Business Analyst - Payments Modernization

Toronto, ON, Canada

$61.59 to $73.91 CAD / hour · Contract

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Pay: $61.59 to $73.91 CAD / hour
Job type: Contract
Apply by: Dec 12, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Nov 12, 2026

Original job description

Are you an experienced Business Analyst ready to support payments modernization initiatives? Apply Now!

Working with one of our top financial clients, this role calls for a Business Analyst - Payments Modernization to lead business analysis activities across complex, transformational, and cross-functional Enterprise Payments projects. This opportunity offers exposure to strategic payments initiatives, collaboration with technology and business stakeholders, and professional development through knowledge sharing and mentorship within a collaborative team environment.

Pay rate range (CAD): $61.59/hr – $73.91/hr

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end business requirements management throughout the project lifecycle.
Collaborate with business, technology, operations, governance, and control stakeholders to maintain a customer-centric approach.
Identify and manage requirements-related risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and constraints.
Apply business analysis tools and techniques to elicit, document, validate, and align requirements with business and payments strategies.
Contribute to change management deliverables, including stakeholder analysis, gap analysis, and change planning.
Ensure requirements documentation and deliverables comply with project management governance, controls, standards, and best practices.
Partner with technology teams to provide recommendations on system requirements and solution design.
Support quality assurance activities by contributing to test strategies, test plans, and test scenarios.
Participate in the assessment, tracking, and resolution of testing defects.
Work across project delivery disciplines, including PDLC, iterative, and Agile methodologies.
Share knowledge and mentor colleagues to support the continued development of team capabilities.
Foster a collaborative environment through active participation in team meetings and recognition initiatives.

Desired Skill-Set

Bachelor’s degree.
Eight or more years of business analysis experience.
Advanced knowledge of business analysis practices, project delivery standards, and the project lifecycle.
Proven experience delivering requirements for large, complex, multi-stakeholder programmes or projects.
Demonstrated experience across project delivery disciplines, including PDLC, iterative, and Agile methodologies.
Prior experience within a financial institution.
Strong leadership and the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
Excellent verbal and written communication, collaboration, facilitation, and presentation skills.
Ability to adapt communication style and facilitation techniques to diverse audiences.
Experience supporting complex projects in a financial services or investment banking environment.
Experience with requirements gathering and Agile project delivery.

Nice to Have

Prior experience delivering requirements for payments-focused initiatives.
Experience with Agile requirements delivery.
Business analysis accreditation.
Experience supporting payments modernization projects.

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Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end requirements management for complex enterprise payments projects, collaborating with business, technology, operations, governance, and control stakeholders. Support change management, solution design, quality assurance, testing, and project governance while sharing knowledge and mentoring colleagues.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree and at least eight years of business analysis experience are desired, along with experience delivering requirements for complex, multi-stakeholder projects in financial services. Candidates should have advanced business analysis knowledge, experience with PDLC, iterative, and Agile delivery, and strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Skills

Business Analysis
Requirements Management
Requirements Elicitation
Requirements Documentation
Stakeholder Management
Payments Modernization
Financial Services
Agile Methodologies
Project Delivery
Change Management
Risk Management
Solution Design
Quality Assurance
Test Planning
Facilitation
Communication

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Keywords

Business Analysis
Payments Modernization
Enterprise Payments
Requirements Management
Requirements Elicitation
Requirements Documentation
Stakeholder Analysis
Gap Analysis
Change Management
Project Lifecycle
Project Delivery
PDLC
Agile
Iterative Methodologies
Financial Services
Investment Banking
Governance
Controls
Risk Management
Solution Design
System Requirements
Quality Assurance
Test Strategies
Test Plans
Test Scenarios
Defect Management
Facilitation
Mentoring
Business Analysis Accreditation

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