Business Analyst

BMO - Business Analyst (Financial/Banking)

Role: Business Analyst (Senior)

Location: Chicago preferred (open to remote) - onsite 2x a week

Duration: 24 Months extension/conversion

Structure: W2 contract (no C2C or H1 sponsor)

Start Date: ASAP

Interview Process: 2 rounds

Compensation: $105,000 - $135,000

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Equipment ect.

*Must have previous Business Analyst experience working within banking or financial institutions*

Must Haves:

• 5 years of Business Analyst experience supporting complex enterprise initiatives
• 3 years of experience within banking or financial services organizations
• Strong experience gathering, documenting, and managing business and functional requirements (BRDs, FRDs, user stories, acceptance criteria)
• Proven ability to work closely with business stakeholders, product owners, and technology teams
• Experience supporting Agile, Scrum, or hybrid delivery models
• Strong understanding of end-to-end business processes and system workflows
• Ability to facilitate requirement workshops, stakeholder meetings, and design sessions
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate business needs into clear technical direction

Nice to Haves:

• Experience with lending systems, lending platforms, or lending-focused organizations
• Background in commercial lending, retail lending, credit, loan origination, or loan servicing
• Experience working with core banking systems and downstream integrations
• Data analysis experience (SQL, data validation, reporting, dashboards)
• Exposure to regulatory, risk, compliance, or audit-driven initiatives in banking
• Prior experience working with large enterprise banks or financial institutions
• Ability to support process re-engineering and optimization efforts

Day to Day:

• Partner with BMO business and technology stakeholders to gather and refine requirements
• Document current-state and future-state processes, workflows, and system interactions
• Translate business needs into functional requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Support backlog grooming, sprint planning, and ongoing Agile ceremonies
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to ensure requirements are clearly understood
• Support UAT planning, execution, and issue resolution
• Identify risks, dependencies, and gaps and proactively drive resolution
• Provide ongoing stakeholder communication and status updates
• Contribute to continuous improvement across banking and lending-related processes