Senior Business Analyst

Ready to Make an impact?

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a full-time opportunity for a Senior Business Analyst. This role can be based out of one our main offices including: Stellarton, NS; Mississauga, ON

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

As a Senior Business Analyst with Sobeys, you will:

• Direct the identification of new and complex business processes and strategies to improve efficiency of the business functions by becoming knowledgeable of their data and their intricacies.
• Direct the development of business and system requirements through detailed analysis and by providing recommendations.
• Work closely with the Application Developers to provide all system requirements translation and lead the high-level design of the solution.
• Participate in the leadership and influence cross-functional task forces or teams to identify and document functional requirements, workflow, information sources, and system specifications.
• Hold requirements gathering sessions by identifying the right participants, preparing the appropriate material, reviewing the project scope, and identifying key assumptions.
• Coordinate the development of comprehensive business cases with cost and benefit dimensions for proposed Information Technology projects that are used at management and executive levels for funding and scope decisions.
• Develop and establish service level agreements.
• Perform market research of emerging/ available product functionality.
• Create RFPs/RPIs as appropriate.
• Assess scope and impact of client business needs and manages client expectations.
• Perform the role of Project Manager on medium sized projects (possibility).
• Meet regularly with the user groups in all divisions to identify opportunities for enhancements.
• Communicate functional developments and enhancements to user groups through various media (Web, Email, On-site training).
• Contribute to the acceptance of applications and application enhancements via a formal test process.
• Seek final sign-off of the detailed system requirements from the business sponsor.
• Improve business processes by defining the existing “As-Is” process and the new “To-Be” process using proper methodologies.
• Expertise in advanced business analysis techniques such as process modeling, requirements gathering, use case development, and data flow analysis. Ability to translate complex business needs into detailed technical specifications.
• Process documentation and testing.

What you have to offer:

Your experience and resume will show us:

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or Business Experience with project management and software development disciplines.
• Business analysis certification (e.g., CBAP, CCBA) is preferred. Technical certifications in systems integration, cloud architecture, or application development (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, TOGAF) are a plus.
• Knowledge of emerging or available retail and marketing product functionality and solutions.
• Extensive experience gathering business requirements, business process reengineering, application testing and project management.
• Strong understanding of Retail Marketing Technology.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team-oriented environment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities in a fast-paced environment.