Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial and consulting services. We’ve designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization.

At Avison Young, we are committed to providing a comprehensive suite of commercial real estate services to our clients while fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture for our employees. Our collaborative approach and emphasis on personal and professional growth create an environment where individuals can thrive. Real estate can have a significant positive impact on people’s lives – and we’re in the business of making spaces and places work better for people. Our purpose is to create real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people.

If you're looking for career opportunities where you can excel and contribute to a strong company culture, we want to hear from you. Join our highly motivated team and take pride in your work as we create a better future together.

The Business Analyst will facilitate assigned projects by serving as a liaison between business stakeholders, users, and developers, setting and communicating project and product goals, developing software requirements, acceptance testing software, and overseeing software deployments and product rollouts. 

What we value in a business analyst: 

• Customer-focused: We believe that doing what’s right for the customer is ultimately what will drive our business forward. 
• Attention to detail: Complex projects with many moving parts and interdependencies require a high level of attention to detail, organization communication skills. 
• Diverse thoughts: You believe that different opinions, perspectives, and experiences result in better outcomes. You actively listen to others and empathize with their point of view and seek productive paths forward, together. 
• Team player: You believe that more can be achieved together. You listen to feedback and also provide supportive feedback to help others grow and improve. 
• Pragmatic: We do things quickly to learn what our customers desire. You know when it’s appropriate to take shortcuts that don’t sacrifice quality or maintainability.  

• Collaborate with product leadership, senior stakeholders, and external audiences to design and develop product roadmaps and understand business needs of technology solutions. 
• Create software requirements and specifications in collaboration with subject matter experts, end users, and product leadership across a range of technology projects. 
• Work on cross-functional Agile Scrum team to oversee development and deployment of software and other technology solutions. 
• Manage broad communications and engage directly with end users regarding enhancements, defects, and strategy of products, with a high-level of customer service and soliciting constructive feedback. 
• Propose recommendations and improvements across technology products to improve the outcomes for our end users and across operations and processes to improve our own efficiency and productivity. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, or related field required.
• 4+ years direct experience in a software development-related role

Our Equal Opportunity Commitment

Avison Young is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to promoting diversity and inclusivity within our workforce. Our non-discrimination policy ensures that all individuals are treated equally, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. We believe in fostering a positive and inclusive work environment that values accessibility and fair recruitment practices for all employees. We hope you will join us in committing to create a workplace that is fair, equitable, and welcoming to all.

Benefits offered to full time W2 employees:

• Traditional and Roth 401k with generous employer match and immediate vesting
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave after one year of tenure
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Company paid Short & Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Critical Illness and Accident Coverage
• Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter & Transit Pre-Tax Benefits
• Wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Work-Life Balance:

• Competitive paid vacation days
• 2 personal/wellness days
• Paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays
• Annual volunteer day for Day of Giving