We are seeking a seasoned Senior Business Analyst to join a cross-functional project team and drive user-centric digital transformation initiatives. In this role, you will bridge business objectives, user experience (UX) design, and technical delivery within a hybrid Agile environment. Working closely with product owners, technical leads, and external vendors, you will lead customer discovery, prioritize product backlogs, define user stories and functional specifications, and ensure all digital platforms are simple, accessible, and aligned with modern web standards.
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Location: North York, ON (Hybrid – 3 days/week onsite)
Duration: 6-month contract.
Advantages
Strategic UX Impact: Own end-to-end user-centered product design, backlog prioritization, and feature roadmaps.
Hybrid Agile Environment: Experience driving delivery within modern, cross-functional Scrum teams and multidisciplinary pods.
Accessibility Leadership: Spearhead inclusive digital design conforming to WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards.
Flexible Hybrid Model: Balance remote flexibility with a predictable 3-day per week onsite office schedule.
Responsibilities
Product Ownership & Backlog Management: Lead backlog refinement, write user epics and stories, prioritize features, and define sprint plans to align cross-functional product teams.
UX Strategy & Design Oversight: Guide user-centered design processes, overseeing the creation of personas, journey maps, wireframes, prototypes, page templates, and navigation flows.
Requirements & Data Modeling: Elicit, document, and manage detailed functional and non-functional requirements, conceptual data models, and business rules.
Usability & Accessibility Standards: Ensure all digital solutions and user interfaces comply strictly with web usability and accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 Level A & AA).
Research & Evidence-Based Iteration: Conduct end-user research, analyze web analytics and KPIs, and gather customer feedback to continuously optimize product features.
Stakeholder & Vendor Collaboration: Lead stakeholder consultations, facilitate design thinking workshops, and manage relationships with solution delivery vendors.
Testing & Quality Assurance Support: Assist QA and development teams by defining test plans, reviewing UAT scenarios, and managing defect tracking.
Executive Briefings & Governance: Author strategic option papers, slide decks, product roadmaps, and risk mitigation reports for senior leadership decision-making.
Qualifications
Senior Business Analysis Experience: Extensive experience as a Level 3 Business Analyst leading digital solution design within hybrid Agile (Scrum) frameworks (Strictly Required).
UX/UI & Product Management: Proven expertise in product backlog management, user research, user journey mapping, wireframing, and design thinking (Strictly Required).
Accessibility & Web Standards: Solid working knowledge of web usability best practices and WCAG 2.0/2.1 Level A & AA accessibility standards (Strictly Required).
Prototyping & Agile Tooling: Hands-on experience with prototyping tools (e.g., Balsamiq, InVision, Adobe Creative Suite) and backlog tracking tools (JIRA, Azure DevOps) (Strictly Required).
Stakeholder Facilitation & Leadership: Exceptional communication, negotiation, and presentation skills with experience delivering executive briefings and managing vendor partners.
Nice-to-Have Assets:
Formal Scrum Master or Agile product owner certification.
Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g., Microsoft Azure) or digital government service standards.
Summary
If you're interested in the "Senior Business Analyst" role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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We are seeking a seasoned Senior Business Analyst to join a cross-functional project team and drive user-centric digital transformation initiatives. In this role, you will bridge business objectives, user experience (UX) design, and technical delivery within a hybrid Agile environment. Working closely with product owners, technical leads, and external vendors, you will lead customer discovery, prioritize product backlogs, define user stories and functional specifications, and ensure all digital platforms are simple, accessible, and aligned with modern web standards.
Location: North York, ON (Hybrid – 3 days/week onsite)
Duration: 6-month contract.
Advantages
Strategic UX Impact: Own end-to-end user-centered product design, backlog prioritization, and feature roadmaps.
Hybrid Agile Environment: Experience driving delivery within modern, cross-functional Scrum teams and multidisciplinary pods.
Accessibility Leadership: Spearhead inclusive digital design conforming to WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards.
Flexible Hybrid Model: Balance remote flexibility with a predictable 3-day per week onsite office schedule.
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Responsibilities
Product Ownership & Backlog Management: Lead backlog refinement, write user epics and stories, prioritize features, and define sprint plans to align cross-functional product teams.
UX Strategy & Design Oversight: Guide user-centered design processes, overseeing the creation of personas, journey maps, wireframes, prototypes, page templates, and navigation flows.
Requirements & Data Modeling: Elicit, document, and manage detailed functional and non-functional requirements, conceptual data models, and business rules.
Usability & Accessibility Standards: Ensure all digital solutions and user interfaces comply strictly with web usability and accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 Level A & AA).
Research & Evidence-Based Iteration: Conduct end-user research, analyze web analytics and KPIs, and gather customer feedback to continuously optimize product features.
Stakeholder & Vendor Collaboration: Lead stakeholder consultations, facilitate design thinking workshops, and manage relationships with solution delivery vendors.
Testing & Quality Assurance Support: Assist QA and development teams by defining test plans, reviewing UAT scenarios, and managing defect tracking.
Executive Briefings & Governance: Author strategic option papers, slide decks, product roadmaps, and risk mitigation reports for senior leadership decision-making.
Qualifications
Senior Business Analysis Experience: Extensive experience as a Level 3 Business Analyst leading digital solution design within hybrid Agile (Scrum) frameworks (Strictly Required).
UX/UI & Product Management: Proven expertise in product backlog management, user research, user journey mapping, wireframing, and design thinking (Strictly Required).
Accessibility & Web Standards: Solid working knowledge of web usability best practices and WCAG 2.0/2.1 Level A & AA accessibility standards (Strictly Required).
Prototyping & Agile Tooling: Hands-on experience with prototyping tools (e.g., Balsamiq, InVision, Adobe Creative Suite) and backlog tracking tools (JIRA, Azure DevOps) (Strictly Required).
Stakeholder Facilitation & Leadership: Exceptional communication, negotiation, and presentation skills with experience delivering executive briefings and managing vendor partners.
Nice-to-Have Assets:
Formal Scrum Master or Agile product owner certification.
Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g., Microsoft Azure) or digital government service standards.
Summary
If you're interested in the "Senior Business Analyst" role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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