Intermediate Business Analyst- Intake Specialist
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Working with one of our top financial clients, this role calls for a Senior Business Analyst (Intake & Demand Management). This position involves supporting a major data transformation initiative while owning the organization’s project intake and demand management processes. The role requires working closely with stakeholders, managing governance, optimizing workflows, and contributing to future portfolio management capabilities within the IT PMO.
Pay rate range (CAD): $50.00/hr – $55.00/hr
Responsibilities
- Manage and facilitate the IT project intake and demand management process
- Gather, analyze, document, and validate business requirements
- Develop BRDs, business cases, use cases, process flows, and governance artifacts
- Assess incoming opportunities and support prioritization, budgeting, and approval activities
- Coordinate project security assessments with technical teams
- Act as liaison between business stakeholders and IT teams
- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders unfamiliar with dedicated Business Analysts
- Support governance reporting, intake metrics, backlog management, and process improvements
- Collaborate with vendors and technology partners on solution assessments and project delivery
- Contribute to QA activities including traceability, test cases, scripts, audits, and UAT coordination
- Run intake meetings and manage incoming project requests
- Support testing and validation activities as needed
- Proactively identify opportunities to improve governance and intake processes
Desired Skill-Set
- Strong requirements gathering and elicitation experience
- Proficient in creating BRDs, business cases, use cases, process diagrams, and governance artifacts
- Experience managing intake, demand, and project governance processes
- Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
- Skilled in facilitating discussion between business and technology teams
- Ability to operate independently in evolving, less-structured environments
- Strong communication, presentation, and documentation skills
- Experience working within traditional Waterfall delivery environments
Nice to Have
- Experience supporting data transformation initiatives involving ERP, CRM, or forecasting platforms
- Familiarity with tools like Excel, Power Apps, Yardi, Argus, and Zoho
- Background supporting PMO functions, governance programs, or enterprise project intake processes
- Knowledge of security assessment procedures and project validation processes
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