At Equitable, we believe work should be a place where you feel supported, inspired, and empowered to grow. In our caring and collaborative environment, your curiosity is encouraged, your passion is recognized, and your contributions truly matter. Together, we create meaningful impact, for our clients, our communities, and each other.

**The Opportunity:**At Equitable, we believe great things happen when we work together. We’re a Canadian mutual company driven by purpose - putting people first and helping Canadians protect today and prepare for tomorrow. If you’re passionate about making a difference and growing your career in an inclusive and collaborative environment, we’d love to hear from you. Our culture is built on care, passion and curiosity. We put people above all else, strive to be our best and welcome new ideas to deliver positive outcomes.

This role offers the chance to play a key part in enhancing the systems and processes that support the Individual Wealth business, ensuring they evolve to meet growing operational and client needs. The Intermediate Business System Analyst will investigate complex system challenges, collaborate closely with end users and business leaders, and identify opportunities to improve functionality and efficiency across platforms. This position provides a meaningful opportunity to influence system modernization initiatives while driving solutions that strengthen overall business performance.

Join one of the region’s top employers and be part of something that truly makes a difference.

**Work Arrangements:**This is a hybrid role. You will work in our office in Waterloo, ON a minimum of two (2) assigned, consecutive days every other week, plus a fifth (5th) assigned day per month. You are welcome to work from the office more than the minimum requirement and there may be some roles that are required to work in our office more than the minimum requirement.

What you’ll do:

• Collaborating and coordinating with team members, end users, and stakeholders to support system improvements and enhancements.
• Managing the integration of system updates to minimize impact on current workflows and business processes.
• Performing systems analysis on existing processes to identify opportunities for improvement and increased efficiency.
• Translating business requirements into clear, actionable functional specifications.
• Monitoring project activities to identify potential risks and ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies are in place.
• Troubleshooting production support issues, assisting with root cause analysis, and recommending sustainable solutions.
• Providing escalation level support for complex production issues and ensuring long term viability of implemented fixes.
• Produce and maintain functional specifications, user stories, process and data flows
• Following established processes and identifying operational gaps that could introduce risk to the organization.

What you’ll bring:

• 3+ years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst, with 2+ years in the Insurance or Financial Services industry considered an asset.
• Experience in Quality Assurance, workflow management, and translating business requirements into technical specifications.
• A post secondary degree in computer science, computer systems engineering, software engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• CCBA or CBAP certification, or active progress toward one, along with other relevant specialty certifications.
• Strong technical proficiency across web and client/server architectures, SQL, web development technologies, and MS Office 365.
• Experience working in Agile environments, with familiarity in Scrum, Kanban, CI/DevOps, and tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, and test management platforms (QC, ALM).
• Ability to write technical specifications, user stories, process flows, data flows, and diagrams supporting system development.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence, coach, negotiate, and collaborate across diverse teams and senior leadership levels.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, including complex analysis, risk assessment, and well informed decision making under time constraints

What’s in it for you:

• Career Growth: Regular learning sessions and development opportunities
• Total Rewards: Incentive pay, annual salary reviews, employer-paid benefits and pension matching
• Time Away: Competitive vacation plus one paid volunteer day each year
• Flexibility: Healthy work-life balance with employee wellness always top of mind, complemented by a “dress for your day” approach

At Equitable, we’re committed to fair pay and an inclusive, accessible hiring experience. If you need accommodations or alternative formats at any stage, just reach out to us at careers@equitable.ca. We’re happy to help.

Your base pay will be based on your skills, qualifications, experience and education. In addition to your salary, this role is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive award tied to business performance, plus a wide range of competitive benefits.

If you’re selected to move forward, our Talent Acquisition team will walk you through all the details of our total rewards program, so you know exactly what’s included.

**Reports To:**Head of Technology – Individual Wealth

**Department:**Individual Wealth

**Term:**Permanent Full-Time

This position is open and we are excited to find the right person to join our team.

As part of the recruitment process, you will need to go through background screening, as per our company policy.

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