Senior Business Analyst, Analytics 

Location: Saint John  

If you are motivated by connecting with others and leading change this is an opportunity to spread your wings in a new, diverse, and critical position within a fast-paced environment. Business Analysts are key members of a team that enables change within JDI by defining needs, determining solutions and delivering value to stakeholders while also considering the potential implications of technology in the current business environment.   

The Senior Analytics Business Analyst will combine traditional business analytics and scrum master competencies with a knowledge of and passion for the use of analytics to drive operational business value.   

Overall Goals: 

• Optimizing and modernizing processes through the identification and implementation of analytics solutions; 
• Successful completion and implementation of analytics projects; 
• Assessment and measurement of business value delivery. 

The primary day to day accountabilities of this person are: 

• Acting as the lead face to our business partners in the realization of business value through advanced analytics; 
• Understanding the actual needs of stakeholders—which frequently involves investigating and clarifying their expressed desires—in order to determine underlying issues and causes 
• Aligning designed and delivered solutions with the current and future analytics and data needs of stakeholders with an in depth understanding of applicable business systems, process capabilities, industry requirements and emerging digital trends; 
• Managing the backlog of advanced analytics activity across the JDI Data Science team to optimize value delivery and meet commitments to our business partners; 
• Owning the analytics stage-gate process and ensure that projects meet gate requirements in terms of value potential, data quality and business readiness; 
• Ensuring successful completion of Stage III (production stage) initiatives to embed analytics in production environments or formal business processes; 
• Building business cases, defining use cases and developing test cases for analytics solutions; 
• Assessing external analytics technologies to make build/buy decisions; 
• Ensuring solution alignment with integrity, confidentiality, architectural and security requirements; 
• As a business liaison and emerging leader in the analytics space, the Senior Analytics Business Analyst will be eligible for JDI IT’s BA development program and may be eligible for other leadership and career development opportunities subsequently.  

You Have:   

• A University Degree in a related discipline  
• 5-10 years’ work experience in a business environment, preferably in complex IT environments 
• 3-5 years of experience in data analytics; 
• Experience with Agile methodologies for project management 
• Familiarity with the concepts of operational data stores, data warehouses, and data lakes
• Experience with data science platforms 
• Experience with leading, leveraging, and creating the following analysis techniques: 
  • Benchmarking  
  • Decision Analysis  
  • Root Cause Analysis  
  • SWOT Analysis  

You Are:   

• Customer focused: motivated by inspiring others to do things differently  
• A practiced communicator with strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills  
• Organized, analytical and business savvy   
• Technically inclined, process oriented and driven by a natural curiosity  
• Happy in an environment where you can work independently as well as collaboratively  
• A continuous learner: acquiring new skills and software applications is second nature  
• At home in a fast-paced work environment where solutions are not always clearly defined  

Extras:   

• Certified Business Analysis Professional CBAP 
• Foundations of Enterprise Data Analytics 
• Lean/Green Belt Six Sigma 
• Business Process Modeling 

JDI IT: Who we are and what we offer  

The belief that what people experience matters more than technology is part of our foundational core. We also believe that our ability as a team grows exponentially when we share success. These centering values – some of our non-negotiables - guide our decisions and inform how we show up daily. Join a team that aims to simply the path forward and inspire commitment.     

With over 350 employees centralized in Saint John, Fredericton, Dieppe and Halifax, we offer the opportunity to create real value by helping people and businesses work smarter.  JDI IT supports the entire J.D. Irving Limited group of companies which means we offer opportunities and experiences across a wide breadth of IT areas, businesses and industries.  As a member of the JDI IT team, you will be a key player in enabling the business to win by overcoming obstacles and “getting it done”!       

We believe in the power of diverse teams and invest in continuous professional growth. We are seeking naturally curious change makers looking to join a collaborative and motivated team.  Come help JDI IT Raise the Bar!