Jobs in Waterloo, ON

Job summary

Lead end-to-end business analysis for strategic business and technology initiatives, including requirements planning, elicitation, documentation, validation, and translation into business and system specifications. Engage senior leaders and cross-functional teams, collaborate with technical teams on solution design and delivery support, and mentor business analysts to improve organizational practices.

Job details

About Our Client Our client is a premier provincial government agency dedicated to supporting the agricultural sector by delivering critical risk-management programs. Managing billions of dollars in risk annually, the organization relies on skilled professionals to manage public funds with high integrity and deliver exceptional service to thousands of agricultural businesses across Ontario. General Role Info Job Title: Senior Business Analyst Team: Program Change and Readiness (Program Development Division) As a Senior Business Analyst, you will partner directly with senior leadership to evaluate and support the delivery of strategic business and technology initiatives. Operating at the intersection of business strategy and technical execution, you will lead end-to-end business analysis, facilitate stakeholder engagement, and mentor junior business analysts to ensure business objectives align seamlessly with technical solutions. Main Responsibilities Strategic Leadership & Decision Support: Partner with senior leadership to plan, evaluate, and deliver strategic initiatives. Prepare concise business value assessments, decision requests, information notes, and delivery plans to support executive and governance approval. End-to-End Business Analysis: Lead requirements planning, elicitation, analysis, documentation, validation, and management. Translate complex business needs into clear, well-defined business and system specifications. Stakeholder Facilitation & Engagement: Plan and lead engagement sessions, workshops, walkthroughs, and demonstrations with cross-functional business and IT teams to validate requirements and support solution delivery. Solution Design & Technical Collaboration: Partner with technical teams on high-level solution designs, data and reporting analytics, test scenario creation, and production support activities (issue triage, root-cause analysis, and resolution). Mentorship & Practice Improvement: Provide leadership, guidance, and peer reviews for Business Analysts across concurrent projects; coach and train team members to continuously improve organizational BA practices. Must Haves Subject Matter Expertise: Proven expertise in Guidewire (specifically PolicyCenter and ClaimCenter). Education & Experience: Post-secondary degree or diploma in a related field (or equivalent practical experience) demonstrating strong core business analysis and IT specification capabilities. Core Competencies: Strong initiative, efficiency, project management capabilities, and exceptional teamwork skills. Nice to Haves Certifications: CCBA (Certification of Competency in Business Analysis) or CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional). Methodologies: Experience working within a Scaled Agile framework (SAFe). Domain Knowledge: Background in insurance, finance, or government programs/public sector operations. Other Important Info Salary Range: $80,000 – $97,000 annually Work Model: Full-Time, 5 Days Onsite (Guelph, ON) Benefits Package: Full benefits suite, including access to a Public Sector Pension Plan How to Apply Qualified candidates are invited to forward an up-to-date CV explicitly highlighting all required "Must Haves" directly to andy.wettlaufer@randstaddigital.com. This post is for existing and upcoming vacancies

What you’ll do

Lead end-to-end business analysis for strategic business and technology initiatives, including requirements planning, elicitation, documentation, validation, and translation into business and system specifications. Engage senior leaders and cross-functional teams, collaborate with technical teams on solution design and delivery support, and mentor business analysts to improve organizational practices.

Requirements

Requires proven expertise in Guidewire PolicyCenter and ClaimCenter, along with a post-secondary degree or diploma in a related field or equivalent practical experience. Strong business analysis and IT specification capabilities, initiative, efficiency, project management, and teamwork are required; CCBA or CBAP certification, SAFe experience, and insurance, finance, or public-sector experience are preferred.

Benefits

• Full Benefits Suite
• Public Sector Pension Plan

Listed skills

• Mentorship · Preferred
• Root Cause Analysis · Preferred
• Business analysis · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Guidewire
• PolicyCenter
• ClaimCenter
• Business Analysis
• Requirements Elicitation
• Requirements Management
• Business and System Specifications
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Workshop Facilitation
• Solution Design
• Data and Reporting Analytics
• Test Scenario Creation
• Production Support
• Root-Cause Analysis
• Project Management
• Mentorship

Job areas

• Data & Analytics
• Technology
• Government & Public Sector
• Finance & Accounting
• Agriculture