Description:
Brain Hunter is currently seeking the services of a “Senior Business System Analyst” for a contract role with one of our valued Clients.
Client Location: London/ Toronto
Vacancy Status: Open/Existing
Role Profile
- Lead end‑to‑end business analysis activities for complex, cross‑functional initiatives within assigned business areas.
- Partner closely with business leaders to define clear problem statements, business goals, desired outcomes, and success measures.
- Elicit, analyse, and document end‑to‑end business requirements, ensuring clarity, traceability, and alignment to business outcomes.
- Develop and maintain detailed current‑state and future‑state business process models across people, process, and technology dimensions.
- Support the definition of Day‑2 operating models, including roles, processes, controls, hand‑offs, and operational impacts.
- Partner with Technology teams to define and validate functional, data, and non‑functional requirements that support business intent.
- Enable clear definition of reporting and information requirements to support operational and executive decision‑making.
- Ensure business analysis deliverables align to enterprise BA standards, templates, and practices defined by the BA practice.
- Support testing activities by reviewing test cases for coverage against business requirements and assisting with defect triage and resolution as needed.
- Provide day‑to‑day coaching and guidance to BA resources (where applicable) working on shared or adjacent initiatives.
- Act as a trusted analysis advisor within delivery teams, proactively identifying risks, gaps, and dependencies related to scope, requirements, or outcomes.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of the Business Analysis practice through input to standards, templates, Communities of Practice, and training.
Job Requirements – Skills & Relevant Experience
- 10+ years extensive experience performing senior‑level business analysis within large, complex organizations, preferably in regulated environments.
- Strong hands‑on expertise in requirements management, process modelling, operating model design, and outcome definition.
- Proven experience working on initiatives across Wealth, Insurance, Group Benefits, Operations, or similarly complex business domains.
- Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with Technology teams on data, non‑functional requirements, solution design, and testing.
- Solid understanding of end‑to‑end delivery lifecycles, including governance, testing, and implementation readiness.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage and influence senior business and delivery leaders.
- Ability to balance enterprise standards with pragmatic, delivery‑focused execution.
- Experience mentoring, coaching, or informally leading other BA practitioners.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills, with the ability to translate complex analysis into clear, actionable outputs.