Senior Business Analyst

OMERS • Toronto, ON

49d • $86,000 - $130,000

About The Position

This is an opportunity to join a forward-looking team to progress a digital transformation that will enable OMERS Capital Markets businesses and supporting functions to deliver on our pension promise. Our team is at the early stages of defining a strategic roadmap, and the selected candidate will work with internal partners to understand their needs and deliver outcomes, with excellence. This role joins a team on a journey, with significant future potential in a global, sophisticated, and complex enterprise. Scope of Position Reporting to the Manager, Portfolio Servicing Platform, the Senior Business Analyst will support and deliver a variety of change initiatives to mission critical investment platforms. The incumbent will ensure that platforms align to department objectives, and the needs of our internal partners by delivering high value solutions and resolving issues.

Requirements

• Minimum 3-5 years experience in business analysis roles supporting investment applications, including production support, change initiatives and/or large transformation programs
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field such as Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Accounting, Finance, and Economics
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to conduct complex data analysis (SQL, Excel macros)
• Expert knowledge of business analysis strategies (requirements elicitation, business process modeling, user stories, source to target mapping etc.) and tools (Azure DevOps, Visio, Excel, PowerBI)
• Expert knowledge of the investment lifecycles of exchange traded and OTC products, including exotic instruments
• Experience implementing and delivering change to leading investment applications (e.g. Calypso, CRD, SimCorp, Bloomberg, Aladdin etc.)
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to understand end-to-end processes
• Growth mindset through learning; an openness to change and continuous improvement
• Excellence in all types of communication and facilitation with colleagues at all levels
• Self-motivated with strong, proven, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Able and willing to step into tasks outside of the role when needed, comfortable with ambiguity and able to establish a course of action in an environment with conflicting priorities
• Thrives in highly collaborative environments with a focus on team success
• A sense of urgency, optimism, and a desire to deliver with excellence

Nice To Haves

• Completion or enrolment in CPA or CFA consider an asset
• Professional certifications in Business Analysis, Change Management, Process Improvement, Quality Assurance, Project Management are assets

Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in both Agile and Waterfall projects related to Portfolio Servicing Platform (incl Trade Processing, Pricing/Valuations, Asset Servicing, Derivatives Servicing, Investment Accounting processes) upgrades, enhancements, system integrations, and process improvements that benefit OMERS Capital Markets investment teams, Corporate Finance and Capital Markets Finance
• Assist the Platform Owner in managing the product backlog and roadmap, prioritization of work, and resource allocation on initiatives.
• Lead business analysis activities for all phases of the project life cycle including requirements elicitation, analysis, testing, training, implementation, and post implementation support
• Ensure that project scope, objectives, deliverables, and timelines are clearly documented and communicated
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements for projects impacting the OMERS Portfolio Servicing Platform (e.g. user stories, business requirements documents, etc.)
• Design and develop complex reporting and dashboards (SQL, SSRS, Crystal, Power BI etc.) that deliver insights to investment professionals
• Define and execute business test plans, including performance and integration tests
• Ensure change management principles are considered throughout delivery, including the early capture of stakeholder impacts, end-user training, and communications
• Partner with technology teams to implement system enhancements, upgrades, and patches
• Develop and maintain support documentation, including troubleshooting guides and knowledge base articles
• Anticipate issues and make recommendations to mitigate risks; support ad hoc analysis to identify the root cause of issues and resolve issues in a timely manner ensuring minimal disruption to investment teams
• Provide recommendations for the improvement of business analysis and project delivery practices
• Develop relationships among partners by supporting a culture of transparency, collaboration, and service excellence

Benefits

• You may also be eligible to receive an annual Incentive Award pursuant to our Short-term Incentive plan and our Long-Term Incentive plan (if applicable), and to participate in our group benefits and retirement plans – details on these elements of compensation are included within OMERS & Oxford offer letters.
• We are passionate about inclusion and advocate for I&D across our network of employees, members and partners
• We are proud of our commitment to developing a best in class approach to complete wellness for our employees and members
• We invest in our people, providing them with opportunities so they can develop and grow

What This Job Offers

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