SS&C - Business Analyst
About the Job
Our South Africa Change Delivery organisation is growing in line with business demand, and we seek an experienced Business Analyst (Mid-Senior level) to join our expanding BA Practice to help deliver to our customers both internally & externally. We are looking for dynamic individuals who are self-starters, qualified and well experienced in all realms of Business Analysis tools & techniques, and are a champion of change.
Hybrid working is on offer.
Your Responsibilities
- Support on the discovery and ideation of new requests either for new clients, existing customers, or internal stakeholders,
- Lead on the discovery and due diligence analysis phase ensuring solid foundations are set,
- Lead on the elicitation and documentation of requirement and analysis artefacts during the analysis phase, attending client facing external workshops and reviews where required,
- Lead and facilitate meetings & workshops and confidently present to internal and external stakeholders and build long-lasting, trusting relationships with colleagues,
- Work closely with key amigos in Product, Architecture, and System Delivery teams focused on building client-centric solutions and act as the conduit between these teams,
- Support operational teams identifying impacts and operational readiness activities to ensure change is embedded successfully,
- Lead on team retrospectives to ensure we are always performing within the most efficient, effective and value-add ways,
- Provide outcome-based reporting on team or delivery progress in the format required by the programme team,
- Continually deliver outputs to the expected quality standards in a method consumable to the various stakeholders,
- Lead and mentor other more junior members of the team to support the growth of a high performing team,
- Share external & internal BA knowledge & experience across the BA practice and,
- Constantly champion change and motivate others to operate with a customer or outcome centric mindset.
Desired Experience
- 7-10 years’ experience operating in an analysis-based role where they have developed a full appreciation for BA techniques and the various frameworks i.e. Waterfall, Agile, SAFe, etc,
- Relevant BA Qualifications provided by BCS, IIBA, ISEB, CBAP, etc,
- Degree qualified in Business or IT or related area,
- Strong stakeholder management skills, working well with others and have client facing experience,
- Excellent verbal and written communicator,
- Proven champion of change and motivator of others,
- Self-motivated with the ability to lead and take ownership,
- Naturally curious with the desire to constantly improve the status quo,
- Offer personal agility when responding to change in business demands and lead the way for those more resistant to change,
- Constantly perform to the best of their ability and encourage others to do the same focused on quality deliverables,
- Strong desire to support the continued growth of the BA Practice and the company’s strategic goals.
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