Business Analyst (IAM & Data Protection)

Parvana; South Africa; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Parvana is seeking a seasoned Business Analyst for a hybrid/remote role based in Cape Town. You will lead end-to-end requirements, map processes, and validate designs across business and IT teams. The role requires strong stakeholder management, governance awareness, and hands-on data reconciliation across platforms.

You will translate needs into functional specs, support UAT, and drive changes with cross- jurisdiction teams while adhering to GDPR and security standards.

Qualifications

• A relevant tertiary qualification would be beneficial.
• 5+ years of Business Analysis experience in technology-led change initiatives within large, complex corporate environments.
• Experience managing complex business integrations and mergers across multiple jurisdictions and geographies.
• Experience in systems integrations and IAM governance, including Azure AD, SSO, and MFA.
• Understanding of governance, risk, and control frameworks, plus data protection standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end requirements definition, documentation, and validation across business and technical workstreams.
• Evaluate current and target processes to identify gaps and opportunities for optimisation.
• Translate needs into actionable functional and technical specifications.
• Facilitate workshops with stakeholders, SMEs, and delivery teams to validate designs and elicit requirements.
• Create user journeys, workflows, and data models while preparing user documentation and training materials.
• Support functional testing and UAT ensuring alignment with IT governance, information security, and GDPR standards.
• Perform data reconciliation across various systems to ensure accuracy and integrity.
• Provide impact analysis to support Change Manager and define exit criteria for transitions from pilot to broader rollouts.

Skills

IAM

Business Analysis

Process Mapping

Stakeholder Management

Agile

Requirements

System Integration

Data Reconciliation

Azure AD

GDPR

Governance, Risk, Compliance

Education

Information Systems / Business / Computer Science

Job description

This is a remote position.

Location: Cape Town | Work Type: Hybrid / Remote | Contact Duration: 12 months | Job ID: J107259

About our client:

Our client is a global investment advisory firm focusing on long-term value creation through investment strategies. They work with a diverse group of institutional partners and pride themselves on their collaborative, sustainable, inclusive culture and performance. You are welcome to go into the office daily or to take advantage of their hybrid in-office / remote benefit. This company places significant investment in employee wellness, their benefits which are on top of generous basic salaries, are industry leading in their generosity. Our client is large, offering fantastic career development opportunities but also very dynamic, they track as many metrics as possible in order to continuously improve - they spare no expense on the tools to do so. Automation, AI and R&D are pillars of their business framework which ensures you should never be at risk of falling behind or getting stuck working with old legacy software. Culturally they are very cosmopolitan and diverse, you will be working with the best globally.

What you will be doing:

• Lead end-to-end requirements definition, documentation, and validation across both business and technical workstreams.
• Evaluate current and target processes to identify gaps, control weaknesses, and opportunities for optimisation.
• Translate business, compliance, and security needs into actionable functional and technical specifications.
• Facilitate workshops with business stakeholders, technical SMEs, and delivery teams to validate solution designs and elicit requirements.
• Create user journeys, workflows, and data models while preparing user documentation and training materials.
• Support functional testing and UAT while ensuring all solutions align with IT governance, information security, and GDPR standards.
• Perform data reconciliation across various systems to ensure accuracy, completeness, and integrity.
• Provide impact analysis to support the Change Manager and define exit criteria for transitions from pilot to broader rollouts.

What you will be doing:

• A relevant tertiary qualification would be beneficial (Information Systems, Business, or Computer Science, etc.).
• 5+ years of Business Analysis experience in technology-led change initiatives within large, complex corporate environments.
• Experience managing complex business integrations and mergers across multiple jurisdictions and geographies.
• Experience in systems integrations and Identity and Access Management (IAM) governance, including knowledge of directory technologies like Azure AD, SSO, and MFA.
• Understanding of governance, risk, and control frameworks, along with knowledge of regulatory and audit standards for data protection.
• Ability to interpret and map complex business processes, document requirements, and perform data reconciliation across systems.
• Excellent facilitation and communication skills, capable of bridging gaps between business, risk, and technical stakeholders.
• Experience working within Agile and hybrid delivery frameworks to drive project outcomes.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, drive alignment among senior regional stakeholders, and work independently as a motivated self-starter.

Requirements

IAM, Business Analysis, Process Mapping, Stakeholder Management, Agile, Requirements, System Integration, Data Reconciliation, Azure AD, GDPR, Governance, Risk, Compliance