Position:
Business Analyst (TEC00020288)
Location:
Cyberbahn Office - 333 Bay Street
Posted:
02/11/2011
Thomson Reuters is the leading source of intelligent information for the world's businesses and professionals, providing customers with competitive advantage. Intelligent information is a unique synthesis of human intelligence, industry expertise and innovative technology that provides decision-makers with the knowledge to act, enabling them to make better decisions faster. Through its more than 50,000 people across 93 countries, Thomson Reuters delivers this must-have insight to the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, and is powered by the world's most trusted news organization. More information about Thomson Reuters and its financial performance can be found on www.ThomsonReuters.com.
Carswell, a Thomson Reuters business is Canada’s leading source of intelligent information solutions to legal, finance and human resources professionals. We are proud to have been named one of the Top 100 Employers in Canada in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 as well as one of the Best Workplaces in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. We have an immediate opening for the following position:
Business Analyst
As a Business Analyst you will be primarily accountable for the preparation of requirements, content specifications, user interface specifications, use cases, management of defect lists during the project lifecycle whilst continuing to support existing products.
Your duties will include:
· performing or assisting with research for all assignments;
· liaising with various business units from ideation to implementation for systems, products and features development;
· identifying and drafting Charter, Requirement and other documents as required;
· preparing prototype mock-ups for online product line – new services and enhancements;
· preparing use cases;
· assisting with the preparation of test plans and test cases;
· participating in gathering necessary material during the project lifecycle;
· status reporting to internal customers and steering committees when required;
· managing the issue log and overseeing the successful escalation and assignment of issues related to business requirements delivery;
· chairing of various meetings such as cross-functional team meetings;
· managing multiple assignments and deliverables at the same time;
· becoming very conversant in whatever area of the business that a given project touches; and
· providing escalating support for business/technical issues. As needed coordinated incident handling with I.S. for final resolution.
You will be a strong team player and will possess:
· a university degree in Computer Science, Software Design or related fields – or equivalent experience;
· 3-5 years’ experience in a business analyst or comparable role;
· knowledge in use cases definition and practice of structured methodologies;
· strong inter-personal, presentation and problem-solving skills;
· exceptional written and verbal English communication skills;
· ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high pressure environment;
· the ability to be results-oriented, a continuous learner and flexible; and
· the ability to pick up projects mid stream, be a self starter and requires minimal supervision.
UML experience will be considered an asset.
Qualified applicants are invited to apply by clicking the link below and searching by job number (TEC00020288) using the Job Search button on the left hand side of the page:
http://careers.thomsonreuters.com/
Thomson Reuters employees take pride in providing our customers around the world with information that is timely, accurate, unbiased and trusted. We have a profound respect for the professions and customers we serve and define our success in terms of their success. Our work environment is dynamic, innovative and entrepreneurial. We have a result-oriented culture that demands excellence, agility, and the desire to move quickly and precisely to seize opportunities. Our environment is both challenging and supportive – we give employees the opportunity to develop their skills and do their best work.
We thank all applicants for their interest in advance, and advise that only
candidates being considered will be contacted. No telephone calls or agencies
please.
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