Business Application Specialist

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours:

37.5

Line of Business:

Enterprise Enabling Functions

Pay Details:

$96,900 - $136,800 CAD

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Job Description:

As the business lead and functional business expert; Manage a diverse portfolio of business application management activities. Act as a business lead and functional business specialist; provides input and executes on strategies, roadmaps, forecasts and manages relationships with technology, business consumers.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

CUSTOMER

• Owns and/or maintains 3-year roadmap to establish vision, clarity, and alignment with the strategic and tactical direction of the business
• Business application lead/owner/manager for application strategy, delivery, performance, access, data availability & integrity, data retention & disposition, remediation alignment, priorities, plans, communication
• Deployment and change management for initiatives relating to applications owned/managed
• Application and Technology budget owner/manager (excluding Innovation)
• Business SME ownership/input as required into project artifacts (ideation, business case, BRD, DIA, SRS, etc)
• Ensures that all guidelines and controls are in place to ensure customer information is protected and that the application is compliant from a risk/privacy perspective, including adherence and compliance with enterprise application / data lifecycle practices for own work and the work of others
• Responsible for access approvals and access attestation
• Manages/Owns the infrastructure/operational budget for the application and prioritizes and approves initiatives to ensure the correct items are being worked on
• Work with business partners to provide input on possible work processes and system changes required to support their business
• Participate in large Enterprise programs as a SME for business functionality of the applications owned/managed
• Review all Business Application Risk Assessments (BARA)annually and participate in Basel Data Governance Ongoing Compliance Program or any other regulatory reviews as required
• Responsible for communication to business partners of any planned system outages that impact their channel/business process
• Review and sign-off of all project documentation as well as for the deployment

• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to support the development sound business cases with an on-going focus on reusability, scalability, innovation and enterprise-wide solutions
• Owns overall accountability for risk and controls for the application and manages risk assessments and testing
• Ensure adherence to guidelines and regulatory requirements under Privacy, Legal, Compliance, and the Office of the Chief Data Officer
• Review and approve all in-take requests for new projects and provide directions as required on the initiative
• Track individual progress of each active project and assist in the preparation of monthly project reporting and partner/executive dashboard reporting
• Build and maintain positive relationships with businesses, technology groups, and key stakeholders to identify and assess new project in-take requests.
• Maintain an "end to end" view of the customer, business and processes to be able to triage new requests based on changing partner needs.
• Identify and understand emerging risks related to project activity and ensure business requirements and solutions appropriately mitigate risks
• Ensure the team maintains compliance and procedure guidelines to support satisfactory audit results
• Manage relationships with project team members, third party vendors/ service partners, other technology and client areas as appropriate
• Manage and/or oversee the implementation of solutions and work closely with key business leaders to optimize and maximize the availability of service, efficiency, and effectiveness

• Participate fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest
• Provide thought leadership and/ or industry knowledge for own area of expertise in own area and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit
• Keep current on emerging trends/ developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques
• Participate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team
• Keep others informed and up-to-date about the status / progress of projects and / or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities
• Contribute to team development of skills and capabilities through mentorship of others, by sharing knowledge and experiences and leveraging best practices.
• Lead, motivate and develop relationships with internal and external business partners / stakeholders to develop productive working relationships.
• Contribute to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce
• Act as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally
• Participate in knowledge transfer within the team and other business units, including participation in cross-functional groups or committees (e.g., Data Councils)

• Highly seasoned professional role requiring substantial knowledge / expertise in a complex field and knowledge of broader related area
• Integrates knowledge of the enterprise sub-function's or business line's overarching strategy in developing solutions across multiple functions or operations
• Acts as a technical expert / lead integrating cross-function understanding within their own field of speciality
• Deep expert knowledge of application analysis process and techniques
• Deep expert knowledge of applications supported by the team including system components, functionality, interfaces, data flows, and business rules
• Deep expert knowledge of bank's PDLC methodology, business testing and project management
• Deep knowledge / understanding of business supported and broader organization
• Deep expertise in analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to solve or may lead others to solve complex problems, requiring analysis of multiple variables, including consultation with multiple stakeholder
• Uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify solutions
• Communicates difficult concepts; converts information to compelling business context and advice; influences and gains alignment across increasingly senior stakeholders
• Works autonomously as the lead and guides others within area of expertise
• Generally reports to a Senior Manager or above

• Undergraduate degree or technical certificate
• 7+ years of relevant experience