Senior IT Business Analyst
About QuadReal Property Group
QuadReal Property Group is a global real estate investment, development and operating company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its assets under management are $98.5 billion. From its foundation in Canada as a full-service real estate operating company, QuadReal has expanded its capabilities globally for investments in equity and debt in both the public and private markets. QuadReal invests directly through operating platforms in which it holds an ownership interest and via programmatic partnerships.
QuadReal seeks to deliver strong investment returns while creating sustainable environments that bring value to the people and communities it serves. Now and for generations to come.
QuadReal: Excellence lives here.
Role Description:
QuadReal is looking for an IT Senior Business Analyst to join the Enterprise Solutions team to support our team’s suite of applications and project delivery. The IT Senior Business Analyst will help to maximize the performance of the organization through the implementation, improvement, and sustainment of leading-edge tools and processes. This individual will also play an important role by working closely with the business on system product roadmaps, platform enhancements and project delivery. This includes assisting with design, documenting and analyzing business requirements, testing, deployment, and maintenance of corporate and investment systems. The candidate should be someone with exceptional analytical skills and data who thrives working in collaborative and fast-paced environments where the ability to think creatively to deliver solutions and results is essential.
Responsibilities:
Plans and drives scoping, gap analysis, needs assessments, impact analysis, requirements definition and prioritization activities for enhancements and projects. Collaborates with stakeholders at all levels in the conduct of investigations for business requirements specifications, feasibility studies and business cases preparation. Challenges initiatives with business value in mind.
Ability to effectively convert the abstract into the concrete and translate into meaningful dialogue with distributed stakeholders.
Supports technology design and re-design activities through interpretation and clarification of business requirements and processes and assesses impacts of changes to other functional processes and systems.
Deals with problems and issues, managing resolutions and corrective actions whilst following procedures and processes.
Coordinates, supports and helps business users resolve day-to-day support issues including application software and operational systems.
Proactively and collaboratively engages with vendors to resolve incidents, problems, or unsatisfactory performance. Escalates appropriately.
Creates, documents and executes test cases to validate system changes and provide framework to support end user acceptance testing.
Acts as a liaison between the IT teams, lines of business and other stakeholders to understand business, change management and IT strategies and priorities.
Creates and advocates a “customer-centric” culture in all team interactions.
Promotes teamwork and effectively networks across the organization to drive buy-in, deliver estimation, support change and adoption.
Ensures system administration of applications is completed as required
Lead and/or assist with system enhancements, coordinating system configurations, testing, and training end users when appropriate, partnering with vendors where necessary
Facilitate and/or assist with the system selection process and support subsequent related activities, including implementation and sustainment
Create and maintain user guides, manuals and other related materials
Experience and Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Finance, Business, or a related field.
Minimum of 5+ years of relevant business analysis, process engineering, solutions management, or other related areas.
Excellent communication, documentation, stakeholder and time management skills.
Comfortable with the unknown and the ability to adapt to change
Experience working with Power Platforms/PowerApps, Liferay digital platform, treasury applications, other specialized real estate software and/or BI/visualization tools is an asset.
Experience with Agile/Scrum, Waterfall or hybrid project methodologies.
Proactive and analytical personality with strong sense of integrity, collaboration and commitment.
Understanding of the real estate business and key related business processes across multiple real estate asset classes (office, industrial, retail and development) as well as investment management and finance is an asset.
Ability to analyze and deconstruct complex business processes and identify optimization opportunities.
Experience with workflow/process design methodology is an asset.
Knowledge of change management or process improvement methodologies.
The expected annualized base salary range for this role is $100,000-$120,000.
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Based on the position, QuadReal offers a competitive total rewards package in addition to the base pay, which may include a performance-based incentive plan, comprehensive health & dental benefits, pension plan, and paid time off.
The actual salary offered will take into consideration a wide array of factors including, but not limited to, the individual’s skill, experience, education and training, the market compensation of the role, and the consideration to internal equity.
We value diverse experiences and perspectives. Even if your skills don’t align 100% with the listed qualifications or salary range, we encourage you to apply - you may be a great fit for this role or others in our community. Applicants may also be considered for alternative positions within the organization where their qualifications and experience align more closely with available opportunities.
We use artificial intelligence (AI) technology - alongside human review - to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this position. Our recruitment team remains involved in all decisions.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada as the company does not provide work permit sponsorship for this role.
Note to Recruiters: QuadReal does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to QuadReal, directly or indirectly, will be considered QuadReal property. QuadReal will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. A recruiting agency must first have a valid, written and fully executed agency agreement contract for engaged services to submit resumes.
QuadReal Property Group will provide reasonable accommodation at any time throughout the hiring process for applicants with disabilities or for those needing job postings in an alternate format. If you require accommodation, please advise the Talent Acquisition team member you are working with and include the following: Job posting #, your name and your preferred method of contact.