Senior Business Analyst

About the Role

Northbridge Financial Corporation is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to play a crucial role in executing business analysis using planning, elicitation, requirements management, strategic analysis, design, and solution validation for small to mid-size or moderately complex projects across multiple business areas. This specific role will focus on the Business Intelligence (BI) space, supporting our current state reporting and our Enterprise Data Lakehouse (EDLH).

The ideal candidate is passionate about defining and negotiating data and reporting requirements based on user needs, understanding current state reporting operations, and future data objectives and strategies. You will support data modeling, quality assurance, and user acceptance testing throughout the project lifecycle to ensure delivered data solutions meet our organizational needs. You will collaborate closely with our business intelligence and data delivery team to define metrics, dimensions, and report design for various business areas, facilitating their delivery within project development.

What You'll Do

• Plan, organize, and manage multiple demands and changing priorities.
• Take initiative and employ appropriate decision-making skills.
• Recognize unrelated problems and implement appropriate solutions within established guidelines.
• Demonstrate ability to organize, interpret, and apply data/information from various sources.
• Develop and prepare business analysis documentation and planning.
• Provide leadership and direction in both formal and informal settings.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external business contacts.

What You Bring

• Post-secondary education in a related field (e.g., Computer Science, Business Administration) or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 7 years of BA experience, working in a technology environment.
• Proficiency in data analytics, including the use of data technologies (e.g., Power BI, Microstrategy) and SQL.
• Strong technical background with experience in data analysis, data modeling, and data source mapping.
• Experience with current state reporting assessments, gap and impact analysis, and remediation.
• Experience defining BI-EDLH data and reporting requirements and report design.
• Agile experience (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
• Knowledge of insurance, business, and technical areas; Property and Casualty Insurance experience is an asset.
• Ability to develop and prepare business analysis documentation and planning (e.g., RMP’s, BRD’s, user stories).
• Ability to estimate work effort and provide supporting documentation.
• Strong understanding of various Software Development Lifecycle methodologies.
• Experience using application lifecycle management tools like Team Foundation Server (TFS).
• Knowledge with P&C Insurance business software (e.g., Policy Administration/Underwriting Systems, CRM, Billing, Claims) is a strong asset.

Why Northbridge Financial?

We are committed to putting our employees first. Our benefits include:

• Hybrid work model (50/50 office and home).
• Competitive salaries and comprehensive financial health support (employee share purchase plan, pension plans, RRSP, staff insurance discounts).
• Prioritized well-being through flexible health benefits, early leave days, wellness programs, rewards, and recognition.
• Investment in career growth via education assistance, internal mobility, and mentoring programs.
• Community involvement through donation matching and team volunteer days.

We are committed to pay transparency and fairness. The base salary range for this role is $92,000 - $138,000. Actual base salary may vary based on experience, skills, and alignment with the position. We welcome candidates at different levels.

Beyond base pay, we offer a robust Total Rewards program, including benefits, wellness support, and other meaningful perks. Our hiring process involves human-centered decisions, with over 99% of screening done by people, not just AI.

About Northbridge Financial

Northbridge Financial is a proud 100% Canadian, Fairfax Financial-owned company serving Canadian businesses through Northbridge Insurance, Federated Insurance, and TruShield Insurance brands. We are a leading commercial property and casualty insurance company, dedicated to understanding customer needs and ensuring a safer, brighter future for Canadian businesses. We are a company of passionate people who put people first. If you want to join a team that believes in working hard, having fun, and making a difference, look no further.

We embrace and celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all. Please let us know how we can assist or accommodate you during the selection process.

Key skills/competency

• Senior Business Analyst
• Business Intelligence
• Data Lakehouse
• Data Modeling
• Requirements Gathering
• SQL
• Power BI
• Agile Methodologies
• Data Analytics
• Property and Casualty Insurance