Senior Business Analyst in Toronto

Why you’ll love working here:

• High-performance, people-focused culture.
• Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion as fundamental to our work environment and business success.
• Learning and development initiatives, including workshops, Speaker Series events, and access to LinkedIn Learning, that support employees’ career growth.
• Membership in HOOPP’s world-class defined benefit pension plan, which can serve as an important part of your retirement security.
• Competitive, 100% company-paid extended health and dental benefits for permanent employees, including coverage supporting our team's diversity and mental health (e.g., gender affirmation, fertility and drug treatment, psychological support benefits of $2,500 per year, parental leave top-up, and a health spending account).
• Optional post-retirement health and dental benefits subsidized at 50%.
• Yoga classes, meditation workshops, nutritional consultations, and wellness seminars.
• The opportunity to make a difference and help take care of those who care for us by providing a financially secure retirement for Ontario healthcare workers.

Job Summary:

HOOPP’s Information Technology teams deliver innovative technology solutions to help build a stronger financial future for the healthcare community. As a Senior Business Analyst, you will contribute to building the technology underpinning HOOPP’s official valuation, stress testing, and sensitivities of financial derivatives across asset classes. Our ISG Risk Valuation team delivers solutions that drive HOOPP’s official overnight pricing, security level sensitivities that help drive trading decisions, as well as solutions that underpin HOOPP’s risk and exposure limit monitoring.

As a Senior Business Analyst, reporting to the Director, ISG Risk Valuations, you will work closely with technology and investment finance professionals to define and build the backbone of HOOPP’s investment valuation leveraging vendor and in-house built software acting as the bridge between financial modelling and technology solutions. We cultivate a culture that emphasizes innovation, collaboration, practicality, and the courage to challenge the status quo. This role is well suited to someone who combines technical depth with curiosity, sound judgment, product thinking, systems thinking, and a willingness to test new ideas. You will look beyond immediate symptoms, identify underlying needs, and develop solutions that are secure, sustainable, and valuable in delivering the pension promise. Success in this role requires the ability to navigate ambiguity, ask thoughtful questions, and turn emerging technologies into practical solutions that deliver measurable business impact.

What you will do:

• Hands-on analysis and delivery of complex Valuation solutions across a comprehensive set of asset classes (Equity, Fixed Income, Credit, Derivatives, FX, OTC products etc.).
• Guide and support the Product Owner and Solution Architect in developing and realizing the product vision (develop roadmaps, manage scope, define minimal viable products, prioritize backlog, create stories to incorporate user and technical feedback etc.).
• Develop and foster relationships with HOOPP business partners (Traders, Portfolio Managers, Risk, Finance, Security Operations, Data Management) and other Investment Technology teams to capture requirements, prototype solutions, provide demos, test and support the final deliverable.
• Create sustainable AI-powered solutions with a focus on capital markets valuation usage.
• Challenge existing solution delivery processes and propose innovative workflows with AI to better support the mandate of the team.
• Become the expert on HOOPP’s official valuation, initial margin, risk, and exposure monitoring process and support the day-to-day operation of the systems.

What you will bring:

• 5+ years of experience within capital markets (risk models, reporting, valuation models, statistical analysis, and finance theory) combined with 2+ years of experience in technology delivery.
• Solid grounding in the software development life cycle, including Agile delivery practices, techniques, and tools.
• Strong working knowledge of the AI tooling landscape, with hands-on experience embedding AI into technology delivery and/or capital markets workflows; experience building conversational or chatbot solutions in a capital markets context is an asset.
• Hands-on proficiency with SQL and Python, and the ability to read and reason about code in other languages.
• Proven ability to interact confidently and effectively with all levels of the organization and build strong working relationships in a team-oriented, collaborative environment, including negotiating and facilitating consensus among diverse stakeholders with conflicting interests to produce workable solutions.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts into clear, accessible language for diverse audiences.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage complex processes and relationships that span business units, with diplomacy and professionalism.
• Degree in Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, Statistics or Computer Science; CFA or FRM designation a plus.

The expected annual base salary range for this role is: $103,000 - $153,000 CAD. The actual base salary offered to the successful candidate may vary based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, individual's expertise and level of experience applicable to the role they are being offered. This role is eligible to participate in discretionary incentive plan(s), subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan text.

This job is for an existing vacancy. HOOPP may use artificial intelligence tools to assist in screening, assessing and selecting applicants for this position. These tools support our recruitment process but do not replace human judgment and decision-making.

About HOOPP:

Founded in 1960 by the Ontario Hospital Association, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) is one of Canada’s strongest and most stable defined benefit pension plans. For over 65 years, HOOPP has delivered on its pension promise to Ontario’s healthcare workers, now serving more than 504,000 members and 870 employers across the province. With offices in Toronto and London, HOOPP manages a global, diversified multi-asset portfolio. One of Canada’s Maple 8 pension plans, HOOPP oversees $132 billion in assets and remains fully funded, supported by strong risk-adjusted returns, stable contribution rates for more than 20 years and independent governance. Our strength is powered by our people who bring HOOPP’s mission, vision and values to life and play a crucial role in helping us succeed. We are a purpose-driven organization committed to building an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace where different perspectives drive better outcomes. We look for talented, forward-thinking individuals who want their work to have real impact on the lives of others. We believe an equitable, diverse and inclusive (EDI) workplace is integral to cultivating a positive culture. We integrate fair and inclusive practices into our programs and processes, creating equal opportunity and establishing a consistent employee experience across our organization.

If you need accommodation at any point in our recruitment process, please advise your recruiter or email us at HRinbox@hoopp.com and we will be happy to consult with you so that arrangements can be made for reasonable accommodation.