Overview
Skills
Job Details
•Own the facilitation and end-to-end delivery of business requirements following a structured approach to determine how requirements are constructed, traced and prioritized to maximize business value.
•Provide leadership, guidance and support in defining the business needs, business benefits, or problem/opportunity statements based on strategic drivers and identifying potential solutions.
•Contribute to the delivery of the Business Case by collaborating with stakeholders defining project benefits measures and effort estimates to achieve benefit results/objectives.
•Ensure traceability of requirements to the business solution and benefits realization throughout project.
•Define and manage the project requirements efforts, including developing requirements phase costs and timelines.
•Apply a variety of elicitation techniques to probe, challenge and understand requirements.
•Proactively identify and track requirements risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, constraints and anticipate & effectively manage risks related to requirements.
•Collaborate with technology partners and provide recommendations to support development of: system requirements and design, testing plans, artifacts/deliverables to ensure business needs are met.
•Develop high level and detailed level requirements in the form of EPICS and Stories as well as supporting supplementary detailed requirements as needed (UML Use Cases, system/technical requirements, Non-Functional Requirements, integration requirements, data mapping)
•Identify risks or issues with the prioritization of requirements and the technology design/ solution which may impact realization of project benefits and provide recommendations and support to stakeholders in making decisions to pro-actively resolve or mitigate potential risks/delays to the project.
•Support the Request for Information (RFI) or Request for Proposal (RFP) process with vendors (if required).
•Support Quality Assurance activities which include review test plan, test cases and provide guidance on testing and defect reporting.
•Support Change Management and overall project readiness activities.
•Contribute to personal and team development of skills and capability through training, mentorship of junior/peer Business Analysts, and contribution to the BA practice.
Qualifications, Experience & Education:
•A University or post-Graduate degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline is an asset.
•Experience in working on Cybersecurity, Fraud and/or Information Security related projects as a Business Analyst and/or Systems Analyst.
•7+ years of experience in a variety of projects on multidisciplinary teams is an asset.
•7+ years of experience that is directly related to the Business Analysis duties and responsibilities specified is a must.
•Hands on experience with eliciting, documenting, and managing requirements in Waterfall and Agile or SAFe methodologies.
•Demonstrated application of various Business Analysis techniques such as Use Case Modelling, Process Modelling, Gap Analysis, Root Cause Analysis and Advanced Facilitation skills, including leading Requirements Workshops and Structured Walkthroughs is a must.
•Expert knowledge of Requirements Management Life Cycle (RMLC), System Delivery Lifecycle (SDLC), Business Requirements, Business Process Management (BPM) and Business Acceptance Testing (BAT) methodologies is a must.
•Advanced knowledge of Project Delivery Lifecycle (PDLC) or Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
•Exposure to Organizational Change Management (OCM) methodology is an asset.
•Business Analysis accreditation (e.g. Certified Business Analysis Professional™ - CBAP®) or any other IIBA certification is an asset.
Additional Information:
•Advanced problem Solving / Analytical Thinking Skills.
•Ability to work in a fast-paced environment on multiple initiatives/ projects in parallel.
•Broad business, organizational and operational knowledge across the Enterprise.
•Expert knowledge of business analysis, requirement methodologies, tools, frameworks, best practices and project delivery practices & standards across the project life-cycle.
•Strong project delivery skills with experience in organizing, prioritizing, planning, and executing requirements work streams for high-risk, high visibility, large- scale projects.
•Proven leadership skills and ability to positively interact with all levels within the organization.
•Good judgment, understanding of what issues to escalate, what to resolve on your own, make suggestions for possible resolution.
•Advanced Communication skills including superior facilitation, presentation, and negotiating skills.
•Versatile self-starter with demonstrated ability to take initiative and work independently with superior attention to detail.
•Superior impact and influence skills to effectively engage and manage complex stakeholder groups.
Can link project objectives and outcomes to business and enterprise strategies