Senior Business Analyst, GFT - Halifax

Job Summary

Job Description

What is the Opportunity?

The RBC team in Halifax is looking for an experienced Business Analyst who will work with business end users to elicit and document business needs. They will collaborate with technical delivery team members to maximize and leverage the understanding of business solution functional and non-functional requirements, to ensure that the software solutions developed and tested are fit for purpose, meet business needs and are operationally sustainable. Candidates will demonstrate advanced knowledge and ability, and can apply the competency in new or complex situations.

What will you do?

• Elicit and analyze Business requirements and create documentation such as current (as is) and future state (to be) business process, user stories, data catalogues, business rules, use cases and user interface design
• Perform gap analysis and document gaps as functional requirements for review & approval, development and testing
• Contribute to requirements prioritization and leverage techniques to drive out priorities and meet quarterly and annual business objectives.
• Work collaboratively with our business partners and stakeholders from multiple IT teams (i.e. source systems).
• Analyze and review different options for data integration and provide recommendations on the solution; such as assessing and defining materiality of data quality issues and possible impact to project objectives.
• Contribute to data model and system architecture decisions
• Manage performance through regular coaching discussions, providing transparency on where the employees are at from a performance perspective.
• Communicate effectively, written and verbal, to various audiences (technical and non-technical)

Must Have:

• Strong business communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience analyzing data using SQL
• Advanced problem solving skills and technical acumen
• 4+ years of Business Analysis experience in technology and/or financial services industry.
• Ability to gather functional business process requirements and contribute to translating user requests into technical specifications in a timely manner.

Nice to Have:

• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or Project Management Institute – Professional in Business Analysis (PMI – PBA) Certification
• Strong knowledge of fundamental data concepts (for example, but not limited to groups, hierarchies, data structures).
• Working experience with various asset classes such as Fixed Income, Equities, Derivatives, Money Market Instrument and OTC Derivatives
• Experience working with ML or AI tools

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities

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Job Skills

Agile Fundamentals, Agile Methodology, Business Analysis, Business Data Analysis, Business Process Modeling, Business Requirements, Business Requirements Analysis, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Functional Requirements Analysis, Group Problem Solving, Interpersonal Relationship Management, System Requirements Analysis

Additional Job Details

Address: 175 WESTERN PKY:BEDFORD

City: BEDFORD

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2025-01-18

Application Deadline: 2025-04-25

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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