Business Intelligence Analyst Johannesburg

Goldenrule; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Business Intelligence Business Analyst to bridge the gap between product owners and data teams. In this vital role, you will leverage your extensive experience in business analysis and data design to translate complex requirements into actionable insights. You'll work collaboratively in an Agile environment, ensuring that data and analytics needs are met while adhering to best practices. This position offers an exciting opportunity to influence the direction of data-driven projects and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement. If you are passionate about data and analytics and thrive in a dynamic setting, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in BI Business Analysis and data design in analytics environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field required.

Responsibilities

• Identify and document data and analytics requirements from stakeholders.
• Provide functional knowledge during project planning and implementation phases.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Agile methodologies

Data analysis

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

AWS Certification

Tools

Data modeling tools

Analytics tools

Job description

Business Intelligence Business Analyst (BIBA)

We have an opportunity for a Business Intelligence Business Analyst (BIBA) for our client based in Johannesburg and Cape Town.

The role will ensure alignment between Product Owners, the data chapter, and data squad teams while producing a comprehensive functional specification from business requirements by maintaining a high level of in-depth knowledge regarding analytics and other relevant data concepts.

Minimum Requirements

1. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or similar fields like Information Systems, Big Data, etc.
2. AWS Certification would be advantageous.
3. At least 5 years+ proven experience in drafting functional specifications.
4. At least 5 years+ proven BI Business Analysis, data design, and systems analysis experience in a data and analytics environment.
5. At least 5 years+ Stakeholder engagement for identifying and specifying business requirements experience.
6. At least 5 years of liaising between business and functional stakeholders; translating requirements experience.
7. 3+ Years Business Information Business Analysis experience in a finance / banking environment.
8. Martech (Marketing Technology) experience advantageous.
9. Related Technical certifications.
10. Knowledge of Agile methodologies and project management practices, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.
11. Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
12. Ability to work independently and in a team environment in an Agile framework.
13. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

1. Identify, clarify, and agree on data and analytics requirements.
2. Liaise with Product Owners to understand and document their data and analytics requirements, performing analytical processes and measures related to the processes.
3. Adopt multiple actions with stakeholders to elicit the requirements; use interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, business process descriptions, user cases, scenarios, and business analysis.
4. Provide functional knowledge and expert input during planning, design, and implementation phases of projects and initiatives between Data Chapter, Data Squad, and business.
5. Assist stakeholders (e.g., Product Managers) with data-related scoping and planning.
6. Apply end-to-end best practices to deliver data and analytics requirements.
7. Ensure appropriate testing is done and provide the business with assistance during user acceptance testing.
8. Provide business with functional and technical assistance during data and analytics implementations.
9. Apply business and data and analytics functional knowledge at all times to identify possible improvement opportunities and motivate with business.
10. Own personal continued professional development to remain current with data and analytics industry trends, particularly around data and analytics tools and technologies.
11. Analyze, understand, and document relevant data and analytics technical requirements; perform data modeling and map the analytic solution to the relevant data sources.
12. Work closely with the Data Architect(s) and Data Modeller(s) to design, refine, and implement analytic solutions in order to execute the functional design of the relevant data and analytics solution, including reports and dashboards.
13. Provide input to data governance and data and analytics quality assurance; identify and communicate all risks.
14. Perform functional testing and data validation of reports and other data and analytics deliverables before presenting to business users.
15. Apply data and analytics functional knowledge at all times to identify and motivate possible data and analytics support/improvements.
16. Facilitate the Data Product Life Cycle and application of best practices/process.
17. Act as the custodian of the reporting catalogue; maintain the information framework and reports.
18. Facilitate the process between all teams regarding data governance and processes.