Senior Business Data Analyst, Analytics Strategy and Delivery

What is the opportunity?

In support of RBC's commitment to maintain an effective enterprise AML Program, this role is responsible for transforming high level transaction monitoring / analytics use cases and requirements into specific data sources, transactional flow maps and physical data attributes in order to meet program objectives and deliverables. Ultimately resulting in continuous improvement of transaction monitoring / analytics controls to identify, mitigate and manage Financial Crime risks. This role reports to Director, TM Program Management, and is accountable for the efficient delivery of specific data requirements suitable for the assigned initiatives from the transaction monitoring / analytics initiative portfolio. The role will lead and facilitate meetings, research business / product information, analyze data and document information obtained with various business and technology teams outside of AML, as well as liaise with stakeholders within AML in order to create the requirements. The role will also support the testing and profiling the data obtained in order to achieve analytics user acceptance.

What will you do?

• Transforming high level transaction monitoring / analytics use cases and requirements into specific data sources, transactional flow maps and physical data attributes ready for IT data sourcing/development
• Working with program/project management, accountable for data acquisition for the specific use cases by articulating business requirements, identifying relevant teams/SMEs and lead discussions to solidify requirements specific to the system/data attribute
• Perform requirements / stakeholder analysis to identify impacted or influencing groups and stakeholder requirements responsibilities
• Define the business requirement / data analysis approach including tasks and deliverables based on the project and delivery methodology
• Facilitate collaborative sessions with large and diverse business and IT stakeholder groups to drive data requirements discovery, analysis, and review (i.e. Understand products' trade and transactional flow, identify minimum set of data elements required)
• Apply advanced elicitation techniques to work with different types of stakeholder groups
• Analyze, map, and document scope of the data sourcing solution
• Review, analyze and document use cases needs to ensure the data requirements continue to support analytics strategies.
• Collaborating with other Business Analysts, Project Leads and IT team to resolve issues and ensuring solutions are viable and consistent
• Develop plans and accurate estimates for completion of requirements, continuously improving the level of detail and accuracy of estimates
• Manage risks, assumptions and constraints for requirements, and communicate to appropriate parties
• Verify data source and authorized provisioning point by working with system subject-matter-experts, architects and data management teams
• Work hands-on with the dataset obtained to produce entity relationship diagram, and training guidance where required to assist in conversations with analytics teams
• Triage and resolve analytics data queries as the team review and validate data

What do you need to succeed?

Must have

• 5+ years of experience working as a Business Analyst with progressively increasing responsibilities in the areas of requirements management on large and complex projects
• Post-secondary education or equivalent.
• Skilled in documenting and visualizing business processes and data flows into process/flow diagram
• Strong knowledge in IT systems, software development lifecycle and technical architecture
• Strong interpersonal, and influencing skills with an ability to interact effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and the ability to effectively manage and build relationships across RBC.
• Effective communication, presentation, and storytelling skills (oral and written) with the ability to express ideas clearly and concisely to all levels of audiences, and produce documentation in an efficient manner
• Ability to navigate matrixed organization to identify key stakeholders/holder of information
• Strong problem solving skills and solution mindset
• Comfortable and able to navigate and adapt through ambiguity, complexity, and continuous change
• Proficient in preparing test cases, user acceptance testing and ensuring solutions meet business needs
• Knowledge of project delivery methodologies such as Waterfall, Iterative and/or Agile
• Ability to analyze data, generate insights and support decision-making

Nice to have

• Prior experience working on requirements for data sourcing/data migration projects

• Prior experience with transaction monitoring controls and with analytics/modelling team

• Prior experience working with Trust or Custody services, Wealth Management and/or Capital Markets products

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions.

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

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Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above