Job Description:

  • Location: Johannesburg (Hybrid 3 days at the office)
  • Position Type: 12 - month contract

About the Role

We are seeking a highly seasoned Senior Business Analyst to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our organizational ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

  • Strategic Liaison & Translation: Act as the central bridge between organizational units, translating complex business needs into actionable IT capabilities and vice versa.
  • Requirements Elicitation & Analysis: Lead deep-dive elicitation sessions to uncover the true root needs of stakeholders, cutting through noise to find the core opportunities.
  • Solution Recommendation: Analyse organizational structures and policies to propose robust, scalable solutions that align perfectly with business strategy.
  • Complex Project Delivery: Navigate ambiguity and manage business analysis activities across multiple large-scale, high-risk initiatives concurrently.
  • Process Optimization: Evaluate and refine operational workflows to boost efficiency and support organizational change.

Experience & Technical Skills

  • FTI BA certification
  • 10+ Years of Core Business Analysis Experience: Deep practical experience with repeated practice performing BA techniques across a variety of complex business situations.
  • Agile Delivery Mastery: Extensive experience thriving in fast-paced, Agile working environments.
  • Multi-Project Handling: A proven track record of successfully managing and delivering on multiple major initiatives concurrently.
  • Domain Expertise: Experience within the Banking and Credit sectors is highly preferable.
  • Process Analysis: Strong background in end-to-end process mapping and optimization is preferred.