Principal Business Analyst

OTHER•Waterloo

Summary

Location

Waterloo

Type

OTHER

Experience

10+ years

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About this role

Hiring Manager: Eduardo Castaneda BottiTalent Acquisition Advisor: Mike LavigneJob Code Level: ASP5Refer Your Friends! AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent that AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us. OpenText’s Product & Engineering (P&E) is a global organization driving the company’s most critical product innovation and delivery. Within P&E, the PMO enables execution excellence at scale. We are seeking a Principal Business Analyst with a strategic mindset, technical acumen, and strong consulting pedigree to help shape product narratives, executive keynotes, and competitive intelligence for leadership decision-making. Your Impact This high-impact role is ideal for someone with a McKinsey, BCG, Bain, or similar background, who combines rigorous analysis skills with deep learning and curiosity in AI tools and solutions. It offers the chance to shape executive decisions and craft product narratives at a Fortune 1000 technology leader. In this role, you’ll influence how AI and analytics drive global business strategy, while engaging closely with senior leaders, partners, and subject-matter experts to build your brand and expertise. Thrive in a dynamic, inclusive, and innovative organization that values data-driven strategic thinking and empowers you to make an impact at scale. What the role offers As a Principal Business Process Analyst, you will: <ul><li>Partner across Product, Engineering, and Business teams to define and deliver strategic materials for executive presentations, keynotes, talks, and customer engagements, ensuring crisp, impactful narratives.</li><li>Lead or support end-to-end competitive analysis, including data collection, synthesis, and visualization using the latest AI tools and industry research methodologies.</li><li>Research and distill complex technology and AI trends into actionable, story-driven product insights suitable for C-level consumption.</li><li>Build and maintain dashboards, comparison matrices, and data-driven presentations that inform product decisions and business strategy.</li><li>Conduct regular market scanning, benchmarking, and quantitative analysis to shape OpenText’s product and partnership strategy.</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure analyses reflect real-world customer pain points, emerging opportunities, and technology shifts.</li><li>Support the development of business cases, strategic recommendations, and operational change initiatives using best-practice consulting and product management frameworks.</li></ul> What you need to succeed <ul><li>6+ years in consulting (Consultant+ at McKinsey, BCG, Bain, or similar) or strategic product/market analyst role in tech/software as part of overall career (10+ years total career in Tech).</li><li>Advanced analytical skills and curiosity for AI, with experience leveraging machine learning and visualization tools to drive business impact.</li><li>Strong understanding of competitive analysis concepts—SWOT, benchmarking, dashboards, market scanning—with demonstrated results.</li><li>Proven ability to distill complex technology concepts and AI narratives into clear, executive-level presentations and written materials.</li><li>Comfortable partnering with subject-matter experts to assess market, product, and partner landscapes, and to formulate robust recommendations.</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills; experience with PowerPoint, Excel, and data visualization platforms is strongly preferred.</li><li>Growth mindset, self-starter energy, and strong personal ownership of deliverables and timelines.</li></ul> One last thing OpenText is more than a corporation—it’s a global community built on trust, character, and purpose. Here, we act ethically, care deeply about people, and always put our customers first. We help teams succeed through collaboration, tackle challenges with resilience, and innovate with intention. Join us on our mission to drive positive change through privacy, technology, and teamwork. At OpenText, we don’t just have a culture—we live our values. Choose us because you want to be part of a company that empowers you to make a meaningful impact. OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a ticket at <a href="https://help.opentext.com/portal/site/selfservice?customView=newTicket">Ask HR</a>. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.

What you'll do

The Principal Business Analyst will partner across teams to create strategic materials for executive presentations and lead competitive analysis. They will also research technology trends and support the development of business cases and strategic recommendations.

About Open Text Corporation

OpenText is a leading Cloud and AI company that provides organizations around the world with a comprehensive suite of Business AI, Business Clouds, and Business Technology. We help organizations grow, innovate, become more efficient and effective, and do so in a trusted and secure way—through Information Management. OpenText (NASDAQ/TSX: OTEX), founded in 1991 in Waterloo, has a rich history of helping customers manage their most important asset—information. Originating from a collaboration to digitize the Oxford English Dictionary, OpenText has grown into a global leader in information management. With over 120,000 enterprise customers across 180 countries, OpenText supports 98 of the top 100 global companies. A wide breadth of offerings uniquely positions OpenText to help customers unlock the value of that information using Al, cloud, and security innovations. At OpenText, our culture is at the heart of everything we do—and today, that includes being proudly AI-first. We’re creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, with artificial intelligence integrated into how we work, solve problems, and innovate together. By fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment, we empower digital knowledge workers and drive forward-thinking solutions that shape the future of information management. We believe our success comes from the strength of our team—talent that AI can’t replace—and we’re committed to attracting and supporting those who bring unique insight, adaptability, and creativity. Because at OpenText, people aren’t just our greatest asset—they’re the reason we shine in an AI-powered world. Join us at OpenText and become part of a team where your talents and ideas are truly valued.

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