Business Analyst - Enterprise Procurement Transformation at Global Technical Talent, an Inc. 5000 Company in Toronto, ON

Job description

• Business Analyst - Intermediate Enterprise Procurement transformation
• Location: Toronto, ON
• Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid — Mandatory 2 days in office per week (Wednesday required; second day is flexible)
• Contract Details
• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 6 months (extension is likely given the program is of long duration)
• Pay Rate: C$55.00–C$65.00 / Hour (CAD)
• Shift / Schedule: 37.5 hours/week, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday
• The main function of a Business Analyst is to perform the analysis, design, implementation, modification, and daily functional support of all applications. This is a long-term contract opportunity within the Procurement Transformation Program (TPM 360). The successful candidate will work closely with enterprise program teams and gain visibility and exposure to a variety of initiatives across the organization while supporting multiple projects. There is strong potential for ongoing opportunities, as there is a consistent need for Business Analysts, and the team would look to retain the individual long term if they perform well. On a daily basis, the candidate will work with the program lead, program PMs, and stakeholder groups including the procurement team and main stakeholder group. The team size is 10–15 people.

Responsibilities

• Works with key stakeholders within all business functions to align technology solutions with business strategies
• Gathers requirements from business units and translates those to programmers and developers
• Prepares cost-benefit and return-on-investment analyses to aid in decisions on system implementation
• Demonstrates an informed knowledge of business functions to resolve problems and capitalize on improvement opportunities
• Supports one or more highly complex business processes
• Works on multiple projects as a project team member
• Serves as a liaison between the business community and the IT organization in order to provide technical solutions to meet user needs

Requirements

• Understanding of Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Experience leading stakeholder discussions and facilitating working sessions with cross-functional stakeholders to elicit user stories
• Strong documentation skills
• Experience with Confluence and Jira
• Proficiency with MS Office suite
• Experience documenting user stories and participating in Agile ceremonies
• Experience supporting QA and UAT
• Banking or insurance industry experience
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to manage difficult stakeholders
• Ability to create business solutions that increase competitive advantage
• Ability to exercise good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
• Project management skills in order to handle diverse projects, often times simultaneously, and meet aggressive deadlines
• Ability to solve technical problems/processes and understand complex details
• Ability to increase operating efficiency with produce high quality technical solutions
• A high level of interpersonal and verbal communication skills necessary to relate to other people at their systems knowledge level
• Ability to analyze complex situations and problems and do the necessary research using multiple sources of information to arrive at innovative solutions
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong storyteller, able to effectively connect insights from working sessions to senior leadership audiences
• Skilled at navigating difficult conversations, managing challenging situations, and minimizing conflict while maintaining positive relationships
• Bachelor's degree in a business or technical field such as computer science, computer engineering, or related field required
• MBA or other related advanced degree preferred
• 5–7 years of experience required
• Experience with third-party management lifecycle, including sourcing, contracting, finance, and supplier management, procurement system implementations
• Advanced degree (MBA or similar)
• CIBC experience

Skills

Required

• Strong documentation skills
• Experience with Confluence and Jira
• Proficiency with MS Office suite
• Experience supporting QA and UAT
• Banking or insurance industry experience

Preferred

• Advanced degree (MBA or similar)
• CIBC experience

Benefits

• 401k Retirement Fund