Business Analyst – Payments/EMV

Business Analyst – Payments/EMV 
Contract Length: 6 months (opportunity for extension)
Location: WFH (Scarborough if Covid Restrictions Lifted)
Hours: 9am-5pm
Start Date: ASAP

Story Behind the Need: IBSS Cards Technology team is seeking a Business Analyst be the overall IT Project Manager for the Tokenization Project.

Candidate Value Proposition:
The successful candidate will be working hands on with some of the most disruptive and emerging technologies and across the most advanced applications in the FS space.

Typical Day in the Role:
– Lead as the IT PM for the Tokenization Project in resolving highly complex, multi-faceted problems.
– Participate in the systems implementation process.
– Supervise and co-ordinate the testing of medium to large projects.
– Execute and verify the results of UAT tests and take appropriate action.
– Assess the results of UAT tests and take appropriate action.
– Provide input regarding the assessment of the risk and quality of changes and enhancements.
– Provide ongoing feedback to management of project progress.
– Works with key stakeholders within all business functions to align technology solutions with business strategies
– Gathers requirements from business units and translates those to programmers and developers
– Prepares cost-benefit and return-on-investment analyses to aid in decisions on system implementation
– Demonstrates an informed knowledge of business functions to resolve problems and capitalize on improvement opportunities
– Supports one or more highly complex business processes
– Maybe required to work on multiple projects as a project team member
– Serves as a liaison between the business community and the IT organization in order to provide technical solutions to meet user needs

Must Have Skills/Requirements:
1) 5+ years of experience in a similar Business Analyst Position
2) 5+ years of hands on experience with cards and payments (ATM, POS, Visa, Mastercard – Standard of payments (understand process of those certification processes)
3) 3-5 year experience in the Merchant Acquiring Industry and/or Payments Industry
4) 3-5 years of experience working with EMV Chip processing
5) Proficient Microsoft Office – Excel, PowerPoint, Excel – 5+ years of experience

Soft Skills:
– Excellent English verbal and written communication skills are essential
– The role requires leadership skills, hands-on technical experience, and a can-do approach towards environment automation / management and continuous improvement for efficiency and cost effectiveness
– Must be reliable, proactive, results-oriented, customer-focused and attentive to details.
– Must be flexible to adapt to a dynamic environment, make quick and sound decisions under pressure
– Strong organizational skills, excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills

Nice to have Skills:
– Bilingual in Spanish / English

Additional Notes:
A successful candidate who will be able to hit the ground running will possess the following;
– Working knowledge of EMV Chip processing
– Understanding of card transaction processing flow: Authorization, Settlement, Reporting
– Card Networks / Local Networks (Visa/MasterCard/AMEX)
– Understanding of Merchant POS
– Strong knowledge of UAT methodology, procedures and standards.
– Meeting Management
– Facilitation
– Functional Requirements Analysis

Education:
– Associate's Degree or Bachelor's Degree or technical institute degree/ certificate or equivalent post-secondary education.