ABOUT UPP

UPP is the first pension plan of its kind in Ontario’s university sector, proudly serving over 41,000 members across five universities and fourteen sector organizations. Our purpose is to bring greater retirement peace of mind to the university sector by investing with integrity and serving members with care. As a sector-wide plan designed for growth, our doors are open to all Ontario universities.
Together, we’re a team of progressive thinkers and agile doers operating within a fast-paced culture of collaboration and respect. We believe in bringing smart and capable people together to create, solve and grow with a clear shared vision and values of integrity, inclusivity, ingenuity, and impact.
Our culture is intentionally welcoming and purposefully rooted in equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation (EDIR). We believe diverse teams, perspectives, and lived experiences contribute to better decisions and a better workplace.
As a long-term investor, we recognize that environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors support risk management and value creation. As stated in our Responsible Investing Policy, we are committed to incorporating ESG considerations into our investment management activities and we collaborate with other industry participants in the promotion of a sustainable economy and society.
Join us in building a bright future for our members, our organization, and each other.

SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Engage with business partners and vendors to identify requirements for key initiatives, including outcomes, objectives, scope, and functionality.
• Perform and present analysis with appropriate detail and quality (e.g., business and functional requirements, requirements traceability, workflows, data mapping, current/future state, etc.)
• Analyze and prioritize business requirements into various solution options by measuring and communicating the proposed benefits of options
• Formulate analysis into reports and make recommendations to the team
• Create visual representations to communicate complex concepts to various target audiences
• Create “user” type documentation (e.g., employer kits, internal procedure manuals, standard operating procedures and process documentation)
• Analyze existing processes and contribute to the improvement of current practices and processes by implementing recommendations in consultation with business partners
• Coordinate and prepare comprehensive executive-level insights and analysis
• Participate in testing activities as required (define approach, write test cases, execute test cases).
• Perform data analysis such as a data profiling, gap analysis, and validation as required
• Lead BA standards & practices and drive BA selection and planning activities
• Coach and mentor junior BA’s

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Undergraduate degree and 5-10 years of work experience in a business analysis role
• Proven business analysis skills in stakeholder management, facilitating requirement workshops, use case creation, and requirements documentation management
• Proficient in test scenario design, test case writing, and test management documentation
• Adept at process analysis, design, improvement and process flow documentation
• Experience in data migration projects to cloud based systems
• Comfortable with quantitative and qualitative data analysis and tools such (SQL, Python, R)
• Familiarity with relational databases (SQL Server)
• Proficiency in MS Office, analytical software, data analysis and visualization reporting techniques (PowerBI, Domo)

THE ROLE

As a Senior Business Analyst, you will engage with business partners to determine requirements for prioritized initiatives and perform various analyses to help determine solutions. This role will be responsible for collecting, analyzing and presenting different analysis materials for priorities identified by your business partner. This involves collaborating closely with multiple constituents and management across the Investment and Operations organization. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the analysis and development of cloud-based systems, tools, policies, and processes.
In a Senior Business Analyst role, you will collaborate with our team of analysts, technologists, project managers, and solution architects to ensure the successful implementation and delivery to the business teams. You will also help enhance the overall business analysis processes and skillsets to mature the business analysis craft within the organization.
Note: This is a independent consultant engagement opportunity until December 31, 2025.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced, driven, and motivated business analyst to join a team of high performing professionals and make a significant impact.
This role is based in downtown Toronto under a hybrid work policy, with flexibility to work remotely and in-office (two days per week in-office).

SPECIFIC ROLE ASSIGNMENTS

As a Senior Business Analyst you will be working with various business partners to support the organizational strategic priorities within Investments and Investment Operations.

ROLE SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

The following will be considered strong assets where role specific assignments are applicable:

• Investments: investment lifecycle (private, public, passive/treasury), associated platforms, risk management
• Operations: transaction lifecycle, custodian integration, cash mgmt., compliance