Senior Business Transformation Analyst

About Us

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Working at the OCS is a unique opportunity to be part of an agile start-up in a ground-breaking new industry. We’re a diverse team passionate about delivering a great customer experience, working together with mutual respect and building value out of our differences. We’re an inclusive organization that understands that delivering great results comes out of ensuring every voice is heard.

About the Role
We’re looking for a Senior Business Transformation Analyst to join our Strategic Planning & Transformation team! The Senior Business Transformation Analyst is an advocate for change and plays a critical role in bridging the gap between the Business and IT.

As a Senior BTA, you will have a proven track record in defining, analyzing, and documenting user requirements, procedures, and challenges. You will work through uncertainty to effectively solve problems to develop new solutions and identify value propositions that address the needs of the business to drive growth and meet strategic priorities. You will also work in the ambiguous environments, while being able to see the bigger picture and identify dependencies across initiatives at any given time.

About Your Day

• Conduct analysis of existing documentation
• Document current processes through participation in and/or facilitate brainstorming sessions or workshops with stakeholders
• Ideate and facilitate discussion to document the conceptual target state processes in order to address gaps and pain points identified in the current state
• Perform research and conduct data gathering exercises to support options and recommendations
• Collaborate cross functionally to develop options and recommendations to meet a business objective
• Gather requirements and document detailed business requirements, use cases and user stories
• Elicit, document, validate and prioritize functional and non-functional system requirements in collaboration with business clients, end users and project stakeholders
• Collaborate with stakeholders cross functionally to develop a case for change taking into consideration people, process, technology
• Develop high-level rough order of magnitude cost estimates for project execution
• Ability to assess various option across a defined set of criteria
• Monitor the business case and seek ways for value creation / optimization
• Conduct presentations regarding assessment findings/recommendations, project status and current issues
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget and within quality targets
• Support implementation on business process knowledge transfer
• Ability to mentor and train junior analysts through methodology and approach
• Creates a safe place for junior analysts to learn and grow
• Motivates and inspires others to achieve results
• Regards and recognizes great performance

About You

• Post-secondary education in Business Administration, Commerce, Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years’ experience in a similar role
• Proficient (or strong knowledge) of the Business Analysis and Business Architecture Frameworks, Change Management Principles, and Project Management
• Experience in writing use cases and business requirements documents
• Experience developing processes flows using BPMN 2.0 Standards
• Experience in management consulting and business transformation is an asset
• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CPAB) is preferred
• LucidChart experience is an asset
• Analytical, facilitation and writing skills
• Excellent communication and client presentation skills
• Goal orientation and ability to work independently
• Strong leadership and collaborative skills
• Proactive, takes initiative and able to adapt and prioritize tasks in a fast paced environment
• Deliver projects on time and within budget
• Strong desire to innovate with a willingness to get involved at the base level to make that happen
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Office, Jira and Confluence is preferred

About the Job

• This position currently offers a hybrid work schedule. The current in office requirement is a minimum of 3 days/week (may be more depending on business needs). The OCS office is located near York Mills and Yonge St. However, OCS reserves the right to change this policy and its office location at any time.
• City: Toronto, ON
• Employment Type: Full time, Permanent
• Required Travel: none

We are committed to providing an accessible, equitable and inclusive candidate and employee experience. We provide reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process and in employment. If you require an accommodation, please let us know, we will work with you to meet your needs.