Business Analyst

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Trade360 experience a great asset to have.

This is a hybrid role out of Toronto, reporting into Senior Technology Officer. We are a team of professional, passionate technologists who deliver high quality solutions for BMO’s internal and customer facing channels. We are looking for high-performing, passionate individuals who are ready to make a difference in the lives of our employees and customers.

Are you ready to join our team?

As a Trade360 Business Analyst engaging your business partners to help clarify and formalize project’s end to end requirements. You will consult with the initiative stakeholders to help define new and/or enhanced products, services, or optimized business processes, and provide advice on the functionality, applicability, and usability of technology solutions to support business requirements.

What do you bring to our team?

Expertise in Requirements Development and Analysis:

• Demonstrated ability to work on projects and programs with high complexity

• Knowledge and demonstrated use of various elicitation techniques

• Ability to document requirements in the format applicable to the project (requirements documents, user stories)

• Ability to convey complex concepts visually that is appropriate to your audience

• Evaluate and negotiate requirements and ensures approach aligns to the strategic vision

• Evaluate information for impacts that go beyond obvious solution options (scope, solution design, downstream systems, and other projects)

• Able to coach and mentor other BAs in the development of requirements documentation

Excellent Planning and Time Management Skills:

• Able to create and execute requirements management strategies and plans for projects with high complexity and ambiguity

• Expert ability to create accurate estimates for milestones and deliverables on complex projects

• Expert ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment

• Ability to lead other BAs in requirements management planning and time management practices

Excellent Communication Skills:

• Ability to distill complex information and communicate in a way that is tailored to the needs of the audience

• Can traverse between detailed and high-level information, understand when each is appropriate and bring information to the level of detail needed for specific situations

• Expert ability to facilitate sessions with large groups and lead meetings effectively, including with external vendors

Strong Foundation of Business, Technical and Domain Knowledge:

• Ability to understand business objectives, define the business problem, and align solutions to reflect the needs of our customers in a complex business environment, including across geographies (e.g., Canada-US)

• Ability to assess and evaluate complex technical solutions from a business perspective with an understanding of data structures, data concepts, and data analytics

• Demonstrates ability to think like a customer and impact of technology changes to end users

• Ability to build domain knowledge through independent learning and research skills

Additional Qualifications:

• Possesses a university degree/college diploma in a relevant discipline

• 4+ years of demonstrated experience as a Business Analyst within a financial institution

• 3+ of Trade360 experience

• Strong business knowledge of the Finance/Banking industry, Trade Finance experience a definite differentiator.

• Advanced knowledge of SDLC methodologies: agile, scrum, iterative, waterfall

• Excellent MS Office Skills (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Project, Outlook, Visio)

• Knowledge of Agile tools such as Jira and Confluence would be an asset

The above represents BMO Financial Group’s pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group’s expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Group’s total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.bmo.com/global/en/Total-Rewards

About Us

At BMO we are driven by a shared Purpose: Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people. By working together, innovating and pushing boundaries, we transform lives and businesses, and power economic growth around the world.

As a member of the BMO team you are valued, respected and heard, and you have more ways to grow and make an impact. We strive to help you make an impact from day one - for yourself and our customers. We’ll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching, to manager support and network-building opportunities, we’ll help you gain valuable experience, and broaden your skillset.

To find out more visit us at https://jobs.bmo.com/ca/en.

BMO is committed to an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace. By learning from each other’s differences, we gain strength through our people and our perspectives. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To request accommodation, please contact your recruiter.

Note to Recruiters: BMO does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to BMO, directly or indirectly, will be considered BMO property. BMO will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. A recruiting agency must first have a valid, written and fully executed agency agreement contract for service to submit resumes.