Technical Business Analyst - Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Responsibilities

• Engage with portfolio managers, middle office, and trading desks to capture and analyze business needs
• Translate requirements into clear functional specifications, process flows, and user stories with acceptance criteria
• Partner with the Product Owner to refine and prioritize the backlog in line with strategic objectives
• Support delivery of solutions that strengthen efficiency, transparency, and compliance in collateral processes
• Review source code to validate and/or extract process workflows
• Track progress, remove blockers, and promote agile best practices
• Break down stories into appropriately sized pieces for sprint planning
• Drive continuous improvement within the team

Business Analysis & Requirements Gathering

• Engage with portfolio managers, middle office, and trading desks to capture and analyze business needs
• Translate requirements into clear functional specifications, process flows, and user stories with acceptance criteria
• Partner with the Product Owner to refine and prioritize the backlog in line with strategic objectives
• Support delivery of solutions that strengthen efficiency, transparency, and compliance in collateral processes
• Review source code to validate and/or extract process workflowsTrack progress, remove blockers, and promote agile best practices
• Break down stories into appropriately sized pieces for sprint planning
• Drive continuous improvement within the team

Stakeholder Management & Delivery

• Act as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams
• Ensure timely delivery of features and initiatives, highlighting risks and dependencies
• Communicate status updates and findings clearly to senior management and stakeholders

Skills – Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Computer Science, Data, or related field
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst in capital markets, with a solid understanding of portfolio management and the trade lifecycle
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills
• Collaborative, proactive, and adaptable to dynamic business needs
• Outcome‑focused, with the ability to balance business priorities and technical constraints
• Excellent problem‑solving, documentation, and stakeholder management skills

Nice to Have

• Strong data analysis skills, including ability to query, validate, and interpret datasets
• Familiarity with portfolio management systems such as Bloomberg, Charles River, BlackRock Aladdin
• Agile certification (CSM, PSM)