Lead Business System Analyst

Royal Bank of Canada is hiring a Lead Business System Analyst for its Toronto, Ontario location. This role bridges business needs and IT solutions, with a focus on business rule validation, test strategy and execution, and system improvement.

Responsibilities

• Translate and validate business rules with stakeholders and document requirements, processes, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Curate feature-specific test data and generate synthetic, anonymized, or masked data for functional, regression, compliance, and performance testing.
• Document upstream applications and data flows, collaborating with application teams and architects.
• Implement data masking to protect sensitive information in non-production environments.
• Assess systems, create system diagrams and technical specifications, and recommend improvements or replacements.
• Identify process bottlenecks and opportunities for automation or data-driven improvements.

Qualifications

Required: Business analysis experience in financial services; knowledge of financial products including equities, options, mutual funds, foreign exchange, and fixed income; data and root-cause analysis; requirements documentation; experience with Jira, Confluence, and Git; familiarity with REST/SOAP APIs; and advanced SQL proficiency. The role also involves identifying opportunities to use AI in business analysis, requirements management, data analysis, testing, and operations.

Preferred: CBAP or PMI-PBA certification, or a Master's Certificate in Business Analysis.

Position details

Full-time, salaried, regular position. 37.5 hours per week. Location: RBC Centre, 155 Wellington Street West, Toronto, Ontario. Application deadline: October 23, 2026; applications are accepted until 11:59 PM on the preceding day.