Chief Functional Analyst

Banque Nationale du Canada$100K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field; several years as a functional analyst in banking preferred
  • Proficient in agile methodologies
  • Experience crafting detailed user stories in projects
  • Familiar with SQL and the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)
  • Knowledge of data integration or management solutions
  • Strong interpersonal skills for team collaboration and stakeholder interaction
  • Adaptable to rapidly changing environments

Responsibilities

  • Support business partners with strategic technical solutions
  • Translate business needs into clear functional requirements
  • Write, validate, and present functional analyses to developers
  • Maintain up-to-date documentation such as use cases and diagrams
  • Design solutions and ensure their integration into existing systems
  • Conduct functional testing and assist in acceptance test development
  • Diagnose solution issues and propose innovative fixes

Benefits

  • Health and wellness program with various options
  • Flexible group insurance
  • Generous pension plan
  • Employee Share Ownership Plan
  • Employee and Family Assistance Program
  • Preferential banking services
  • Community involvement opportunities
  • Telemedicine service
  • Virtual sleep clinic
Full Job Description
A career in technology at National Bank is about participating in the transformation to have an impact on the client and the company as a whole.

As a Chief Functional Analyst, your advanced knowledge of new technologies will allow you to optimize and improve our processes, translate the requirements of applicants into technical requirements and you will be responsible for Improve, simplify or optimize operational problem-solving processes.

Come work with a multidisciplinary team that manages and delivers business and technology projects related to wealth management and the investment value chain.

Your job

  • Support partners in their business and technical solutions approaches, offering strategic advice
  • Understand, challenge and convert business needs into functional requirements while ensuring traceability of requirements
  • Write and validate detailed functional analyses, then present to developers
  • Produce and maintain relevant documentation (use cases, sequence diagrams, etc.) up to date and accessible
  • Design and support the development of solutions, ensuring their harmonious integration into the existing environment
  • Perform functional testing and assist the test team in developing and performing acceptance tests
  • Diagnose and solve problems related to the proper functioning of solutions, by proposing innovative solutions.


Your team

IT and Operations is more than 5,500 specialists who work in an agile, proactive and collaborative way to seize opportunities, stay on the cutting edge of technology and improve processes continuously.

Within the Wealth Management sector, you are part of a large team of 19 colleagues and report to the Director of the Maintenance and Internal Development team at Train Manufacture and Retail. Our team is distinguished by its level of maturity, experience and knowledge of the business sector.

We aim to offer you maximum flexibility to promote your quality of life. This is reflected in a hybrid working environment, as well as flexible and adaptable schedules.

The Bank values continuous development and internal mobility. Our customized training programs, based on learning in action, allow you to master your profession and develop new fields of expertise. Tools such as the Data Academy, language training and coaching and mentoring support are always available to you.

Prerequisites

  • Bachelor's or other degree in computer science, or related and several years IT experience as a functional analyst, ideally in a banking environment
  • Knowledge and practical experience of agile development methodologies
  • Experience in producing detailed and relevant user stories within a project using agile methodology
  • Knowledge of SQL to query a database and knowledge of the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)
  • Relevant knowledge of data integration or data management solutions
  • Excellent interpersonal skills in a team and business partner environment
  • Ability to work in a changing environment (architecture, solutions, infrastructure, organization).


Languages:

English, French

Reason to require this language: you will need to discuss frequently with our service providers or partners who speak a language other than French.

Skills

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Agile Methodologies Artificial Intelligence Configuration Management Data Base Diversity & Inclusion Functional Analysis MySQL Teamwork Wealth Management Cybersecurity Empathy Initiative Learning Agility Resiliency

Your benefits

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you'll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family.

* Health and wellness program, including many options

* Flexible group insurance

* Generous pension plan

* Employee Share Ownership Plan

* Employee and Family Assistance Program

* Preferential banking services

* Opportunities to get involved in community initiatives

* Telemedicine service

* Virtual sleep clinic

These are a few of the benefits available to you. We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We actively listen to employees' ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication is encouraged.

We're putting people first

We're a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on peoples' lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusivity is central to our commitments. We offer a barrier-free workplace that is accessible to all employees.

We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodation, feel free to let us know during your first conversations with us. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Come live your ambitions with us!

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