Senior Business Analyst - Credit Risk

• Tech Talent International (SI) supplies technical talent to a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100/500/1000 companies to small and mid-sized organizations in Canada/US and Europe.
• We currently have a role as a Senior Business Analyst - Credit Risk with our large consulting client for a major banking services client in the downtown Montreal area. This role can either be a permanent role or a long term contract.

• Role: Senior Business Analyst - Credit Risk
• Type: Permanent 37.5 hrs/week
• Location: Hybrid - Downtown Montreal, QC -(roles starts off 5 days in office for 1st 3 months, then turns into hybrid setup 3 days onsite, 2 days from home)
• Salary: $75,000 - $80,000 + 9% bonus + 3-6 weeks paid vacation + RRSP contribution + benefits + sick/personal day + cell phone allowance + discounts for public transit and may other perks
• Contract: $80-$87/hr C2C

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide functional support to risk analysts and front officers on credit risk processes.
• Gather requirements from business partners and manage them according to the priorities defined by the Product Owner.
• Perform data analysis to support requirement gathering, solution definition, testing, and investigations.
• Communicate findings effectively to users and management to facilitate appropriate solutions.
• Collaborate with users and other Business Analysts to understand business needs and translate them into functional solutions.
• Write functional specifications and document system and process workflows.
• Ensure Agile and continuous delivery methodologies are followed.
• Ensure features are properly tested and all required artifacts are produced.
• Coordinate and execute testing phases across different environments and present results to users.
• Collaborate closely with teams located in the US, France, and India.

REQUIREMENTS

• Mandatory
• University degree in a relevant field.
• At least one experience as a Business Analyst within a financial institution working with Credit Risk
• Comfortable acting as the main point of contact for business stakeholders and documenting business needs and priorities.
• Strong willingness to learn and contribute solutions and ideas.
• Curious mindset with the ability to understand business challenges and identify solutions.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to read and ideally perform minor updates to Python scripts.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to provide and receive constructive feedback.
• Knowledge of Investment Banking.
• Strong technical documentation and structured business writing skills.
• Good working knowledge of SQL.
• Ability to write queries involving multiple table joins for data analysis and testing.
• Ability to read stored procedures during investigations.
• Experience with Power BI.
• Familiarity with data integration concepts including APIs, databases, ETL processes, and file-based integrations.
• Experience with Python scripting for automation, data manipulation, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to develop and maintain scripts that support business analysis and operational efficiency.
• Experience working in Unix/Linux environments, including command-line troubleshooting and script execution.
• Bilingual (English and French) preferred

• Nice to Have
• Experience with credit risk and counterparty risk concepts.
• High-level understanding of capital markets products, including secured financing transactions and derivatives, or corporate lending.
• Knowledge of US and/or international financial regulations.
• Experience with ETL tools and processes.