Senior Manager, Strategic Business Analysis

FP Inc.

Toronto, ON, Canada
Contract
Hybrid
C$70 - C$88
Wealth and Asset ManagementStrategic Business AnalysisExecutive Stakeholder Management

Typical Day in Role:

• Translate enterprise strategies into actionable programs and detailed business requirements, influencing prioritization and investment decisions at senior leadership forums.

• Act as a senior-level integrator across business units, PMO, technology, and external vendors, ensuring clarity, alignment, and momentum on complex, cross-border initiatives and conduct interviews, workshops, and surveys to gather, analyze, prioritize, and validate detailed business and functional requirements from stakeholders.

• Map and document existing business processes, workflows, and systems to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and pain points.

• Design and document optimized processes, workflows, and solutions aligned with business objectives and strategic priorities.

• Elicit, validate, and prioritize business requirements through stakeholder interviews, workshops, and data analysis.

• Compare current and future states to identify changes needed in processes, systems, and organizational structures.

• Evaluate proposed solutions for feasibility, alignment with requirements, and impact on business operations.

• Prepare detailed business requirements documents (BRDs), functional specifications, and process maps using industry-standard tools.

• Drive process optimization and embed best practices across programs and BAU, fostering a culture of efficiency, accountability, and client-centricity.

• Develop and present executive-ready insights, high-impact reports, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and governance committees, enabling effective oversight and enterprise-level decision making.

• Identify inefficiencies in current workflows and recommend process changes or new systems to optimize efficiency and reduce costs.

Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:

  1. 8+ years of progressive experience in strategic business analysis, program management, and transformation leadership
  2. 5+ years of experience with enterprise-level initiatives, regulatory programs, and operational excellence
  3. Deep knowledge of Wealth Management and/or Asset Management businesses, with a strong preference for candidates who have hands-on operational experience in these domains.
  4. Expertise in Business Analysis, Portfolio/Program/Project Management, Agile methodologies
  5. Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders, negotiate complex decisions, and lead through ambiguity.

Nice-To-Have Skills:

  1. MBA considered an asset
  2. PMP, CBAP, and PMI-PBA
  3. experience working on off-shore initiatives
  4. Bilingual in Spanish

Soft Skills Required:

•Exceptional communication and presentation skills for executive audiences and strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities.

Education: Post-secondary degree/diploma