Functional Analyst (Salesforce)
Maarut · Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Software Development · 11-50 employees
About the role
The Functional Analyst is responsible for translating business needs into concrete Salesforce Financial Services Cloud solutions through configuration and design. They will lead end-to-end integration projects, write user stories, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure business objectives are met.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have over 8 years of experience with Salesforce Financial Services Cloud configuration, including objects, fields, flows, and security. Strong expertise in documenting functional requirements and interacting with executives in a matrix structure is mandatory.
Full description
We are currently seeking a Functional Analyst / Salesforce Financial Services Cloud Configurator, responsible for translating business needs into concrete CRM solutions configured in Salesforce.
This role is central to process transformation and combines:
- Functional analysis
- Solution design
- Salesforce configuration
Main responsibilities:
- Write user stories for the project.
- Design technical solutions and configure Salesforce
Financial Services Cloud.
- Collaborate closely with executives, the Product
Owner, the project manager, enterprise architecture, operations, and the project team.
- Contribute to addressing roadblocks, risks, and
external challenges encountered by the team.
- Demonstrate versatility and a willingness to
contribute to all team activities, even if they sometimes take you outside your primary role (T-Shape).
- Act as a subject matter expert and consultant to a
multidisciplinary team on projects and mandates specific to your area of expertise, projects with significant scope and impact for the financial sector.
- Identify and analyze technical issues. Raise critical
issues. Establish frameworks and make recommendations to the relevant bodies and committees.
- Act as the lead for aligning the solution with
business objectives and operational needs.
- Act as the lead for the end-to-end integration of the
technical solution (from design to deployment).
- Propose and recommend technical solutions that bring
added value to the organization.
- Ensure the quality of deliverables for the projects
under your responsibility.
- Translate business needs into functional requirements,
document and validate them.
- Contribute to the definition and prioritization of
requirements.
- Contribute to the development of the testing strategy.
- Support the business unit during the deployment of the
solution(s).
- Work closely with the product manager and the
integration solutions architect.
- Contribute to performance discussions based on
progress indicators.
Requirements
Skills
- Salesforce Financial Services Cloud configuration
- Objects, fields
- Flows
- Validation rules
- Security
- Customer focus
- Fostering innovation
- Engaging people
- Collaborative thinking
- Action-oriented
- Making sound decisions
- Versatility (T-shape)
- Learning agility
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Networking
- Planning and coordination
- Effective communication
- Meeting delivery deadlines
REQUIRED
- Salesforce Financial Services Cloud configuration
(objects, fields, flows, validation rules, security) | Mandatory | All requirements
- User story writing and functional requirements
documentation | Mandatory | All requirements
- Ability to interact with executives, product owners,
architects, and business teams in a matrix structure | Mandatory | All requirements
- 8+ years of experience | Mandatory | All requirements
PREFERRED
- Experience in a financial environment | Mandatory |
All requirements
- Experience in end-to-end integration (design to
deployment) | Mandatory | All requirements
- Contribution to the testing strategy | Mandatory | All
requirements
ASSET
- Salesforce certification (Salesforce Administrator,
Financial Services Cloud Accredited Professional, or equivalent) | One option is sufficient | All requirements
WHAT WE DON'T WANT
- A purely Business Analyst profile with no direct
Salesforce configuration experience.
- A generalist Salesforce Admin with no Financial
Services Cloud experience.
- A profile that has never written user stories or
translated business needs into specifications.
- A candidate with no experience in the financial or
insurance sector.
- A profile that requires close supervision and is
uncomfortable in an agile matrix structure.