Royal Bank of Canada

Senior Business Analyst

Royal Bank of Canada$90K — $110K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience as a Business System Analyst/Technical Systems Analyst
  • Strong SQL skills and data analysis capability
  • Proven record of defining functional specifications and data mappings
  • Experience with APIs, batch processing, and system integrations
  • Background in large, complex enterprise platforms and cross-system integrations
  • Familiarity with positions vs transactions and evaluation/performance concepts
  • Experience in modernization or transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the definition of target-state functional capabilities for ClientLink
  • Develop functional specifications, use cases, and user stories
  • Translate legacy system behaviors into modern, scalable designs
  • Define business rules, data flows, and system interactions
  • Identify gaps between current-state and future-state systems
  • Partner with engineering on solution design and debugging
  • Analyze data flows and system behavior to address production issues.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards Program with bonuses and flexible benefits
  • Supportive leaders focused on your development
  • Make a difference with a lasting impact
  • Work in a dynamic, high-performing team
  • Access to a world-class financial services training program
  • Opportunities for increased responsibilities.
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are seeking a Senior BSA to play a key role in the modernization of ClientLink, our portfolio management platform supporting portfolio accounting, performance, and downstream integrations.

What will you do?
  • Lead the definition of target-state functional capabilities for ClientLink
  • Develop:
    • Functional specifications
    • Use cases and journeys
    • User stories with clear acceptance criteria
  • Translate legacy system behavior into:
    • Modern, modular, and scalable designs
  • Define:
    • Business rules
    • Data flows
    • System interactions
  • Identify gaps between:
    • Current-state (legacy ClientLink)
    • Future-state (modernized architecture)
  • Lead functional design and system analysis
  • Define use cases, user stories, and functional specifications
  • Translate business domain needs into modern, scalable solution designs
  • Analyze data flows, system behavior, and production issues
  • Partner with engineering on solution design and debugging
  • Act as a bridge across business, data, and technology


What do you need to succeed? Must Have's:
  • Strong SQL and data analysis capability
  • Experience defining:
    • Functional specifications
    • Data mappings
    • System flows
  • Experience with:
    • APIs, batch processing, and system integrations
  • Experience with analyzing and validating end-to-end flows:
    • Transactions, positions, valuations, performance
  • Proven ability to:
    • Translate business needs into structured functional designs
    • Create clear, consumable specifications for engineering
  • Experience working on:
    • Modernization or transformation initiatives
    • Legacy-to-modern system transitions
  • 5+ years working experience as a Business System Analyst / Technical Systems Analyst
  • Experience in:
    • Large, complex enterprise platforms
    • Cross-system integrations
  • Understanding of: positions vs transactions and evaluation / performance concepts


Nice-to-have:
  • Experience working with different project methodologies; Agile, Waterfall
  • Wealth management / capital markets experience
  • Prior experience in modernization programs strongly preferred


What's in it for you?
We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
  • 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.
  • Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities


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Job Skills
Agile Methodology, AI Integration, AI Systems, Business Data Analysis, Business Process Modeling, Business Rules, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Complex Systems, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Data Flows, Decision Making, Design, Functional Designs, Functional Requirements, Functional Specifications, Group Problem Solving, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Problem Solving, Requirements Analysis, Solutions Design, Structured Query Language (SQL), System Designs, Systems 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:

2026-05-26

Application Deadline:

2026-06-19
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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