Project Manager & Sr. Business Analyst, IT – Vancouver – Job # 3457
Summary
Through its principal subsidiaries, Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (the “Company”) is a leading independent, full-service financial services firm, with operations in two principal segments of the securities industry: wealth management and capital markets.
Since its establishment in 1950, the Company has been driven by an unwavering commitment to building lasting client relationships. We achieve this by generating value for our individual, institutional and corporate clients through comprehensive investment solutions, brokerage services and investment banking services.
The Company has offices in 11 countries worldwide, including Wealth Management offices located in Canada, Australia, the UK and Europe. Canaccord Genuity, the international capital markets division, operates in Canada, the US, the UK, France, Germany, Ireland, Hong Kong, mainland China, Singapore, Australia and Barbados. To us there are no foreign markets.TM
Our Canadian operations are currently looking for a Project Manager & Sr. Business Analyst to join our IT department. This role will work with the IT Business Services team and will be involved in a variety of tasks that are focused on delivering change improvements to systems and processes for Canaccord Genuity’s business groups.
The Project Manager & Sr. Business Analyst will interact with internal and external client groups, including business stakeholders, management, IT specialists and vendors. This role requires solid team collaboration while working on concurrent change initiatives. Strong competencies are needed in all stages of business analysis; including some project management from the investigation of business requirements to the successful implementation of system and process changes.
Responsibilities
Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, business process analysis, use cases or user stories, task and workflow analysis;
Write requirements specifications for internal and external development teams; utilizing standard templates, using natural language simply, clearly and concisely;
Perform requirements analysis and verification to ensure requirement statements are complete, consistent, traceable, feasible, verifiable and that they conform to standards;
Prepare test plans and document test scripts for validating that developed solutions accurately address identified requirements;
Serve as primary point of contact for one or more business areas (e.g. Wealth Management, Compliance, Finance);
Provide subject matter expertise and Tier 3 support for one or more systems;
Work with executive sponsors and business managers to prioritize requirements, issues and deliverables;
Plan, execute, control and close out the project and work packages against defined scope and budget;
Ensure assigned projects meet the requirements of Canaccord Genuity’s standards, policies and procedures;
Create, maintain and obtain sign off on project plans detailing deliverables, timelines and required resources;
Manage stakeholder expectations and work through difficult conversations with project team, senior managers and executives;
Negotiate for required internal IT and business resources;
Prepare high level business requirements, project proposals, business cases (as required) and presentation materials;
Create and maintain risk/issue logs and escalate issues to stakeholders and steering committee as appropriate;
Capture and document operation’s transition plans for post-implementation of a solution;
Review and contribute to documents produced by the project team: detailed business requirements, test plans, test scripts, system documentation (including operations manuals, service level agreements, and team knowledge bases);
Provide feedback and guidance to project team members;
Become familiar with various Canaccord Genuity business unit processes and applications for the purpose of providing recommendations of potential improvements and/or providing assistance to IT Operations with application issue resolution;
Perform additional duties as assigned.
Skills & Qualifications
Five years of business analysis experience and two to three years of project management experience in the financial services industry;
Post-secondary education/certification in business-related and technical disciplines;
Skilled in business process redesign, with complex business models and technology;
Knowledge of SDLC methodologies;
Positive professionalism with strong communication and facilitation skills;
Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to grasp abstract concepts;
Mature and highly motivated with strong interpersonal skills;
Ability to work effectively independently and within a team environment, with the ability to set and meet deadlines while working on multiple projects at a time;
Extremely proficient with MS Office applications;
Experience with business support applications such as Cognos, Enterprise Reporting or SharePoint applications an asset;
Experience with Dataphile an asset.
Qualified applicants are invited to submit a resume and covering letter including salary expectations. All applications will be held in strict confidence.
In order to be considered for employment at Canaccord Genuity, candidates selected for interviews will be required to show proof of citizenship, permanent residence or eligibility to work in Canada with no restrictions.
We wish to thank all candidates for their interest but only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please. Thank you for your understanding.