Senior BA PO

Rate: CAD 80/hr

Duration: Not determined

Product owner / Business analyst strong and with high senior experience and leadership capabilities with outstanding communication skills.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead end-to-end business systems analysis for large complex technology programs including mergers and acquisitions platform replacements and cloud transformations.
• Elicit document and validate business and solution requirements through collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders including business architecture security and technology teams.
• Produce high-quality deliverables including high-level requirements user stories data flow diagrams current and future state assessments and stakeholder analyses.
• Provide subject matter expertise and overarching consultation across multiple agile pods ensuring alignment and consistency of solution design.
• Act as a trusted liaison between business partners and technology teams translating business needs into actionable technology solutions.
• Lead and mentor teams of analysts setting direction managing workloads and supporting professional development.
• Present solution options and recommendations-including pros/cons analysis-to senior leadership and executive committees to obtain alignment.
• Support governance quality assurance and reporting functions including pipeline reporting and executive-level dashboards.
• Drive cloud and SaaS adoption initiatives in partnership with legal corporate services finance and vendor teams.
• Manage operations support and production verification to ensure high-quality reliable system performance.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 8 years of progressive experience as a Business Systems Analyst or similar technology role within large financial institutions.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-level programs involving data platforms fraud systems finance technology or regulatory compliance.
• Proficiency in all phases of the SDLC including requirements management solution design quality assurance and project governance.
• Experience working in agile environments with cross-functional pod structures.
• Strong documentation skills with the ability to produce clear concise and audience-appropriate artifacts (user stories DFDs solution blueprints roadmaps).
• Proven stakeholder management skills with the ability to navigate complex organizational structures and obtain senior-level buy-in.
• Experience managing or mentoring teams of technology professionals.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Exposure to fraud detection financial crimes response or regulatory compliance programs.
• Experience with big data platforms lakehouse architectures AI/ML platform delivery or cloud-native environments (AWS Azure or GCP).
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture portfolio management tools and governance frameworks.
• Track record delivering cross-border or multi-market technology solutions (e.g. North America / EU integrations).
• Experience supporting M&A integration projects from a technology and data perspective.
• Diploma or degree in Software Engineering Computer Science Business Technology or a related field.