SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST – PAYMENTS MODERNIZATION

Job summary

Lead end-to-end business analysis for complex payments modernization projects, managing requirements and aligning business, technology, operations, and governance stakeholders. Develop change management and testing deliverables, collaborate on system requirements and design recommendations, and mentor colleagues.

Job details

🚀 SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST – PAYMENTS MODERNIZATION 📍 Hybrid (4 days in office, Toronto, ON) 💰 $60.00/hr + 4% vacation pay ⏳ Dec. 1, 2026 – Nov. 30, 2027 (extension & conversion possible) About the Role Join a leading financial institution's Enterprise Payments team and drive our payments modernization initiative. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Payments Platform Capabilities, you'll lead end-to-end business analysis on complex, transformational projects across a collaborative 8-person team. Key Responsibilities: • Own the full business requirements lifecycle, aligning stakeholders from lines of business, technology, operations, and governance • Identify and manage requirement risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints • Develop Change Management deliverables (stakeholder analysis, gap analysis, change planning) to ensure organizational readiness • Apply advanced business analysis tools and techniques to solicit requirements and drive alignment • Collaborate with technology partners on system requirements and design recommendations • Develop test strategies, test plans, and test scenarios; support QA activities • Mentor colleagues and foster a collaborative, diverse team environment The Project: Scope: Payments Modernization | Team: 8 professionals | Training: 2-week onboarding What We're Looking For ✅ Must Have: • 5–7+ years of business analysis experience (8+ years a strong asset) • Proven track record on large, complex, multi-stakeholder programs • Experience across project delivery methods (PDLC, Iterative, Agile) • Demonstrated expertise in requirements delivery for complex programs • Banking/Finance project experience • Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills • Excellent verbal and written communication abilities 🎯 Nice to Have: • Payments-focused background • Prior financial institution experience • Agile requirements delivery experience • BA accreditation What You'll Get: ✓ Work within a leading FI organization on mission-critical initiatives ✓ Hybrid flexibility (4 days in office, 1 day remote) ✓ 2–4 hrs daily in structured meetings; ample focus time ✓ Opportunity for contract extension & permanent conversion ✓ Collaborative, diverse team environment ✓ Overtime as needed (project-based)

What you’ll do

Lead end-to-end business analysis for complex payments modernization projects, managing requirements and aligning business, technology, operations, and governance stakeholders. Develop change management and testing deliverables, collaborate on system requirements and design recommendations, and mentor colleagues.

Requirements

Requires 5–7 or more years of business analysis experience, a track record on large, complex, multi-stakeholder programs, and experience with banking or finance projects. Candidates should demonstrate expertise in requirements delivery, project delivery methods, leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and strong written and verbal communication; payments experience and BA accreditation are assets.

Benefits

• Vacation Pay
• Potential Contract Extension
• Potential Permanent Conversion

Listed skills

• Business analysis · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• Change Management · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Business Analysis
• Requirements Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Risk Management
• Change Management
• Gap Analysis
• Requirements Elicitation
• Systems Requirements
• Solution Design
• Test Strategy Development
• Test Planning
• Quality Assurance Support
• Agile Delivery
• Iterative Delivery
• Project Delivery Lifecycle
• Leadership

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Data & Analytics
• Management & Leadership
• Consulting

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