IT Business Consultant

Position: Business Consultant - Senior

Location: Toronto, ON  - Hybrid

Duration: 6Months Contract

Line of Business: Securitization

Hybrid in office 2 times a week to be decided with HM.

Job Description:

Role Mandate:

This contractor is required to maintain delivery continuity and mitigate execution risk across active and upcoming initiatives within the Securitization portfolio (i.e. Secure Hub Invoicing Phase 3, Operational Reporting , Secure Hub 2025R2 upgrade, Loan Trak user administration, L1 Production support and the manual email attestation process management).

Role Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to):

•      Accountable for collaborating with various teams such as: Front Office, Finance, Market Risk, Global Middle Office, Back Office, and various technology teams.

•      Collect, clarify, and translate requirements into new reporting/application features and functionality.

•      Elicit and document business requirements, risks and priorities to establish a clear understanding of items in scope

•      Maintain a collaborative relationship with stakeholders and ensure the ability to get buy-in on feasible solutions.

•      Analyze/interpret business requirements and perform current/target/gap/impact analyses

•      Validate that the proposed/designed solution(s) and associated testing approach will support meeting the articulated business requirements

•      Identify and implement and fixes with regards to production or files errors

•      Leasing with downstream groups as well as external stakeholders

Must-Have Skills:

•      Minimum 5 years’ experience within a similar role

•      Strong knowledge of requirements / design methodology - detail oriented, analytical and capable of investigating complex / technical issues

•      Familiarity with data modelling and design, static data and data repositories

•      Providing and reviewing solution designs and supporting project planning

•      Strong Capital Markets work experience in IT or business environment (i.e. MBS, Securitization, Fixed Income knowledge) and/or BS/BA or MBA/MS in computer science, engineering, information systems, math or business

•      Expertise in SQL/Oracle database should be able to create/query tables, optimize queries.

•      Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and pivot when necessary

o  Any retail mortgage history should have a proven record of being able to work within a quickly paced role

•      Must be proactive, curious, and looking to engage with the various projects, tools, and partners as required

•      Front-end hands-on experience with securitization tools

•      Along with technical prowess the candidate should be able carry themselves confidently in a professional setting, and be able to effectively translate business requirements and solutions into tangible talking points

•      Looking for people who have had roles with significant tenures that demonstrate a commitment to their position

Nice to Have Skills:

·      Experience on Asset Backed Securities or US Whole loans Business within Capital Markets