Business Analyst
Pay Rate: Flexible
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Contract Length: 12 Months
We at Raise are hiring right now for one of our Clients. If you’re interested, apply below for your chance to join a great place to work.
Responsibilities:
• Develops a thorough understanding of the business goals, practices and processes to connect them with the needs of the end users
• Investigates business unit functions and processes and uncovers areas of misalignment and potential issues, proposing solutions to address
• Identify areas to improve user experience for both external and internal stakeholders
• Support stakeholders in systems testing and identify gaps, making recommendations for problem resolutions and clarifying functions
• Facilitates dialogue and discussion with stakeholders to prioritize between competing objectives (i.e. run meetings, workshops, support sessions, training sessions)
• Assists business units’ stakeholders in understanding scope limitations and managing expectations during project implementation
• Assists in change management efforts, including communications and risk mitigation strategies, to prepare the business units for successful adoption of system changes to achieve business goals
• Helps ensure project efficiencies through managing of business units stakeholders’ expectation and needs and identifying areas of waste or duplication
• Help manage tracking and scheduling of stakeholder engagement activities to ensure optimized coordination and effective use of time and resources
What skills & qualifications do I need?
• Post-secondary degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Engineering, Business Process Improvement, or a related discipline – or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent
• Have experience working in Finance department is an asset
• Minimum two (2) years’ experience as a Business Analyst, preferably in the transport or construction industry and / or the public sector
• Experience leading teams to successfully deploy technology solutions in transport or construction industry is an asset
• Excellent organization, analysis, and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of project management principles and practices
• MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Project, etc.)
• Interpersonal, presentation, and both oral and written communications skills
Looking for meaningful work? We can help!
Raise is an established hiring firm with over 65 years of experience. We believe strongly in making the world a better place through work, which is why we’re a certified B Corporation and donate 10% of our profits to charity.
We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.
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