Job Title: Business Analyst Student
Department: Intelligent Automation
Location: Hybrid – Remote/Toronto
Work Term/Duration: Winter 2025 (4 months) – January to April
Our Commitment to Students
At Canadian Tire, we are committed to providing students with a supportive and collaborative environment that fosters knowledge sharing and offers key experiences to help them develop their capabilities through projects and objectives. We believe in setting specific and measurable goals that align with our business objectives to support learning and help students achieve their full potential. Our culture emphasizes learning from others, continuous improvement, agility, growth, and innovation, and we are invested in building a talented, diverse workforce for the future of Canada and Canadian Tire. Additionally, we are dedicated to building strong relationships with our student employees by engaging with them throughout their education and career pursuits and creating opportunities for ongoing communication and relationship building.
What You’ll Do
The Business Analyst Co-op on the CTx team at Canadian Tire Corporation will support AI solution design and execution by analyzing business problems, defining requirements, and recommending automation scopes to solve complex challenges.
- Collaborate with clients, product owners, and project managers to identify and assess AI and automation opportunities, analyzing business processes for suitability.
- Define project scope, identify stakeholders, and develop detailed plans for requirement definitions, timelines, and deliverables.
- Conduct requirements gathering sessions, document processes, and capture accurate requirements, building strong partnerships with business stakeholders.
- Develop and refine user stories, ensuring they align with development and stakeholder needs.
- Coordinate testing activities, including test plans and UAT scenarios, while supporting technical teams in designing robust solutions with necessary non-functional requirements.
- Facilitate clear communication and problem-solving between stakeholders, providing ongoing project support to foster a collaborative team environment.
What You Bring
- Currently pursuing a post-secondary degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science/Analytics, Business Analytics or a related field.
- Curious about Intelligent Automation and Artificial Intelligence (e.g., Generative AI, Machine Learning).
- Exposure to or coursework involving data analysis and visualization techniques (e.g. SQL, Power BI)
- Experienced with Agile methodologies, with a passion for critical thinking, problem-solving, and leveraging emerging technology to simplify processes.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Visio)
Hybrid
We value flexibility. We have adopted a hybrid work model whereby employees use a combination of working in office and virtually in service of outcomes. Each leader is empowered to decide what work is best achieved in person based on the unique needs of their team. This hybrid role is based out of our Yonge/Eglinton Campus and the candidate for this role can expect to work onsite a minimum two days per week.