Senior Business Analyst, Portfolio & Change Management

RBC • Toronto, ON

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves eliciting, analyzing, and documenting business requirements, business rules, and testing system implementation and delivery lifecycles for the Portfolio & Change Management (PCM) group. The position will oversee and guide operations projects to successful completion, integrate new products/businesses into Operational Services, and lead process improvement initiatives. The Senior Business Analyst will also participate in business unit and functional unit driven initiatives as required.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience in Finance, Engineering, Science or Math desirable.
• 7 – 10 years of relevant prior experience.
• Extensive Commercial or Corporate Loans and loans trading background.
• Extensive experience with one of the following systems: ACBS, LoanIQ ELTA and Trade 360.
• Proven experience of delivering the client data focused aspects of regulatory change, related to regulations including payments, OFSI etc.
• Experience running programs to meet new regulations / legislation or running programs with regulatory intervention and / or internal data optimization.
• Strong Data Governance background and understanding - including Data Strategy, Data Methodologies, Data Best Practices.
• Ability to work effectively in a project team environment, demonstrated facilitation and leadership skills, strong listening and interview skills.
• Good working knowledge of Capital Markets operational functions and processes.
• Detailed understanding of the fundamentals of Capital Markets trading and the transaction lifecycle.
• Detailed understanding of RBC Capital Markets organizational structure (front office sales and trading, middle office, product control, COO, regulatory/compliance, etc.).
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and within a team.
• Ability to prioritize, plan and execute work to meet tight deadlines.
• Strong innovative, problem-solving and analytical skills; a self-starter capable of functioning in an autonomous manner.
• Capable of building strong relationships with clients and stakeholders across the enterprise.

Nice To Haves

• Strong knowledge of supporting systems used within Operations.
• Project management expertise.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and document business requirements, business rules and testing throughout the delivery lifecycles.
• Escalate roadblocks to PCM lending management as required.
• Participate as required in business unit sponsored projects that impact Lending Services.
• Coordinate, facilitate or participate in the development of operational procedures for new businesses and products.
• Identify process improvement / reengineering opportunities through streamlining, simplification, elimination of redundancies/overlaps, improved capacity utilization, automation, outsourcing, standardization, etc.
• Lead / conduct functional reviews primarily focused on productivity improvements as required by individual projects or as requested by Lending Services.
• Lead/ conduct Ops readiness which include but are not limited to Business process mapping, Writing SOP documentation and training.
• Provide input to Business Architecture decisions and process.
• Develop skills and competencies of staff by utilizing training programs pertaining to requirements gathering, use case preparation, UAT activities and the RBC Project Management Framework.
• Represent PCM in joint CM / Commercial / IT committees.
• In conjunction with Lending Services management, liaise with businesses on CM initiatives and BU initiatives that impact COO group.
• Provide concise and effective updates to the Associate Director, Portfolio Change Management, as well as to the Project Manager where applicable.

Benefits

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation.
• 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.
• Flexible work/life balance options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior