Technical Business Analyst with Trade Surveillance

Scotiabank • Toronto, ON

20d • Onsite

About The Position

Contribute to the overall success of the Compliance Engineering team in supporting Global Corporate Functions Compliance programs in the Trade Surveillance space. As a Technical Business Analyst, you will be the liaison between the business stakeholders and the technology development teams, responsible for ensuring the business requirements and vision are clearly documented and communicated. As an emerging leader within the team, you are expected to act as a positive agent of change within the organization. You will work closely with the project team to provide support in delivery of enhancements and incident resolution, with the business needs in mind. The successful candidate will have a results-oriented and curious mindset with strong technical skills.

Requirements

• 5-7 years in Business Analyst role within a Financial Services Institution with experience in overseeing support functions, maintaining systems, and leading small projects
• Demonstrate effective leadership skills, with the ability to assume end‑to‑end ownership during project execution, take responsibility for deliverables, make informed decisions, and escalate or seek approval when appropriate.
• Demonstrate ability to prepare testing related documents such as test plans, test cases, traceability matrix, test data spreadsheets, test execution reports etc.
• Strong verbal and business writing skills: with the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at different levels in the organization in a cross-functional environment.
• Analytical and a strong problem solver with the drive to push the solution and progress.
• Demonstrated experience with working with a technology product from end to end, all the way through to delivery.
• Strong technical foundation, including working knowledge of MS Office, SQL Server, and preferably Python, with good understanding of current IT practices and emerging technologies.
• Capital markets expertise, with practical knowledge of financial instruments such as equities, fixed income, and derivatives, and prior banking or capital markets domain experience
• Relevant educational background, such as a degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the implementation of technology solutions and enhancements for Trade Surveillance systems, ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory expectations.
• Elicit, analyze, and document clear, accurate, and comprehensive business and technical requirements for system and process changes, translating business needs into effective digital and technology solutions that improve user experience.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with stakeholders, SMEs, vendors, and global partners – acting as the primary technology point of contact and trusted advisor for Global Compliance Trade Surveillance.
• Develop detailed artifacts such as Business Requirements Documents, user stories, design documents, process flows, use cases, test plans, and training materials to support development, testing, deployment, and adoption activities.
• Lead testing activities, including preparation and execution of functional, end‑to‑end, and user acceptance test cases; provide guidance and validations during release cycles and support production issue triage.
• Provide ongoing system support and continuous improvement, performing initial diagnostics, recommending robust solutions, monitoring KPIs, and contributing to business cases and cost/benefit analyses to drive value creation.

Benefits

• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and lots of space for team collaboration.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree