Specialist, IT Business Analysis

Job Requisition : 12280

Position Status: Permanent Full Time

Position Type: Hybrid

Office Location: Montreal (QC);
Calgary (AB);
Halifax (NS);
Ottawa (ON);
Toronto (ON);
Vancouver (BC)

Travel Requirement: Limited

Language Designation: Bilingual

Language Skill Levels (Read/Write/Speak): CBC

Security Requirement: Secret

Salary: Our salaries generally range from $ 86,816.59 to $  and are based on qualifications and experience.

About CMHC

The work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to contribute to a well-functioning housing system.

At CMHC, we hold ourselves accountable for our results and support our colleagues in their achievements. We thrive on collaboration, connecting across CMHC and involving the right people to get our work done. Our leadership style is guided by trust, where our leaders favour an adaptive approach based on the needs of their teams.

Join us and be part of a team that's committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.

What’s in it for you

We’ve got the purpose, the people and the perks you need for a fulfilling career. Here’s the comprehensive and generous benefits you get when you’re a permanent employee:

• Annual paid vacation.
• Annual individual performance incentive.
• Defined benefit pension plan.
• Comprehensive group insurance plan to support your well-being from day one.
• Support towards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more.
• An inclusive workplace culture and environment.

About the role

Join the Information Technology team, in the Bilingual Specialist, IT Business Analysis position. In this role, you will work as a subject matter expert in business analysis, leading complex, high-impact initiatives that drive measurable business outcomes. You will define solution approaches, lead requirements development, and ensure alignment with enterprise, cybersecurity, and regulatory standards while collaborating across teams to deliver compliant, value-driven solutions.

What you will do:

• Lead requirements elicitation and analysis for complex initiatives using interviews, workshops, process mapping, and data analysis.
• Define and challenge current and future state processes, business rules, and solution options to drive innovation and alignment with enterprise goals.
• Establish and maintain requirements traceability, quality standards, and business analysis best practices across projects.
• Define solution approaches, including options analysis, trade-offs, and recommendations, in partnership with Product Owners and delivery teams.
• Collaborate with architecture, development, QA, and security teams to ensure solutions are feasible, compliant, and aligned with standards.
• Lead stakeholder engagement to influence decisions, resolve conflicts, and drive alignment across business and technology teams.
• Oversee user acceptance testing (UAT) strategy and ensure delivered solutions meet business needs and deliver measurable value.
• Drive data and process improvements by identifying opportunities for simplification, automation, and KPI-based performance tracking, while ensuring compliance with governance and regulatory standards.

What you should have:

• An undergraduate degree in Information Systems, Business, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• At least 5+ years of experience in business or product analysis within IT projects or product-based environments.
• A proven expertise in requirements management, process modelling, and user acceptance testing (UAT) support.
• Strong knowledge of business analysis methods and tools (e.g. Dev Ops, user stories).
• Hands-on experience working in Agile, Scrum, including backlog refinement and prioritization.
• A solid understanding of D365 CRM, GSL and ERP.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts and support decision-making, and a working knowledge of governance standards such as cybersecurity, privacy, accessibility, and records management.
• Bilingualism (English, French).

Technologies:

• Business analysis & delivery tools (e.g., JIRA, Azure Dev Ops, Confluence, Visio/Lucidchart for…