We are seeking a highly accomplished Business Analyst - Senior for an enterprise-level contract opportunity based in Toronto. In this role, you will take on a premier business analysis, process architecture, and requirements elaboration capacity, specializing in assessing complex business challenges and translating client needs into detailed, actionable technical specifications.
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As a Senior Business Analyst, you will bridge the gap between business stakeholders, subject matter experts, and technical solution delivery teams. Operating fully onsite in Toronto, you will lead end-to-end business modeling, conduct feasibility studies, facilitate requirements discovery, and ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture gating processes and standardized system development methodologies. This position is tailored for a technical BA who excels at process re-engineering, conceptual data modeling, and requirements traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
Location: Toronto, ON
Assignment Type: Onsite (5 days per week)
Contract Duration: 11-month contract (with potential for extension)
Advantages
Enterprise Business Analysis Scope: Lead high-impact business analysis across diverse technological and business landscapes.
Full SDLC & Architecture Alignment: Guide initiatives from feasibility studies through enterprise architecture gating and project close-out.
Process Re-Engineering Leadership: Apply modern re-engineering concepts to optimize business workflows and promote cost-effective service delivery.
Structured Methodologies: Drive best practices utilizing formal business modeling, data flow diagramming, and CASE tooling.
Responsibilities
Lead and execute business analysis activities to evaluate operational problems, assess business opportunities, and define comprehensive technical requirements.
Interact directly with business stakeholders and subject matter experts to elicit, analyze, document, and validate business and technical needs.
Facilitate requirements gathering sessions, including JAD workshops, stakeholder interviews, mockups, and process walkthroughs.
Develop business cases, cost-benefit analyses, feasibility studies, and strategic recommendations for proposed technology initiatives.
Perform business process modeling, use case development, conceptual and logical data modeling, and data flow diagramming.
Define and document business rules, non-functional requirements, use case surveys, and detailed functional specifications.
Establish requirements traceability matrices and performance measures to evaluate solution alignment throughout project phases.
Apply business process re-engineering concepts to identify inefficiencies, recommend alternative workflows, and drive operational improvements.
Monitor project progress, resolve requirement ambiguities, and prepare regular status reports, briefing notes, and presentations for management.
Advise on business analysis policies, standards, and best practices to promote a consistent, high-quality analysis practice across the organization.
Qualifications
Core Requirements & BA Expertise
Business Analysis Tenure: Minimum 5+ years of dedicated experience leading business analysis activities for complex IT and business initiatives.
Project Methodology Alignment: Demonstrated experience aligning business analysis deliverables with formal project management methodologies, enterprise architecture gating processes, and system development lifecycles.
Modeling & Documentation: Expertise in business modeling, use case surveys, logical/conceptual data modeling, process mapping, and business rules definitions.
Requirements Discovery: Proven ability to design and lead structured requirements gathering processes (JAD sessions, interviews, process flows) using CASE tools.
Strategic & Financial Analysis: Experience developing business cases, cost-benefit analyses, and feasibility studies.
Preferred Assets & Domain Knowledge
Public Sector Governance: Knowledge of public sector project management methodologies, enterprise architecture standards, and gating processes.
Methodology Diversity: Familiarity with structured, object-oriented, and Agile methodologies for user requirements gathering.
Accessibility & Governance: Understanding of Information Management principles and digital accessibility regulations, including the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
Soft Skills & Professional Attributes
Analytical Problem Solving: Superior analytical, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills to evaluate complex business needs and propose viable technical solutions.
Communication & Negotiation: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with strong negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder facilitation capabilities.
Summary
If you're interested in the "Business Analyst - Senior" 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 highly accomplished Business Analyst - Senior for an enterprise-level contract opportunity based in Toronto. In this role, you will take on a premier business analysis, process architecture, and requirements elaboration capacity, specializing in assessing complex business challenges and translating client needs into detailed, actionable technical specifications.
As a Senior Business Analyst, you will bridge the gap between business stakeholders, subject matter experts, and technical solution delivery teams. Operating fully onsite in Toronto, you will lead end-to-end business modeling, conduct feasibility studies, facilitate requirements discovery, and ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture gating processes and standardized system development methodologies. This position is tailored for a technical BA who excels at process re-engineering, conceptual data modeling, and requirements traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
Location: Toronto, ON
Assignment Type: Onsite (5 days per week)
Contract Duration: 11-month contract (with potential for extension)
Advantages
...
Enterprise Business Analysis Scope: Lead high-impact business analysis across diverse technological and business landscapes.
Full SDLC & Architecture Alignment: Guide initiatives from feasibility studies through enterprise architecture gating and project close-out.
Process Re-Engineering Leadership: Apply modern re-engineering concepts to optimize business workflows and promote cost-effective service delivery.
Structured Methodologies: Drive best practices utilizing formal business modeling, data flow diagramming, and CASE tooling.
Responsibilities
Lead and execute business analysis activities to evaluate operational problems, assess business opportunities, and define comprehensive technical requirements.
Interact directly with business stakeholders and subject matter experts to elicit, analyze, document, and validate business and technical needs.
Facilitate requirements gathering sessions, including JAD workshops, stakeholder interviews, mockups, and process walkthroughs.
Develop business cases, cost-benefit analyses, feasibility studies, and strategic recommendations for proposed technology initiatives.
Perform business process modeling, use case development, conceptual and logical data modeling, and data flow diagramming.
Define and document business rules, non-functional requirements, use case surveys, and detailed functional specifications.
Establish requirements traceability matrices and performance measures to evaluate solution alignment throughout project phases.
Apply business process re-engineering concepts to identify inefficiencies, recommend alternative workflows, and drive operational improvements.
Monitor project progress, resolve requirement ambiguities, and prepare regular status reports, briefing notes, and presentations for management.
Advise on business analysis policies, standards, and best practices to promote a consistent, high-quality analysis practice across the organization.
Qualifications
Core Requirements & BA Expertise
Business Analysis Tenure: Minimum 5+ years of dedicated experience leading business analysis activities for complex IT and business initiatives.
Project Methodology Alignment: Demonstrated experience aligning business analysis deliverables with formal project management methodologies, enterprise architecture gating processes, and system development lifecycles.
Modeling & Documentation: Expertise in business modeling, use case surveys, logical/conceptual data modeling, process mapping, and business rules definitions.
Requirements Discovery: Proven ability to design and lead structured requirements gathering processes (JAD sessions, interviews, process flows) using CASE tools.
Strategic & Financial Analysis: Experience developing business cases, cost-benefit analyses, and feasibility studies.
Preferred Assets & Domain Knowledge
Public Sector Governance: Knowledge of public sector project management methodologies, enterprise architecture standards, and gating processes.
Methodology Diversity: Familiarity with structured, object-oriented, and Agile methodologies for user requirements gathering.
Accessibility & Governance: Understanding of Information Management principles and digital accessibility regulations, including the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
Soft Skills & Professional Attributes
Analytical Problem Solving: Superior analytical, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills to evaluate complex business needs and propose viable technical solutions.
Communication & Negotiation: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with strong negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder facilitation capabilities.
Summary
If you're interested in the "Business Analyst - Senior" 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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