This is a hybrid role that requires 2-3 days on-site at our Burnaby, BC office.

Ranked the 5th Best Workplace™ in Canada and 12th globally by Great Place to Work®, we’re proud of our optometrist-owned model that makes high-quality, eyecare and eyewear accessible to all Canadians.

Today, we are a $7.8 billion global business with over 45,000 colleagues across more than 2,700 retail optical locations.

In Canada, our support office is based in Burnaby, BC. Since entering the market in 2021, we’ve been scaling rapidly, now with over 270 locations nationwide. With advanced clinical equipment and a wide range of affordable, high-quality eyewear, we’re transforming the way Canadians experience eyecare.

Data Business Analyst, you'll be responsible for eliciting requirements and shaping solutions to business problems across the full reporting lifecycle — from requirements gathering through to delivery of reports and dashboards. You'll work within an Agile framework, acting as the conduit between the business, and our Data Engineers and Visualization Analysts.

Gather and define detailed project requirements from across the Canadian business for data reporting products

Own the end-to-end reporting lifecycle, from requirements gathering, to solution design, build support, user acceptance testing, and deployment

Run workshops, interviews, and prototyping sessions to capture and refine requirements — including situations where requirements are unclear or priorities are shifting

Define and document data mappings, and end-to-end data flows

Support data governance, data quality, and master data management initiatives

Produce Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), Functional Specification Documents (FSDs), user stories, process flows,



and acceptance criteria

Partner with Data Visualization Analysts to support the delivery of Power BI and self-service analytics solutions, ensuring outputs are intuitive, well-documented and accessible to business users

Ensure requirements are complete, consistent, concise, and verifiable — and traceable back to a genuine business need.

Manage scope changes and requirements during implementation

Proactively identify risks, blockers and potential delays, driving mitigation and escalation where required

Define acceptance criteria (Definition of Ready / Definition of Done) and support test planning and UAT

3-5 years' experience as a Business Analyst, ideally on data or reporting products.

Demonstrated experience across the full reporting lifecycle (requirements through deployment) Experience writing technical user stories and documentation

Ability to understand database schemas, including the relationships between objects and key terminology Experience gathering requirements from diverse, sometimes non-technical stakeholders, including in situations with unclear requirements or changing priorities

Data profiling experience, including querying and profiling data using SQL

Exposure to a cloud data platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Experience working within an Agile delivery methodology





Excellent communication skills — confident liaising with stakeholders at all levels, able to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences

Self-motivated and comfortable working autonomously, while collaborating closely with the other Data Business Analysts

Technical data skills: Power BI or other visualization tools

Experience in data visualisation techniques and principles

Awareness of the use of AI to support in the Data BA space

95,000 - $115,000 base salary, plus quarterly bonus, profit sharing, and benefits. 4 weeks of vacation and 1 paid volunteer day per year

Health and dental benefits, RRSP matching and a Healthcare Spending Account active from your first day.

Mental health and wellbeing support, including $3,000 annually for practitioner care and access to our Employee Assistance Program.

Quarterly bonuses, based on your performance.

Free parking, access to the building gym, and a fully stocked kitchen with snacks and coffee/tea.

On‑site wellness offerings in-office, including RMT and yoga sessions.

Team and company social events, including holiday and annual celebrations.

Compassionate : We care, support, and help each other

Commercial : We treat money wisely and make decisions that are positive for our customers, our partners, our people and for the long term

At Specsavers, we embrace a hybrid approach that balances in-office collaboration with the flexibility to work from home. We come together in office two to three days a week to connect, innovate, and keep our culture thriving.

If you require accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know by contacting us at careers.ca@specsavers.

📌 Business- / Data Analyst (m/w/d) (Burnaby)
🏢 Specsavers
📍 Burnaby