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Business Analyst - Partner Staffing - Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Business Analyst - Partner Staffing - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Full-time
Hybrid
Worldwide

Partner Staffing is the "go-to recruiter" for difficult,
important, and time-sensitive positions in Western Canada.  We work with
proactive clients who understand the importance of having exceptional staff. 

Partner Staffing is currently working with our client to find a
qualified Business Analyst. You will be responsible for effectively compiling
business requirements to deliver programs made up of IT projects.


Responsibilities:

  • Manage one or more
    projects within a program, ensuring alignment of scope, schedule and budget and
    human resources 

  • Manage overall cost,
    quality, schedule, scope, human resources and change management to meet the
    project objectives

  • Manage and communicate
    with project team members, consultants, project sponsors and managers on
    project scope, objectives, accountabilities and commitments

  • Report project status,
    finances, schedule and risks to all sponsors, stakeholders and management

  • Manage the development
    of project documentation requirements in accordance with IT Project Management
    Framework

  • Manage and coordinate
    multiple project issues, risks and changing priorities on a daily basis    

  • Deliver key business
    requirement artifacts to technical teams for designing solutions, and for
    software development

  • Gather non-functional
    requirements from the business for systems such as security, capacity,
    performance, and availability

  • Use Agile methodology
    where appropriate creating Use Cases, and Activity diagrams and scripts.

  • Create and help
    business users execute and document results for UAT (User Acceptance Testing)

  • Recommend best
    practices for the collection and maintenance of business and IT requirements



Requirements

  • Strong leadership,
    facilitation, negotiation, problem-solving and mentoring skills 

  • Very strong verbal and
    written communication skills including presentations, teaching and
    coaching 

  • Ability to express
    complex project concepts effectively, both verbally and in writing, to diverse
    audiences 

  • Knowledge of Business
    Analytics and Project Management best practices (PMI) 

  • Strong customer service
    focus with the proven ability to develop and maintain effective relationships
    with team members, stakeholders and management 

  • Demonstrated ability to
    build strong partnerships with all levels of the organization through intuitive
    business insight and personal credibility; this includes the ability to make
    recommendations and influence outcomes 

  • IT methodology and/or
    process implementation background 

  • Reasonable
    understanding of the Agile methodology and related deliverables such as Use
    Case and Activity diagrams 

  • Demonstrated ability in
    using MS Project, MS Project Server and MS Portfolio Server  

  • Demonstrated ability in
    using MS Office applications (i.e., Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel,
    Visio) 

  • SAP, GIS, and Mobility
    experience would be an asset 

  • Degree or diploma in
    Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline  

  • Minimum of 7–10 years’
    experience in several areas of IT operations with a focus on databases,
    programming, web development and/or integration 

  • 8+ years of proven
    business analysis experience on system-related projects  

  • 4+ years of proven
    project management experience managing complex and cross-functional
    projects  

Partner Staffing is Bringing Talent to Business. With an
experienced and dedicated recruitment team, we open doors to opportunities that
you may not otherwise know about.  We are
specialists in providing high-quality individuals to the Oil and gas sector,
Engineering/Procurement/Construction, and Utilities industries. We look forward
to hearing from you and discussing how we might be able to promote your
career!!

We are always
interested in your referrals as well.  We
assist recruitment efforts in Engineering, Accounting, Information Technology,
and Administration