Technical Business Analyst Specialist

Title: Technical Business Analyst SpecialistWe are committed to investing in our employees and helping you continue your career at ScotiaTech.
The Role The successful candidate will have a results-oriented and curious mindset with strong technical skills, working closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, solutions architects, and business teams globally to develop and implement scalable solutions that deliver excellence and value to our business partners and customers.
The successful candidate contributes to the overall success of the Payroll, Time, Attendance & Compensation / GHRT team, ensuring specific individual goals, plans, and initiatives are executed in support of the team's business strategies and objectives.
Accountabilities The incumbent champions a customer-focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge.Independently resolve complex, multi-faceted problems to meet business needs by applying HR and technological knowledge to design methodologies, models, and/or systems solutions.
This may involve rapid prototyping, with requirements and solutions developed iteratively, providing interim deliverables until a final production solution is created.
This includes conducting research and analysis, accurately defining user requirements and processes, participating in the reengineering of HR business process workflows, and liaising with users.Manage multiple small HR technology projects and/or manage specific sections of large projects to implement technology solutions to HR business problems.
This involves planning and scheduling resources, developing detailed project plans, monitoring progress against planned objectives, and securing consensus and cooperation from users and senior management.
Ensure each project delivers quality products/functions in a timely manner that meets HR business requirements and enhances the employee experience.Participate in the review of Quality Assurance (QA) test strategies for assigned projects/initiatives to ensure planned testing is comprehensive and consistent with business requirements.
Support QA testing by analyzing defects to: (i) provide clarification of business requirements; (ii) provide clarification of technical specifications; (iii) define which defects need resolution for implementation; and (iv) negotiate the severity classification of defects with the user.Participate in the systems implementation process by defining business/technical requirements and processes, developing test strategies and test cases, performing testing, defining user procedures and workflows, developing conversion and implementation strategies, verifying conversion, providing user documentation, user training, and post-implementation support.Ensure all activities conducted follow governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that management is kept informed and that problems and issues are escalated appropriately.Continually acquire and enhance knowledge of the Division's business strategies and policies, risk management practices and methodologies, product offerings, financial markets, financial instruments, regulatory requirements, Back Office processes, and rapidly changing technology to provide effective business solutions and services to end-user business lines.Understand how the Bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.Actively pursue effective and efficient operations in accordance with Scotiabank's Values, Code of Conduct, and Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to, and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions, and conduct risk.Champion a high-performance environment and contribute to an inclusive work environment.Education / Experience / Other Information Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, information technology, computer science, or a related discipline, along with 4-6 years of practical experience is required.Proficiency with SQL (must), MS Excel, and PowerPoint (Programming language knowledge).Excellent communication skills required.
Ability to select the most appropriate method of communication and to clearly prepare a variety of business communications, e.g.
Business Requirements Documents, Functional Specifications, and project implementation/strategy documents.Proficiency in English is required (B1-Intermediate).Preferred or Comparable, 5+ years of experience on SAP SuccessFactors and/or SAP Payroll on-premise and/or ECP (nice to have).Preferred or Comparable, 2 to 4 years of experience in Business Analysis (must).The systems developed are online real-time, mission-critical applications to support trading and risk management operations where the consequence of implementing functionally based on inaccurate requirements could expose the Bank to significant losses or undue risk.Well-developed verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate and articulate the underlying message with different audiences, e.g.
branch staff, senior management in Information Technology Solutions, internal business clients, and external vendors.The incumbent must be a creative, self-starting, results-oriented, and highly motivated individual with very good technical analytical skills to apply this knowledge to independently resolve complex, multi-dimensional business problems.Working knowledge of the Agile approach.The incumbent must also possess a very good understanding of current Electronic Data Processing practices, systems development techniques, including requirements specification and testing methodologies, real-time analytical and formal modeling tools, HR systems/processes, and keep current with rapidly changing technology.Ability to work effectively as a team member in cross-functional project teams.Ability to work independently under the general guidance of the Senior Manager, Recognition & International Payroll.Knowledge of Human Resource practices is required.
Knowledge of processes and systems used within Human Resources Information Systems, including Payroll, is strongly preferred but not required.Location(s): Colombia : Bogota : Bogota
ScotiaTech is a business unit within ScotiaGBS, a Scotiabank Group company located in Bogota, Colombia.
The ScotiaTech hub was created to support different technology systems and processes of the Bank.
We offer an inclusive, positive work environment, and competitive benefits.
At ScotiaTech, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone.
Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role.
We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at ScotiaTech; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

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