Sr Business Analyst

Temporary Full Time 

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The Canada Operations (CanOps) Business Delivery team is looking for a Sr. Business Analyst who will report to the Associate Manager, Business Analysis.  The Sr. Business Analyst plays an important role that represents the business needs for Individual Insurance strategic initiatives. The role is responsible for collaborating with various departments and stakeholders to gather, document, and analyze business requirements, processes, and workflows.  You will translate these requirements into functional specifications for business teams and work closely with the core project team to ensure successful project delivery. 

What you will do  

• Guide and facilitate the analysis, requirements gathering and scoping for business initiatives or projects that reflect the needs of business.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand the business processes and needs to elicit, capture, validate, and prioritize business requirements.
• Work with project team members to ensure the testing and test strategy adequately support the requirements created for changes to our products and any system changes required.
• Develop test plans and criteria for acceptance testing of system changes, ensuring that overall testing effort represents business and system requirements
• Design, build, execute, and verify automated and manual functional and non-functional tests, including test data requirements needed for test execution
• Communicate effectively with project, production, and leadership teams regarding any problems, their solutions, and the rationalization for both.
• Partner with technology teams, and business partners to support the identification, investigation, and resolution of system issues both during and outside of project timelines.
• Provide updates towards project status, timelines, risks, and issues.
• Contribute to training strategies and business implementation plans

What you will bring  

• 5+ years of experience in Business Analysis, with a proven track record of success in the financial services industry, preferably in insurance. 
• 5+ years working with insurance policy administration systems.
• Experience of working in Agile environment and IIBA Certification considered strong assets. 
• Experience utilizing a test management tool would be preferred.
• A critical thinker that has attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.   
• Strong conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving skills. 

• A proactive approach to collaboration with business partners, and stakeholders. 
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects using strong time and task management skills. 
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills 
• Experience in different project methodologies like Agile, Iterative, Incremental and Waterfall is beneficial. 
• Self-starter who is innovative and accepting of and open to learning new ideas.  
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Excel and Word. 
• Knowledge of Insurance products and our business would be beneficial. 

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The base salary for this position is between  $51,400 - $ 90,400 annually.  This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc).  If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!

Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.

You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.

Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.

Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations. 

We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential. 

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Canada Life policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com.

Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.

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