Business Analyst Practice Lead

(Various); Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 650 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Gauteng seeks a Business Analyst Practice Leader to oversee the Business Analyst team. This role includes defining methodologies, setting best practices, facilitating workshops, and ensuring alignment with project management processes. The ideal candidate will possess a BCom/BSc degree, strong leadership skills, and at least 5 years of Business Analysis experience within the financial services sector, particularly in short-term insurance. Knowledge of Microsoft technologies and integration concepts is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' Business Analysis experience in financial services, preferably in Short-term insurance.
• Minimum of 2 years of Team Leadership experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Microsoft technologies.

Responsibilities

• Define methodologies and standards for Business Analysts.
• Facilitate workshops and document business requirements.
• Act as Change Manager coordinating changes within the environment.

Skills

Business Analysis

Team Leadership

Microsoft technologies

Integration knowledge

Collaboration

Education

BCom / BSc degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft SharePoint

MS Teams

Power Apps

Job description

Overview

The primary objective of this role is to assume leadership in the Business Analyst Practice and collaborate closely with a team of Business Analysts to strengthen and refine this function. Permanent, Centurion based

Responsibilities

• Defining the methodologies, techniques, and tools that Business Analysts (BAs) should use to gather, document, and analyse business requirements.
• Establish a set of standards and best practices for performing business analysis.
• Facilitating workshops, collecting, and documenting business requirements.
• Analyse data, processes, and systems to identify areas for improvement or optimization.
• Encouraging collaboration and effective communication among BAs, other departments, stakeholders, and project teams.
• This can include regular meetings, knowledge sharing.
• Providing templates and guidelines for documenting requirements, process flows, use cases, and other relevant business analysis artifacts.
• Ensuring that business analysis activities align with project management processes and timelines, helping to define and prioritize requirements for projects.
• Act as Change Manager, coordinating changes within the ST Admin environment.
• Organize and lead CAB (Change Advisory Board) meetings within ST Admin and represent ST Admin in Group CAB meetings.

Qualifications and Experience

• BCom / BSc degree or equivalent qualification
• Minimum of 5 years' Business Analysis experience in the financial services industry (preferable Short-term insurance)
• Minimum of 2 years Team Leadership experience
• 5+ years' experience of Microsoft technologies (Windows, SharePoint, MS-, MS-Teams, Power Apps, etc.).
• Integration knowledge (API design, integration between on-premise and cloud and multiple service provider platforms)
• Knowledge of Infrastructure concepts such as virtualisation, VPN, Cloud etc