Senior Business Analyst

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Duration: 12 months

Daily Responsibilities:

• You will be responsible for business and systems analysis activities on medium to large size Digital projects.
• The role is responsible for execution of all aspects of requirements delivery- planning, elicitation, analysis and documentation, management, and support - for changes to Business Areas and Technology.
• Product Backlog Management: Identify, document, and refine user stories to increase the degree of detail relating to acceptance criteria, assumptions, constraints, dependencies. Identify Business Rules and Data Elements associated with the user stories.
• Create and maintain Requirements repository – Business rules, API’s, NFR’s, Data requirements, etc.
• Lead and facilitate collaborative refinement sessions with your squad (tech, product and design team) to gather feedback and ensure common understanding of requirements
• Understanding of Current State: Understand current state from a business perspective and to a lesser degree, from a technical perspective. Operational impacts will be understood in coordination with the Product Owner and Journey Operations Lead.
• Assist Product Owner in decomposing Epics in to User Stories
• Build and maintain a repository of reusable requirements documentation in Confluence to support future initiatives, following the enterprise standards
• Assist Product Owner’s in managing risks, assumptions and constraints for requirements, and communicate to appropriate parties
• Provide guidance and support to build the capabilities of the junior BAs and participate in the BA Chapters, encouraging knowledge sharing and learning across the entire BA practice
• Sprint admin: Digital maintenance of sprint activities and user stories in JIRA

Must-Have Skills:

• 5+ years of experience as a BA/BSA
• 3+ years of experience on Agile projects
• Experience with Mobile and Online banking projects
• Proven ability to gather Business requirements and Systems requirements independently
• Excellent attention to detail, analytical thinking, and gap analysis
• Demonstrated experience with user stories, business and systems specifications, business context diagrams and business process maps
• Experience working on large projects over $2 million
• Recent Banking experience
• Excellent communication skills required; will be working with BU stakeholders and IT stakeholders
• Excellent collaboration skills, and highly adaptable
• Strong knowledge of Requirements methodology (planning, elicitation, documentation)

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Previous Banking experience

Soft Skills:

• Communication skills, written and verbal
• Analytical skills, Critical thinking skills
• Experience collaborating with agile project teams
• Presentation skills
• Facilitation and elicitation skills

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related discipline

FP Inc. is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. In accordance with the requirements set out in the Employment Standards Act, FP Inc. hereby declares that AI is utilized in the screening process for this position. The hourly compensation range for this role is $60/hr -$76/hr. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities, and we provide an accessible candidate experience. We advocate for you and welcome anyone regardless of race, colour, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.