Senior Business Analyst

Here’s What You Bring: 

• You lead analysis efforts to understand scope, needs, gaps, processes and solve problems to drive results.
• You are a skilled partner, facilitator and problem solver who works closely with internal and external stakeholders to explore business objectives, uncover changing needs and articulate these to guide innovative technical solutions. 
• You thrive in ambiguity and is skilled in planning, uncovering gaps and working through detail to bring the right level of information to collaborate through the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and into implementation.
• You are a proactive and self-managing expert analyst, who leads with their analytical capability and structured thinking.
• You are  highly adaptable and can step out of the Business Analysis box to actively contribute within other areas of the team to enable successful delivery as needed. 
• You contribute to and foster a collaborative team environment with full involvement from its members.

Skills and Requirements

Education and Experience

• A degree in a related discipline.
• 4-6 years of recent intermediate/senior-level business analysis experience with an emphasis on research, business, and IT; Must have extensive experience on large-scale IT projects within a dedicated Waterfall or Agile business analysis role. 
• Certifications preferred: ScrumMaster or Product Owner certification, CBAP, Six Sigma, PMP.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Technical Requirements

• Advanced skills in eliciting, creating and managing requirements under Agile and Waterfall methodologies. High degree of expertise in capturing use cases, user stories and other supporting artifacts;
• Knowledge of the IIBA Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) knowledge areas and techniques;
• Advanced skills in planning and leading cross-functional workshops for business/technical requirements or process assessments;
• Expertise in collaborating and managing successful delivery with external IT development partners;
• Expertise in process analysis and documentation, and information modelling;
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy;
• Intermediate to advanced user of JIRA, Confluence, and Visio
• Exceptional written, verbal communication and presentation skills;
• Outstanding analytical and problem solving skills;
• Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with the ability to self-manage time and risks across potential multiple product team assignments to deliver high quality products;
• Understanding of B.C. gaming industry would be an asset.