Business Analyst

Venture outside the ordinary - TMX Careers

The TMX group of companies includes leading global exchanges such as the Toronto Stock Exchange, Montreal Exchange, and numerous innovative organizations enhancing capital markets. United as a global team, we're connecting cross-functionally, traversing industries and geographies, moving opportunity into action, advancing global economic growth, and propelling progress. Through a rich exchange of ideas, meaningful collaboration, and a nimble operating model, we're powering some of the nation's most critical systems, fueling capital formation and innovation, bringing increased opportunity to business visionaries, product ingenuity to consumers, and career exploration to our team.

Ready to be part of the action?

The Business Analyst is an integral member of the MX Core Trading Squad and has primary responsibility for writing and maintaining functional requirements for new products and services under the responsibility of the Squad. This involves contributing to the writing and detailing of agile user stories from the point of view of the customer. As a member of a high performing agile squad, the squad member is a meticulous, collaborative team player that can wear many hats and will perform quality assurance work as needed to meet team goals and delivery deadlines.

Key accountabilities:

• Business Analysis/Product Development:

  • Define and document requirements, acting as the voice of the customer

  • Collaborate with the squad and stakeholders to gather, confirm and document functional and non-functional requirements

  • Serve as TMX business activities and systems usage expert, for both business partners and the squad

  • Provide BA support to squad members on a daily basis, clarifying and iterating on requirements as we progress through the sprint, taking into account user feedback, technical impact and value delivered

  • Maintain product specifications and ensure related product documentation, client facing collateral and marketing materials are up to date

  • Participate in story refinement, estimation and all agile ceremonies

  • Assist Squad Lead in researching and investigating new product opportunities, and mapping out the product roadmap

  • Opportunity to take on other product owner / product development tasks

• Quality Assurance:

  • Design and creation of test scenarios and test cases linked to user stories, in collaboration with other squad members

  • Help identify and document the releases higher-risk aspects, set priorities, and determine scope and limitations of tests. Work with squad members to identify areas that are changing in the application, have a high impact on the business or have in the past been problematic in terms of quality.

  • Document test results analyzing test outputs to investigate discrepancies and track issues through to closure following all QA processes and procedures

Must haves:

• Post secondary education in Business Administration, Information Systems or Computer Science or equivalent experience

• Min. 5 years' experience working with complex technology systems

• Min. 3 years in the financial sector specifically as a Business Analyst or Product Manager or related discipline

• Strong software development related business analysis skill and experience

• Expert in requirement gathering/management

• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, diagramming)

• Ability to work collaboratively with software developers, QA analysts and business stakeholders, as well as autonomously as required

• Meticulous and detail-oriented, ability to drill down into the details to ensure everything is captured

• Strong investigative, analysis and problem solving/creative skills

• Ability to work through ambiguity

• Highly organized

• Ability and flexibility to work under a variety of situations and deadlines, with ability to prioritize amongst many different initiatives

• Previous experience / working knowledge of agile methodologies

• Fluency in French and English (spoken and written) is essential for this position, as it involves dealing with external and internal stakeholders who communicate mainly in English.

Nice to haves:

• Business knowledge of financial industry, capital markets is an asset

Note:

• Hybrid working model in downtown Montreal

In the market for…

Excitement - Explore emerging technology and innovation, as well as ventures and digital finance that shape the future of global markets! Experience the movement of the market while grounded in the stability of close to 200 years of success.

Connection - With site hubs in some of the world's most multicultural cities, we leverage our size and structure to create rich connections and belonging while experiencing powerful global impact through our work.

Impact - More than a platform, we use our talents to power mission-critical systems that drive global economic advancement, innovation, and growth. As well, our employee-led Team Impact spreads social good via our giving strategy.

Wellness - From empathetic leadership to a culture of flexibility and balance, we believe wellness at work creates the maximum yield and a stronger "we". Plus, with a cloud-first and hybrid workstyle, as well as generous time-off and leaves, we support a life well lived!

Growth - From a growth mindset in our work, to expansion in our business, TMX is home to action-takers energized by the achievement of ambitious growth.

Ready to enrich your career with impactful work, leaders who truly care, and the flexibility and programs to help you thrive as part of #TeamTMX ? Apply now.

TMX is committed to creating and sustaining a collegial work environment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect and one which reflects the diversity of the community in which we operate. We provide accommodations for applicants and employees who require it.