Senior Business Analyst

TD•Toronto, ON

1d•CA$76,800 - CA$115,200•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Business Analyst (BA) plans, manages, and leads requirements activities to drive continuous value and support the achievement of business Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). The BA applies critical thinking and produces high‑quality requirements that enable measurable business outcomes. The Senior BA provides expertise in Requirements Management, alignment to OKRs, Operating Models, and Quality and Traceability Standards, while offering leadership that supports business benefits and operational efficiencies. The Senior BA demonstrates the International Institute of Business Analysts' (IIBA) Core Competency Model standards.

Requirements

Minimum 5-7 years as Business Analyst delivering on large programs/projects
Strong collaboration, leadership, creative solutioning, critical thinking skills
Superior relationship management, ability to deal with challenges and help with solutions
Ability to operate in multiple Pods simultaneously when applicable

Nice To Haves

CBAP Certification is an asset
SAFe Certification is an asset
Deep knowledge of Personal Banking Products and Services is helpful
Experience with Regulatory projects (AML/KYC, various Bills/Regulations) is an asset
Financial Institution/Banking experience is an asset
Experience with Waterfall, Agile and SAFe methodologies (and ability to quickly learn TD Scaled Agile Framework) is helpful

Responsibilities

Plans, manages, leads and oversees the end to end requirements process
Analyzes impacts to customers, colleagues, stakeholders, processes and technology solutions to achieve business results
Supports and validates the creation of the right problem (value proposition)/opportunity statements to solve for
Drives and validates tangible business benefits and success criteria to deliver value to customers/colleagues in conjunction with business segment OKRs
Ensures alignment to requirements management framework to hold the Pod accountable for aligning to expected outcomes
Elicits and documents high quality requirements with supporting documentation and end to end traceability that leads to increased pod velocity/value
Owns and influences requirements prioritization
Proactively identifies, documents and manages requirements related risks and key decisions
Understands the link between portfolio investment, business/technology strategy, and target state
Provides thought leadership and challenges the status quo
Provides support to the Product Owner for Program Increment Planning and Quarterly Business Review
Provides advisory support to Product Owner with the definition of goals, objectives, success criteria
Connects the dots within/across business, technology and biz-tech teams
Partners with Change/Channel partners and relevant teams to understand the perspectives of impacted groups on the change, potential gaps or resistance points
Effectively navigates through complexity and ambiguity
Impacts & influences to provide support to Leaders to make informed decisions
Positively impacts collaboration and relationship management between the business and technology and champions Psychological Safety
Reduces rework/wasted time through effective analysis
Contributes to Sprint goals and velocity targets as applicable
Leads requirements quality assessments to reduce risk, drive clarity and support effective delivery
Provides leadership guidance, makes recommendations, and collaborates with business and technology to ensure the solution meets the business needs
Demonstrates resiliency through change and ambiguity
Demonstrates flexibility to cover for Pod members as needed (PO, Scrum Master) for short term gaps or as representative in ceremonies
Mentors and guides Junior BAs, BSAs, Pod members and Partners
Participates in and contributes to the Analyst Practice Community of Interest