this job, quote #17459.

You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

About Lannick

Lannick is the premier professional recruitment and staffing firm in the Greater Toronto Area. Founded in 1985, Lannick provides best-in-class finance, accounting and technology professionals at all roles and levels through its three divisions: Lannick Finance & Accounting, Pro Count Staffing and Lannick Technology. Lannick places more than 1,000 candidates annually and is a preferred vendor for Canada’s most successful organizations. Learn more at www.lannick.com.

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