Business Analyst at Sanlam Group

What will make you successful in this role?

As a Business Analyst, you will play a critical role as a problem solver and be the person who assists in defining and enabling business change in an agile environment. Your primary responsibility is to deliver solutions that are fit for purpose, that focus on efficiencies and that deliver business value.

The following outcomes will be expected to be achieved by the Business Analyst:

• Understanding business needs as they relate to a potential change or transformation
• Acting as an advisor to the business on best outcomes for a particular business problem or initiative
• Facilitating group workshops and meetings
• Explaining technical jargon to non-technical/ business teams
• Gathering, identifying, and documenting business requirements
• Simplifying requirements, so they are easily understood across the whole team
• Building relationships with all key stakeholders this includes business owners, product owners, development teams, trainers, and users
• Business process modelling and improving business processes across various business units, processes, and systems
• Implementing, testing, and deploying solutions to business problems (includes facilitating and co-ordinating User Acceptance testing)
• Supporting business transition and helping to establish change (includes transfer of knowledge to users, trainers, and peers)
• Assist in the continuous development, improvement, and implementation of the analysis framework
• Working in an agile team within the scrum framework

Mandatory

• At least 5 years working experience in the financial services industry
• Experience in Business Analysis or similar role which shows Analysis capability
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology / systems or equivalent
• Relevant formal qualification in Business Analysis. E.g., Certification of Competency in Business Analysis (CCBA) or Advanced Diploma in Business analysis (AdBA)

Advantageous

• Experience working on IHUB / Life products / LAIQS
• Experience in the Investment industry
• Honours degree in information technology / systems or equivalent

Competencies

• Client focused
• Collaborates
• Drive Results
• Cultivate Innovation
• Be Resilient
• Excellent Communication skills (verbal & written)
• Ability to work across multiple teams and manage conflicting priorities
• Strong Facilitation and negotiation skills
• Analytical thinking & problem-solving
• Information gathering
• Planning, prioritising, and organising
• Attributes
• Positive, enthusiastic ‘can do’ attitude
• Ability to work under pressure
• Honesty, integrity, and respect
• Ability to work independently

Knowledge And Skills

Qualification and Experience

• Component level design based on Technology Architecture Model
• System analysis
• System and Database design
• System Testing
• Security and performance assessments
• Personal Attributes
• Balances stakeholders - Contributing through others
• Financial acumen - Contributing through others
• Plans and aligns - Contributing through others
• Communicates effectively - Contributing through others