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