Senior Business Analyst

Vancouver, BC
Hybrid
Posted Nov 6, 2026
1 position

US$60–US$80 / hour

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Employment type: Contract
Experience level: Senior
Posting language: English
Office presence: 3 days per week

Job summary

Gather and document requirements, lead stakeholder discovery sessions and workshops, and translate business needs into practical technology solutions across strategic, regulatory, and transformation initiatives. Support solution design, testing, implementation, change management, and post-implementation activities while identifying cross-team dependencies, risks, and impacts.

Job details

A leading Canadian Financial services organization is seeking a Business Analyst to join its Program Management Office on a 12-month contract. This role will support a portfolio of strategic, technical, regulatory, and enterprise transformation initiatives across multiple business domains. This is an opportunity to work closely with business stakeholders, technology teams, SMEs, and external vendors to deliver solutions that improve advisor and client experiences, enhance operational efficiency, and drive enterprise-wide transformation priorities. The ideal candidate has experience navigating complex environments, gathering and documenting requirements, leading stakeholder workshops, and translating business needs into practical technology solutions. Candidates must have experience supporting Digital Transformation, Business Transformation, Modernization, or Enterprise Transformation initiatives within banking, wealth management, financial services, or fintech environments. Contract Duration: 12 Months Required Skills & Experience 5+ years of Business Analyst experience within wealth management, banking, financial services, or fintech environments Proven experience supporting digital transformation, business transformation, enterprise modernization, platform migration, or conversion initiatives Experience leading requirements gathering, discovery sessions, stakeholder interviews, and workshops Strong experience creating business requirements, process maps, workflow diagrams, user stories, acceptance criteria, use cases, and data mappings Experience conducting gap analysis, feasibility assessments, impact analysis, and future-state process design Experience supporting solution design, testing, implementation, change management, and post-implementation activities Strong understanding of Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies Experience documenting complex end-to-end business processes and workflows Ability to identify dependencies, risks, and impacts across multiple teams and workstreams Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Visio, and Microsoft Office Strong analytical skills with experience using Excel, SQL, or similar tools Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills Desired Skills & Experience Experience supporting front-office, middle-office, or back-office wealth management functions Exposure to onboarding, account servicing, portfolio management, trading platforms, financial reporting, or regulatory workflows Experience working on workflow automation, process improvement, or ServiceNow-related initiatives Previous experience within large enterprise financial institutions The Offer You Will Receive The Following Benefits Hourly Rate Hybrid work model with 2-3 days on-site in Vancouver Opportunity to work on high-profile enterprise transformation programs Exposure to business, technology, and operational stakeholders across multiple lines of business Current Vacancy: Yes Use of AI in Hiring: No Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance. Posted By: Vivien Ip

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires 5+ years of business analysis experience in banking, wealth management, financial services, or fintech, including support for transformation, modernization, migration, or conversion initiatives. Candidates should be experienced in requirements and process documentation, analysis, delivery methodologies, and tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Visio, Microsoft Office, Excel, or SQL, with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.