Business Analyst

Lightstone Proprietary Limited; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive intelligence firm in South Africa seeks a detail-oriented Business Analyst. The role involves gathering business requirements, analyzing solutions, and collaborating with teams to ensure project alignment with organizational goals. Ideal candidates should exhibit strong analytical thinking, effective communication, and project management skills, with a background in the automotive or FinTech sectors and familiarity with Agile methodologies.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Opportunities for professional growth

Team collaboration culture

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of business analysis or project management experience required.
• Proven experience within the Auto industry/FinTech sector is advantageous.
• Knowledge of Agile and SCRUM methodologies is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Gather and define clear system and product requirements.
• Conduct user acceptance testing and manage project deadlines.
• Drive process improvements and enhance operational efficiency.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Effective communication

Problem-solving

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field

Tools

DevOps

SQL

MS Office Suite

Job description

Lightstone Auto

Lightstone Auto is an intelligent solutions company with strong, automotiveindustry-specific expertise and core capabilities in Dealer systems (Sales,Stock, Marketing and F&I), market performance and forecasting analyticsand data management.

We specialize in delivering integrated, online knowledge solutions, batchand real-time data quality solutions, and a broad range of dealershipfocused analytical products to a range of automotive manufacturers,dealerships, government and financial services clients.

We hire exceptional people and provide them with the environment wherethey can excel.

Our non-corporate culture encourages flexibility,collaboration and innovation.

We pride ourselves in our core values to Encourage Participation, Respond to Changing Needs and Win Together, which are reflected in eachdevelopment, project, product or service we undertake to deliver.

Team overview

Transformation andGrowth

The TAG (Business Transformation and Growth) team is a dynamic, cross-functional unit dedicated to shaping the future of Lightstone Auto.

With expertise across technology, business strategy, product development,and data analytics, the TAG team is at the forefront of driving innovation,transformation,and sustainable growth.

The TAG team plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of the company bydriving both short-term successes and long-term growth.

Throughinnovative thinking, operational excellence, and an unwavering commitmentto customer satisfaction, the TAG team is instrumental in positioning thecompany as a leader in the automotive SaaS and data space.

Job overview

Business Analyst

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Business Analyst to join ourteam.

In this role, you will be responsible for analysing and understandingbusiness needs, gathering and documenting requirements, and workingclosely with stakeholders and technical teams to deliver effective solutions.

You will play a critical role in bridging the gap between business objectivesand technology, ensuring that projects are aligned with organizational goalsand that solutions meet the needs of end users.

The ideal candidate will have a strong ability to think analytically,communicate effectively, and manage multiple priorities.

As a BusinessAnalyst, you will help drive process improvements, enhance operationalefficiency, and contribute to the overall success of the company by ensuringthat business requirements are met through strategic and technology-drivensolutions.

Detailed role overview

Business Analysis and Solution Definition / Design

Gather and define clear system and product requirements,creating detailed specifications through research, consultation,and needs analysis.

Compile relevant specifications documents, UX, UI designs,wireframes and test cases.

Planning for requirement gathering sessions, design,development and testing processes

Understand the business problem / issues / challenges of theclient's organisation and industry

Review and edit requirements, specification documents andbusiness processes.

Work closely with the Solution Architect to translate strategicand operational decisions into business solutions

Develop wire frames, workflows, use case diagrams, flowcharts,and other analysis-type documentation

Continuously improve existing products, systems and processeswithin the division.

Identify issues, bugs, and bottlenecks and devise solutions tothese problems within the department.

Technical Recommendation and Testing

Own systems, user acceptance testing and implementation ofchanges or new applications

Lead the functional testing efforts of the team against thebusiness requirements

Understand how to test, spend time testing, clearlycommunicating defects to the development team, writing of testcases, go-between between testing team and the client,understanding testing cycles at the client

Development of test scenarios and test cases, and testingactivities necessary to assess the quality and completion ofsystem implementations

Ensure issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolvedin a timely manner

Work with the client to identify and prioritise required changes

Communicate client enhancements to the development team

Project Execution

Define and enforce project deadlines and delivery schedules

Communicate and apply project standards across thedevelopment team

Understand the development process, what the developersrequire in order to do their job and do it properly, and how bestto enable to development team

Manage the workload of the development team

Consistently deliver high-quality services and solutions to ourclients

Understand the deployment process, coordinate deploymentsand validate the success of deployments on completion

Take ultimate accountability for the final product that is deliveredand the timelines that it is delivered in

Manage multiple projects and products at various stages ofdevelopment and implementation simultaneously.

Experience

Bachelor's degree / Diploma in Information Technology,Computer Science or related field,

AND / OR a Minimum of 2 - 5 years business analysis or projectmanagement experience

Proven experience within the Auto industry / FinTech servicessector would be advantageous

Knowledge of Agile and SCRUM methodologies

Software development lifecycle (end-to-end project exposure)

Solid experience in working in a multi-disciplinary team,fostering collaboration and teamwork

Strong business acumen, communication and facilitation skills

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

Willingness to be flexible in job responsibilities as needs andopportunities warrant

Strong understanding of web-based solutions delivery

Strong experience using DevOps and the use of this tool tofacilitate the project lifecycle

SQL skills would be an additional benefit

BPMN 2.0 or UML Knowledge

API knowledge

SaaS and / or PaaS experience would be beneficial

Excellent computer proficiency (especially in MS Office productsuite)

Non-technicalskills

Excellence oriented and a desire to evolve processes anddelivery models to drive efficient and outstanding delivery

Energetic, driven and committed to project success whileworking under tight time constraints and pressure

Ultimate accountability of a project and the delivery of your team

A mature and professional individual who is self-motivated andenthusiastic

A desire to contribute positively to the development team

An individual who is driven to contribute to and maintain theculture of our team

A team player

Take responsibility for the quality and data integrity of thesolution being delivered to the business

Facilitate good working relationships with clients and thetechnical team alike

An independent thinker who can think out of the box

Automotive enthusiast (Petrol head) – Live, breathe everythingautomotive – desirable

Communication

Ability to communicate effectively and efficiently in both writtenand verbal formats

Assist in the facilitation of team and client meetings

Communicating effectively with customers and building strongand long-lasting relationships with these customers

Deliver informative, well-organised presentations and statusreports

Understand how to communicate difficult / sensitive information ina tactful manner

Problem Solving

Identifies critical issues and when to take action

Challenging the client and development team to think out of thebox