Royal Bank of Canada

Senior Business Analyst

Royal Bank of Canada$80K — $110K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience as a Business Analyst managing requirements on large projects
  • Proficiency in Waterfall, Iterative, and Agile project methodologies
  • Strong skills in stakeholder analysis and effort estimation
  • Experience with advanced requirements elicitation techniques
  • Ability to manage requirements documentation and stakeholder communications
  • Relevant degree in Business Analysis or a related field

Responsibilities

  • Perform stakeholder analysis to identify affected groups and their requirements
  • Develop detailed plans and accurate estimates for requirements delivery
  • Manage risks, assumptions, and constraints in requirements processes
  • Define approaches to business analysis based on methodologies
  • Lead prioritization activities and facilitate stakeholder collaboration
  • Apply advanced techniques for requirements elicitation and validation
  • Maintain a repository of reusable requirements documentation

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
  • Supportive leadership focused on development and coaching
  • Opportunities to make a lasting impact
  • Work in a dynamic and high-performing team environment
  • World-class training program in financial services
  • Flexible work/life balance options
  • Challenging work with opportunities for growth
Full Job Description
Job Description

Sr. Business Analyst is responsible for business analysis activities on medium to large size projects. The role demonstrates advanced knowledge and ability, and can apply the competency in new or complex situations and guides other professionals. The role is responsible for execution of all aspects of requirements delivery- planning, elicitation, analysis and documentation, management, and support - for changes to Business Areas and Technology.

What will you do?
  • Perform requirements stakeholder analysis to identify impacted or influencing groups and stakeholder requirements responsibilities
  • Develop plans and accurate estimates for completion of requirements, continuously improving the level of detail and accuracy of estimates
  • Manage risks, assumptions and constraints for requirements, and communicate to appropriate parties
  • Define the business analysis approach including tasks and deliverables based on the project and delivery methodology
  • Lead requirements prioritization and leverage techniques to drive out business priorities
  • Facilitate collaborative sessions with large and diverse business stakeholder groups to drive requirements discovery, analysis, and review
  • Apply advanced elicitation techniques to work with different types of stakeholder groups • Analyze and document scope of the business solution using enterprise-standard requirements methodology
  • Analyze and document detailed business and system solution requirements using enterprise standard requirements methodology
  • Verify requirements for quality and validate requirements with the impacted stakeholders • Build and maintain a repository of reusable requirements documentation to support future initiatives, following the enterprise standards


What you need to succeed?
Must have:
  • Working as a Business Analyst with progressively increasing responsibilities in the areas of requirements management on large and complex projects
  • Proven experience with various project delivery methodologies such as Waterfall, Iterative and/or Agile
  • Experience in requirements planning and prioritization including stakeholder analysis and effort estimation
  • Requirements elicitation techniques such as Document analysis, Interviews, facilitated workshops, Observation, Prototyping, Focus groups, Survey
  • Requirements management and communication - requirements walkthroughs; scope and change management; traceability; configuration management, Backlog Management
  • Relevant college, university, or post-graduate degree in Business Analysis


Nice-to-have:
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or Project Management Institute -Professional in Business Analysis Certification (PMI - PBA) (Preferred)
  • Master's Certificate in Business Analysis (Preferred)


What's in it for you?
  • A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable.
  • Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
  • Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
  • A world-class training program in financial services.
  • Flexible work/life balance options.
  • Opportunities to do challenging work.


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Job Skills
Agile Methodology, Business Data Analysis, Business Process Modeling, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Requirements Analysis

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-01-26

Application Deadline:

2026-07-17
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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