Senior Business Analyst/ QA, Sanctions

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TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery lifecycle. Owning business analysis and quality assurance activities from requirements elicitation through testing, implementation and post-implementation support.

• Identify, analyze, document, validate and manage functional and non-functional requirements by collaborating with business, compliance, technology, and external partners/vendors to achieve consensus and alignment

• Analyze and document current state and future state business processes, assess system impacts and ensure requirements and acceptance criteria clearly reflect changes needed to meet business, customer and regulatory needs.

• Ensure requirement traceability across the delivery life cycle from business requirements through design, testing and implementation including change and impact management

• Act as the primary contact between business and technology, ensuring clarity of requirements, dependencies, constraint, risk and delivery expectation.

• Provide subject matter experts and thought leadership, leverage domain, product and system knowledge to drive business value, innovation, scalability and continuous improvement.

• Define, review, and support acceptance criteria, test strategy, test plan and test cases, ensuring requirements are testable, measurable and aligned with regulatory, and control framework.

• Lead and oversee all phases of testing (system, integration, UAT, performance development verification), ensure adherence to testing standards, audit requirements and gating criteria.

• Coordinate and manage delivery and testing resource, environments, tools and vendors to meet project milestones, timelines and quality expectations.

• Manage test execution, defects triage, resolution, and reporting, including prioritization of testing activities based on risk, complexity and business impact.

• Manage creation, review and sign-off of testing documentation (e.g. test strategies, plans, test cases, dashboards, defect logs, test phase closure reports) for assigned area / projects and ensure all test artifacts adhere to testing standards and audit requirements

• Identify, document, and actively manage delivery, testing, operational risk, escalation issues proactively and recommending mitigation strategies to ensure timely and unimpeded progress.

• Support change management, operational readiness, implementation, and post implementation activities, ensuring solutions are ready for business adoption.

• Ensure all deliverables comply with regulatory obligations, internal controls, risk appetite, testing standard, and best practices.

• Communicate delivery status, dependencies, and outcome clearly and consistently to stakeholder and senior leadership.

• Mentor and coach team members contribute to knowledge sharing, promote best practices, and support collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance team environment.

• Identify opportunities to improve delivery efficiency, testing effectiveness, automation and overall solution quality.

• Adhere to the TD Code of Conduct

• Promote an inclusive, fair, and equitable work environment

Skill Sets:

• Senior Business Analyst with strong expertise in business analysis, quality assurance, and end‑to‑end delivery lifecycle management.

• Skilled in translating complex business needs into clear, actionable, and testable requirements, ensuring alignment across business, technology, compliance, and external partners.

• Proven ability to lead full solution delivery, from requirements definition through testing, implementation, and post‑implementation support, while maintaining a focus on risk, regulatory compliance, and operational readiness.

• Advanced proficiency in test strategy, test planning, multi‑phase testing, defect management, and quality governance to ensure solutions meet audit and performance standards.

• Experienced in coordinating cross‑functional teams, vendors, delivery environments, tools, and project milestones to achieve high‑quality, timely outcomes.

• Strong communicator, adept at articulating requirements, risks, dependencies, timelines, and delivery status to stakeholders and senior leadership.

• Continuously identifies and drives opportunities for process optimization, testing efficiency, automation, and overall solution quality improvements.

• Substantial knowledge of SWIFT messages, ISO20022, MX and MT formats

• Deep understanding of payment systems and methods such as Canada Lynx, US CHIPS, and Fedwire, etc.

• Proficient in MS Office, Agile methodology with Product Owner mindset, Shift Left testing methodologies and best practices utilizing collaborative tools like Jira, JTMF, and Confluence

Experience and/ or education

• Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate

• 5-7+ years related business analysis and QA experience

• Business Analysis Accreditation is an asset

• Preference given to candidates who have experience working in Agile

Who We Are:

TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience. With more than 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe, we strive to make every interaction, product and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple.  Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions. In 2023, we acquired Cowen Inc., offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly-diverse equity research franchise, while growing our strong, diversified investment bank. 

Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities. 

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. 

If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.  

We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process 
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.
We look forward to hearing from you!

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