- This mandate aims to replace a Business Analyst who also had a proxy Product Owner (PO) component on GMCEP, a cross-functional GPAP modernization project currently in the implementation phase.

- The ideal candidate is a Business Analyst comfortable in a cross-functional delivery environment, capable of assuming the tasks of a Product Owner (backlog management and prioritization, writing user stories) without formal accountability.

- The implementation phase involves a contribution focused on execution and concrete deliverables, not upstream scoping.

- Profiles to be excluded include project managers without analytical experience, BAs limited to discovery, and junior profiles unable to cover a broad range of responsibilities.

Business Analyst

- A client in the financial sector is undertaking a major modernization project for its platforms. A key cross-functional project is currently underway, and the team is looking for a Business Analyst to take over and support the delivery to completion.

- The role is central to the delivery process. On a daily basis, the analyst works closely with the development teams and business stakeholders, and performs tasks associated with a Product Owner role (backlog management and prioritization, writing and refining user stories) without formally assuming responsibility.

Requirements

REQUIRED

- Business analysis experience in a delivery environment during the implementation/execution phase

- Business analysis during implementation: analyze, explain, and prioritize needs; maintain requirements matrix and risk register





- Facilitation of workshops and liaison between business and technical stakeholders

- Product Owner support tasks (without accountability): backlog management, change management, and prioritization

- Coordination of implementation team activities; scope, schedule, and delivery tracking; weekly and monthly reporting

- Demonstrated ability to quickly understand complex environments and manage multiple concurrent initiatives

- Ability to perform Product Owner (PO) responsibilities without formal accountability (backlog management, prioritization, user stories)

Desirable

- Experience in the banking or financial services sector, preferably with client.

- Experience with Jira and Confluence

- Experience in personal insurance and/or wealth management

- QA test validation and UI/UX mock-up reviews

- Experience in an adaptive Agile setting without reliance on a strict framework

- Experience with cross-functional initiatives or platform modernization projects

ASSET

- Knowledge of the GPAP domain or ecosystem

- Customer data centralization, distribution, or data governance projects

- Previous experience at Desjardins or a comparable financial institution ​

WHAT WE DON'T WANT

- Project management profile without actual business analysis experience.

- Business Analyst limited to scoping or discovery, with no delivery experience.

- Junior profile unable to cover a broad range of skills.

- Candidate unable to handle the day-to-day tasks of a Product Owner.

- Strictly technical profile with no functional or business dimension.

📌 Business Analyst (Montreal)
🏢 Maarut
📍 Montreal