Job Business Analyst in Victoria
Do you have a solutions mindset with the ability to discover and document, through an Agile lens? Are you looking for a rewarding role that works hand-in-hand to understand and champion business needs? We are currently seeking a Business Solutions Analyst to join our growing team in vibrant Victoria, BC.
Closing Date: May 16, 2023
WHO YOU WILL BE WORKING WITH
A close-knit collaborative team working on a variety of new implementations and enhancements across BCI, working closely with our colleagues across the organization. At BCI we are ready to support your career journey and offer a wide range of learning opportunities.
WHAT YOU WILL GET TO DO
The Business Solutions Analyst is responsible for conducting business and user analysis for assigned business client area applications and processes. The Business Solutions Analyst develops an in-depth understanding of client area goals, objectives, and needs and creates the key business solution artifacts that are needed to enable application and process development and enhancement. Where needed, the Business Solutions Analyst will also directly perform low/no code development or system-specific design and configuration.
WHAT YOU BRING
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Computer Science or a related field
- Up to 5+ years of experience in a similar role as a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, Product Owner, or Technical Project Lead with hands-on experience producing business and user analysis
- Ability to design, lead, and facilitate meetings and workshops with stakeholders and present technical details to non-technical audiences
- Ability to work through ambiguous situations and multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Experience with Agile methods (Scrum and/or Kanban) and DevOps practices is an asset
- Must have excellent verbal and written communications skills, facilitation and presentation skills, listening skills, and problem-solving skills and abilities
- Experience with hybrid technical environments and foundational knowledge of cyber security, cloud platforms, and the software development lifecycle
- Experience delivering technology solutions to the investment management industry is an asset, including public market trading, investment risk, private markets, investment & client reporting, valuations & fund accounting
- Professional certifications or training in Business Analysis (IIBA, PBA, etc.) or Agile methods (Agile Leadership, CSM, CSPO, etc.) is an asset
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Builds an in-depth knowledge of assigned business client area goals, objectives, needs, applications and business processes
- Engages both business and technical stakeholders to elicit and capture business user needs and requirements, and technical expectations
- Designs, leads, and facilitates stakeholder meetings including conducting workshops, planning sessions, interviews, focus groups, demos, and/or conducting reviews of existing applications, processes, and artifacts
- Captures the results of stakeholder engagement efforts in a clear and concise form and validates needs, requirements, and expectations to ensure they meet desired outcomes
- Develops the key artifacts needed to enable application development and enhancements including designs, prototypes, mock-ups, user analysis, user personas, user journey maps, user stories, etc.
- Develops the key artifacts needed to enable business process development and enhancements including capturing business rules, process workflows, process dependency maps, etc.
- Performs system-specific analysis, low-code/no-code development, testing, configuration, production support, and provides technical guidance to others as needed
- Contributes to the planning, development, and implementation of business capability roadmaps
- and application lifecycle roadmaps
- Advances Agile delivery practices and continuously improves delivery performance through delivery reporting and tracking, backlog development and grooming, sprint or increment planning, and participating in retrospectives.
- Acts as a subject matter expert and provides support, ad hoc training and guidance to business users and others to enable and increase adoption of Agile methods
- Proactively identifies risks and issues and proposes solutions to remove barriers to delivery
- Ensures technical artifacts are accurate, accessible, maintained and communicated
- Undertakes special projects or assignments as required
- Performs other related duties as required
BUSINESS CLIENT AREAS
For all levels, additional expertise or experience is required in one or more of the following business
client areas and related technologies.
client areas and related technologies.
- Front Office, ISR: Demonstrated experience with business applications and processes for Public Markets, Private Equity, Infrastructure & Renewable Resources or Investment Strategy & Risk. Knowledge of Bloomberg AIM and e-trading networks is an asset.
- Middle Back Office: Demonstrated experience with business applications and processes for Finance, Investment Operations, Human Resources, Legal, Internal Audit, Corporate & Investor Relations or Workplace Services. Knowledge of SimCorp Dimension is an asset.
- Data Services: Demonstrated experience with master data management applications, data governance concepts, and processes for acquiring, validating, mastering and distributing investment industry data sets (i.e., securities, prices, parties, indices, etc.) for operational systems integration, analysis and reporting purposes. Expertise in SQL and knowledge of data lakehouse solutions is an asset.
- Digital Workplace: Demonstrated experience with collaboration and productivity applications and processes for enterprise operations. Knowledge of Microsoft 365 is an asset.
- Services Management: Demonstrated experience with service management applications and processes for enterprise operations. Knowledge of ServiceNow modules is an asset.
WHY APPLY TO JOIN BCI:
- With our values as our anchor, it’s our people that help shape employee-focused initiatives and who create the environment we work in each day – all of which further strengthens our culture. BCI has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers – for the fourth consecutive year – and has built programs and benefits to support all our employees, including:
- Extended health and dental coverage starting on your first day of work. We have you covered!
- Eligibility for the defined benefit BC Public Service Pension Plan, providing you with a secure retirement income.
- Time off includes: 20 days' vacation, 6 paid sick days, 6 paid personal days, and 2 paid days for volunteering – to support physical, mental, and community health.
- A hybrid schedule offering you the flexibility to work from home up to two days a week.
- Annual wellness allowance to support an active lifestyle well as physical well-being when working at home.
- Ongoing learning through our in-house mentoring program, professional dues support, tuition reimbursement, and online and in-house learning.
- As a pilot program in 2023, we are offering the opportunity to work from anywhere in the world for up to 1 month.
- Our telehealth provider Dialogue connects you and your family to virtual healthcare appointments.
- Relocation support is available if a move to one of BCI’s locations is required.
- Invested in your Learning: BCI investment professionals lead a monthly Investment Club to share industry knowledge with employees who work in other departments.
TO APPLY:
Apply online with a copy of your resume. We encourage timely submissions of applications as candidates will be actively reviewed and the interview process may advance earlier.
At BCI, we value diversity and believe in fostering an inclusive culture where all employees can be successful. We are performance and client focused and value integrity; if you share these values, we want to know you. We recognize that some skills can be learned on the job and encourage all to apply.
If you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations), contact us at hr@bci.ca. We would like to hear from you!
Please note: This role is based out of our Victoria office. A hybrid schedule is available with, on average, 3 days in the office and 2 working from home.
About Behavioral Concepts (Massachusetts)
CEO: Justin Funches
Revenue: Unknown / Non-Applicable
Size: 201 to 500 Employees
Type: Company - Private
Website: https://bciaba.com/
Year Founded: 2002
