Sr. Business Analyst

Job Description We are expanding our team and looking for a Sr.

Business Analyst.

The ideal candidate will be key to assisting New Signature teams in providing solutions to business problems.

This position supports project initiatives including identifying and analyzing preliminary business needs, benefits, time and resource estimates, defining the project scope and objectives to meet strategic organizational goals.

As such this role also supports the definition of business cases and benefits tracking.

Experience working in Agile and data driven projects is key for this role.

Position Overview: Primarily, the Business Analyst (BA) will lead requirements gathering and management through workshop facilitation, product backlog grooming and continuous feedback loops with the customer and internal team.

The BA will have good knowledge and application of Use Cases, Process Maps, Data Flows and Diagrams and will have demonstrable experience with:
• Agile Methodologies
• User Stories/Journeys
• Working alongside Developers and Architects
• Experience in Cloud (ideally Microsoft) and Big Data projects Business Analysis – Lead requirements gathering activities, ensuring you and the client both agree on what it is you plan to deliver.

Regular grooming of the backlog to ensure appropriate level of detail is captured at the right time.

Agile – Planning and facilitation of the various Agile meetings and artifacts, including sprint planning, reviews & retrospectives, daily stand-ups & planning poker Team Management – Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members.

Client Management – Primary contact point for requirements gathering and management (including acceptance), managing stakeholder expectations for project deliverables and communications, maintaining maximum customer satisfaction Qualifications:
• Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building
• Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands
• Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high level of customer trust and confidence
• Strong knowledge of requirements gathering processes and analysis
• Ability to create and refine product backlogs and assist product owners to determine priorities
• Experience of working in agile teams using KANBAN and SCRUM delivery process frameworks
• Ability to agree effective acceptance criteria in collaboration with product owner
• Ability to facilitate Product Backlog Refinement sessions
• Support the Product Owner to generate the Product Roadmap/Horizon and keep updated
• Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using appropriate tools: ?

Agile Project Management tools such as TFS or equivalent ?

Microsoft Project, Visio, and all Office Tools
• Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting with both business and IT individuals at all levels including the executive level
• Creative approach to problem-solving with the ability to focus on details while maintaining the “big picture” view About New Signature New Signature is a cloud-first, full-service Microsoft partner committed to delivering innovative technology solutions that solve human challenges.

Behind every interaction is our dedication to provide outstanding experiences and to build authentic relationships with those around us.

We are passionate about driving transformational results for clients across all company sizes, geographies and industries.

The New Signature team delivers full lifecycle solutions—from project inception and planning, through deployment to ongoing support and maintenance.

New Signature was named the top Microsoft partner in the United States and the United Kingdom in 2014 and again in the United States in 2015—becoming the first partner ever to win the prestigious US Partner of the Year award two years in a row.

With over 600 individual technology certifications, New Signature is a recognized expert at the forefront of Microsoft advancements and couples these powerful technologies with exceptional services to empower our customers, colleagues, and community.

OUR CORE VALUES Human: We use our hearts and minds to collaborate for success.

We harness technology to drive business, but we never let that replace our human connections.

We use our hearts and minds to collaborate for success and in still confidence in our customers through relationships forged from trust.

Generous: We are giving and respectful.

With our efforts to always be generous, we elevate our service level with empathetic and considerate communications and actions.

We always find a way to support our customers and colleagues by giving of our time and talent and equally respecting the time and talent of others.

Authentic: We tell it as it is, with positive intent.

Being authentic helps to nurture our strong and trusted relationships.

We are honest, transparent, and reliable.

When you partner with New Signature, you are partnering with a group of purposeful, outcome-driven and results-oriented professionals.

Innovative: We push the boundaries at the intersection of people, process and technology.

For us, there are no limit to our dreams.

We continually innovate and push boundaries at the intersection of people, process, and technology to bring our customers and colleagues the best solutions first.

EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY New Signature requires the candidate to prove eligibility to work in the United States or Canada (depending on the location of the job) within three days of being employed.

All final candidates will be asked to complete a background check in both the US and Canada.

These record checks can include any or all of the following: education verification, employment verification, drug screening and criminal record check.

Positions that require significant travel may also require a driving record check.

For US Applicants: New Signature is an E-Verify employer.

E-Verify is a web-based system that allows enrolled employers to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.

E-Verify employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees by electronically matching information provided by employees on the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, against records available to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

E-Verify is only used upon acceptance of a job offer and completion of the Form I-9.

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In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, New Signature will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities.

To request a reasonable accommodation, please call 416.971.4267.

Please ensure to provide your name, the best way to contact you, a detailed description of the nature of any accommodation that you may require (including any materials or processes that can be used to ensure your equal participation).

All Applicants: New Signature is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, color, religion, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.