Technical Business Analyst

Typical Day in Role
• Ensure business specifications/requirements documentation is accurately prepared and comprehensive to support sizing/development efforts and as input to various project documentation.
• Develop and deliver Business Requirements Documents, Design Documents, Use Cases, and Process Models as required.
• Proactively perform ad hoc project work and investigations, where needed.
• Liaising between the business community and the IT organization to provide technical solutions that meet user needs.
• Participate in the development of detailed project plans, the monitoring of progress against planned objectives, the financial review, and securing consensus and co-operation from users and senior management.
• Work closely across teams during all stages of the system development life cycle and bridge the gap between business and technology sides of the solution.
• Demonstrate an informed knowledge of business functions to resolve problems and capitalize on improvement opportunities.
• Build relationships and communicate effectively with colleagues in Global regions.
• Support production issues and handle escalations during Release cycles as needed.

Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
• At least 3+ years’ recent experience as a BSA
• Recent hands-on experience writing and reading advanced SQL queries independently
• 3+ years’ experience data management and data analytics experience is required
• Banking experience and understanding of the industry is required
• SDLC knowledge is required
• Experience with Google Cloud usage and functions, other cloud experience is a plus
• Working knowledge of Python

Nice-To-Have Skills:
• Retail product experience and associated risk models is an asset (PD,EAD, LGD models for Mortgage, Credit Card)
• Working knowledge of SAS, Informatica, or DataStage is an asset
• Database Systems: Hive/Hadoop, DB2 is an asset

Soft Skills:
• Strong written skills including the ability to select the most appropriate method of communication to convey key points and messages.
• Well developed verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate and articulate the underlying message effectively with different audiences.
• Detail oriented, methodical and has ability to translate business ideas into automated solutions.
• Effective leadership skills, assume end-to-end ownership of a project and responsibility for the related project deliverables.
• Critical thinker, investigating, analyzing, and resolving complex problems.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member in cross-functional project teams.
• Passion for driving teams towards high performance and a deep pride in providing high quality results.
• Strong data analytic skillset for the purpose of data solutioning, testing/validation and gap analysis.

Degrees or certifications:
• Bachelor's degree in a related field required or relevant experience.