CAN - Business Analyst IV

Job Title: Business Analyst IV
Duration: 1 year
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid – 4 days)

Scope of Project: payments modernization
Degree/Level of Education: Bachelors
Years of Overall Experience: 5 - 7 yrs
Preferred/Ideal Candidate Background: Ideally Banking \ FI ( Payments focus )

Job Description
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Payments Platform Capabilities, the successful candidate will play a critical role in the management and delivery of business analysis activities on complex, transformational, cross-functional project(s) for Enterprise Payments. The primary responsibilities of the Senior Business Analyst include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Leadership of the end-to-end business requirements throughout the lifecycle of the project, working collaboratively with stakeholders from lines of business, technology, operations and governance & control, always keeping a customer-centric focus
• Proactive identification and management of requirement risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, and constraints
• Contribution to Change Management deliverables (stakeholder analysis, gap analysis, change planning, etc.) to ensure readiness of our customers, colleagues and cross-functional stakeholder groups
• Application of a variety of business analysis tools and techniques to solicit requirements and ensure alignment with business and Enterprise Payments' needs and strategies
• Adherence to Enterprise Project Management governance and controls to ensure requirement deliverables meet best practices and standards
• Collaboration with technology partners, providing recommendations towards system requirements and design to ensure alignment to business requirements
• Contribution to Quality Assurance activities by supporting development of test strategies, test plans and test scenarios; and active participation in assessment and resolution of testing defects
• Contribution to team development of skills and capabilities through mentorship of colleagues by sharing knowledge and experiences
• Fostering a collaborative team environment by actively participating in team meetings and reward & recognition programs
• Contribution to a positive work environment by embracing diversity in the workplace and supporting and proudly representing Client in the community

• Advanced knowledge of business analysis, project delivery practices and standards across the project life cycle
• Proven track record working in project delivery, with experience in various project disciplines (PDLC, Iterative, Agile),
• Proven experience in successful requirements delivery for large, complex, multi-stakeholder programs/projects
• Strong leadership with a demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate with all levels
• Strong verbal/written communication, collaboration, and facilitation skills, adapting style and technique to a diverse audience
• 7+ years of experience in business analysis (BA accreditation is an asset)
• Prior experience in a financial institution (payments-focused role is an asset)

• Prior experience in Agile requirements delivery is an asset
• payments-focused role is an asset

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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. The pay rate for this position is C$56.00/hr.