Responsibilities:

• Leads and provides a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs
  
• Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements
  
• Analyze existing data sources, identify gaps, and document findings to support the development of the GIS data layer
  
• Collaborate with project managers to develop project plans, timelines, and resource allocations, ensuring timely delivery of project milestones.
  
• Lead requirements gather sessions, validate findings, and build consensus among stakeholders
  

General Skills:

• Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess client's business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be determined
  
• Applies re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost effective service delivery approaches
  
• Leads and conducts business analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to the project and phases of project, aligning with OPS Unified Project Management Methodology, Enterprise Architecture and Gating Process, and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies Develops strategies, prepares business cases and cost-benefit analysis, and conducts feasibility studies for business I&IT initiatives
  
• Develops sound processes for requirements gathering including but not limited to JAD sessions, interviews, mockups, etc.
  
• Conducts business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rules definition and non-functional requirements definitions for assigned projects
  
• Monitors progress, resolves problems and reports regularly to I&IT management and stakeholders
  
• Develops performance measures and traceability matrices for business analysis evaluation and conducts follow-ups
  
• Experience developing strategies, preparing business cases and cost-benefit analysis
  
• Experience conducting requirements gathering, developing documentation, including presentations and briefing notes and conducting stakeholder engagement
  
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills
  
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
  

Desirable Skills:

• An understanding of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geospatial data and familiarity with geospatial data standards and best practices
  
• Experience leading geospatial data discovery projects
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices
  
• Ability to translate business and data requirements into specifications sufficient for designing appropriate geospatial data products and technology solutions
  
• Experience with a wide range of methods, tools and techniques for business analysis such as: business functional modelling, business event modelling, business process mapping
  
• Experience in structured, object oriented and agile methodologies for user requirement assessments
  
• Experience developing performance measures for business analysis evaluation and subsequent follow-ups
  
• Knowledge of public sector processes and regulations, especially within the Province of Ontario
  
• Experience working on projects involving government agencies or public services
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
  

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

• Experience leading technical needs assessment and planning for multi-stakeholder, data management discovery projects
  
• Experience fostering engagement, and developing effective requirement gathering strategies
  
• Strong BA
  

Nice to Have:

• Experience in geospatial solution discovery projects
  

Skill Set Requirements:

Business Needs Assessment:

• Experience leading technical needs assessment and planning for multi-stakeholder, geospatial solution discovery projects
  
• Experience fostering engagement, and developing effective requirement gathering strategies
  
• Experience with business and use case modelling, conceptual and logical data modelling
  
• Experience rapidly and succinctly documenting discovery outcomes
  
• Experience assessing client business requirements and identifying best technology solutions from among alternatives to help ensure clients' expectations are satisfied in a cost-effective manner
  
• Experience identifying, researching, developing and assessing information related to architecture and data management options, policies, standards and methods for the purpose of making business recommendations
  
• Experience evaluating directions, trends, standards and policies in a complex and evolving environment using multiple sources of guidance
  

Communication Experience:

• Experience communicating, presenting, facilitating, and leading client dialogues to reach agreement on technological requirements to meet established business (functional) needs, and design solution frameworks
  
• Experience providing advice, leading workshops, developing, and delivering presentations to clients and senior management
  
• Experience establishing successful working relationships with management, staff and clients
  
• Experience participating in committees and contributing to project status meetings
  
• Experience resolving conflict
  
• Experience communicating technical concepts to lay audiences
  
• Experience negotiating to achieve consensus
  

Technical Experience:

• Knowledge and experience of geospatial data and development, or related experience.
  
• Experience leading geospatial based projects
  
• Experience leading IT Infrastructure modernization and maintenance focused projects
  
• Experience with ArcGIS Portal and/or ArcGIS Online
  
• Experience with business analysis processes, tools, technology, methodologies, and modelling expertise to undertake option analysis, process re-engineering assignments, research, test and implement systems
  
• Experience identifying and assessing the impacts of new solutions or enhancements on existing services and infrastructure for performance, sustainability and robustness
  
• Experience with the product management life cycle, developing a product vision and strategy, and have led multi-disciplinary teams to achieve that vision from concept to launch using such methods as agile
  
• Experience integrating product objectives, goals, and metrics in order to oversee the development and implementation of large-scale projects
  
• Experience with software development life cycles, software design, development and integration, reporting tools, database concepts, user interface design principles, change management, quality assurance, risk management, disaster recovery planning, and business continuity planning
  
• Experience with industry trends in user experience design, integrated systems, solutions and infrastructure
  

IT Public Sector Experience:

• Experience supporting discovery projects in the public sector
  
• Experience navigating the Ontario Government to efficiently and successfully engage with multi-discipline stakeholders
  
• Experience supporting the discovery, and design of new IT solutions within the Ontario Government