Sr. Consultant, Business Systems Analysis

CIBC • Toronto, ON

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients. At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute. As a member of CIBC’s team, the Senior Consultant, Business Systems Analysis will be responsible for providing advice and consultation for business application developments to ensure growth of Simplii Financial. The role provides technical leadership, interpreting complex information and participating in client business review sessions to influence decisions regarding the use of technology to support objectives. The Senior Consultant, Business Systems Analysis develops, recommends and facilitates activities required for the application of new technologies to support existing processes and client needs. The role provides expertise to project managers, coordinators and directors on technology functionality and utilization, utilizing a solid understanding of business dynamics. The role independently resolves a variety of ambiguous challenges with organization-wide impacts, devising new methods using strong analytic and inductive thinking. The candidate will serve as a vital bridge between business and technology teams, working closely with product owners and managers to gather business requirements (BRD). They will collaborate with developers and vendors on solution requirements (SRD), acting as a subject matter expert throughout development and QA cycles to provide necessary support. Responsibilities include documenting both business and solution requirements or specifications for new product features and enhancements to existing products. The candidate will manage release cycles, support business and technology teams—including product owners, developers, and QA—conduct integration testing, and ensure successful production go-live. Additional duties involve assessing and recommending technology delivery models and process enhancements, reviewing QA test cases, configuring environments, and facilitating system changes required by regulatory initiatives. At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

Requirements

• 5+ years working as a Business Analyst, Business System Analyst, or Business System Consultant in Financial Services and Technology, Fintech, Capital Markets Technology, or comparable financial and technology domains.
• Minimum 5 years of BA/Product Owner/QA experience working with enterprise-level applications.
• Bachelor or Master degree from a reputable university in STEM.
• Experienced with Confluence, Jira, Excel, Visio, and SQL.
• Highly organized.
• Ability to work on multiple initiatives and stay organized and focused.
• Excellent critical thinking skills.
• Excels at problem solving and data analysis.
• Ability to think creatively to come up with out-of-the-box solutions.
• Positive, inquisitive, self-motivated and takes initiative.
• Enjoys investigating complex problems and making sense of information.
• Knows how to communicate information in a meaningful way to various types of stakeholders.
• Brings your real self to work and lives values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

Nice To Haves

• Python knowledge is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Providing advice and consultation for business application developments to ensure growth of Simplii Financial.
• Providing technical leadership, interpreting complex information and participating in client business review sessions to influence decisions regarding the use of technology to support objectives.
• Developing, recommending and facilitating activities required for the application of new technologies to support existing processes and client needs.
• Providing expertise to project managers, coordinators and directors on technology functionality and utilization, utilizing a solid understanding of business dynamics.
• Independently resolving a variety of ambiguous challenges with organization-wide impacts, devising new methods using strong analytic and inductive thinking.
• Serving as a vital bridge between business and technology teams, working closely with product owners and managers to gather business requirements (BRD).
• Collaborating with developers and vendors on solution requirements (SRD), acting as a subject matter expert throughout development and QA cycles to provide necessary support.
• Documenting both business and solution requirements or specifications for new product features and enhancements to existing products.
• Managing release cycles, supporting business and technology teams—including product owners, developers, and QA—conducting integration testing, and ensuring successful production go-live.
• Assessing and recommending technology delivery models and process enhancements.
• Reviewing QA test cases.
• Configuring environments.
• Facilitating system changes required by regulatory initiatives.
• Working closely with Simplii business partners to gather complex business requirements and facilitate solution design discussions to ensure project needs are met.
• Building client-focused solutions that meet business requirements.
• Preparing and validating solution design documents around areas such as scope clarification, solution requirements, and quality assurance.
• Supporting end-to-end project implementation as a subject matter expert.
• Providing guidance to a diverse team of technology and project professionals.
• Maintaining a collaborative work environment and supporting team members to resolve organizational, operational, and process problems.

Benefits

• competitive salary
• incentive pay
• banking benefits
• a benefits program
• defined benefit pension plan
• employee share purchase plan
• a vacation offering
• wellbeing support
• MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program
• Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees