Business Analyst

About You

You are a high achiever looking to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You take pride in your own work but are comfortable collaborating with a team of highly motivated individuals. You can communicate clearly and concisely with teammates and clients, and you enjoy strong company culture and camaraderie. You can navigate multiple corporate functions, including global lines of service and corporate centers of excellence. You possess strong interpersonal skills and are willing to take on diverse tasks to achieve the team’s common goal. You value personal and professional growth and are ready to take the next step in advancing your career.

If this sounds like you, well, then you will love the culture at Avison Young!

About Us

Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial and consulting services. We’ve designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization.

Real estate can have an enormous positive impact on people’s lives – and we’re in the business of making spaces and places work better for people. Our purpose is to create real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people.

We care about each other and we have each other’s backs. This makes Avison Young a great place to be a client, and a great place to work. We support the whole person and their complete wellness – economic, mental and physical – because what’s best for our business comes from our people bringing their whole selves to work.

Of course we love it here, but outsiders think we’re pretty great too! Avison Young has been recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies for the 13th year in a row, with a Platinum Club designation!

Join Avison Young’s dynamic Data Architecture team as a Business Analyst, where you will play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between business stakeholders, users, and developers. You will be instrumental in setting and communicating project and product goals, developing technical requirements, conducting acceptance testing, and overseeing deployments and rollouts. Your work will primarily focus on internal data systems, pipelines, and warehousing projects that support our proprietary products and data visualization teams.

What we value in a business analyst

• Customer-focused We believe that prioritizing our customers’ needs is key to driving our business forward.
• Attention to detail Managing complex projects with numerous moving parts requires exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills, and clear communication.
• Diverse thoughts We value diverse opinions, perspectives, and experiences, as they lead to better outcomes. You actively listen, empathize with others, and seek collaborative paths forward.
• Team player You understand that more can be achieved together. You listen to feedback and provide supportive feedback to help others grow and improve.
• Pragmatic You know when to take shortcuts that don’t compromise quality or maintainability to quickly learn what our customers desire.
• Global teammate Comfortable working in a remote environment, you thrive in a global team setting.
• Drive cross-functional Agile Scrum teams as Scrum Master to oversee the development and deployment of technology solutions.
• Develop technology requirements and specifications in collaboration with subject matter experts, end users, and product leadership across various technology projects.
• Collaborate with product leadership, senior stakeholders, and external audiences to design and develop product roadmaps and understand business needs of technology solutions.
• Manage broad communications and engage directly with end users regarding enhancements, defects, and product strategy, providing high-level customer service and soliciting constructive feedback.
• Recommend and implement improvements across technology products to enhance user outcomes and improve operational efficiency and productivity.
• Expert proficiency in SQL and database management systems.
• Expert proficiency in writing requirements and testing technology systems.
• Experience in environment management, deployment management, and testing.
• Familiar with data warehousing, ETL processes, and data pipelines.
• Strong analytical skills and complex problem-solving capabilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• At least 4 years of direct experience in a software development-related role.
  
  
  

Hybrid (Minimum 3 days in the office)

Avison Young practices as an equal opportunity employer in all services locations around the world. We are committed to building and maintaining a workforce diverse in experience, skills and knowledge with uniformity in service excellence, commitment and integrity.

The firm maintains a strict policy to ensure employment opportunities are equal and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, protected veteran or military service status, or any other elements protected by law.

Avison Young welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates during the recruitment process. For those requiring assistance, information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Avison Young is committed to employing the best talent with the most fair and equitable recruitment practices. Apply with us TODAY!