Mid/Snr Business Analyst

OLX; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 30 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading property website in South Africa, where your analytical and creative skills will shine. This role offers the chance to work closely with development teams and stakeholders, driving innovative product initiatives. You'll be at the forefront of exciting projects, enhancing user experience and accessibility while learning new technologies. If you are passionate about UX and eager to contribute to a thriving, results-driven environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in web UX and e-commerce.
• Strong background in systems/business analysis and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to drive product initiatives and define roadmaps.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends and improve UX design.

Skills

Web UX

E-commerce

Systems Analysis

Agile methodologies

HTML/CSS

Database technologies

Web Accessibility

User empathy

Education

4+ years experience in web UX

Experience in iterative software delivery

Tools

Figma

Jira

Google Docs

Job description

Property24 is looking for energetic, enthusiastic, analytical and creative individuals to join our development teams. Property24 offers you the opportunity to join a dynamic young team of people who are innovative, results-driven and passionate about what they do. There is lots of scope to learn new technologies and be involved in exciting projects for South Africa’s number 1 property website. It’s an exciting time to join us and your strong analysis and online skills will be a welcome addition to the team!

Responsibilities

• Working closely with the development teams, Product Owner/Manager and other stakeholders to conceive and execute on product initiatives
• Propose solutions that you can back up and explain to teams.
• Take the lead on allocated stories and drive stakeholders to consensus
• Helping to create and execute our plan for all our products
• Working collaboratively with business stakeholders to define priorities, build consensus, and coordinate product roadmaps and schedules across multi-disciplined teams
• Driving business case development for strategic technical projects
• Facilitating communication throughout the product development process across a variety of teams
• Assisting with UX redesigns and ongoing improvements according to CI
• Contributing to documentation (technical and design specifications)
• Discussing technical solutions with developers and providing innovative new ideas to solutions
• Maintaining a high awareness of industry issues and trends, particularly in regard to accessibility, usability, and emerging technologies, and keep team members informed as appropriate, with a view to incorporating these in future projects and staying ahead of the market and position yourself and the company as a digital specialist
• Constantly seeking to develop yourself by learning new technologies and keeping abreast of markets developments

Qualifications and experience

• 4 plus years working with web UX, ecommerce or similar
• Systems/Business Analysis experience
• Ability to query data sources
• Experience with consumer facing organisations
• Experience in iterative software delivery methodologies – Agile, SCRUM, etc.
• Some knowledge and experience with HTML, XHTML, CSS programming
• Some knowledge and experience with various database technologies
• Good understanding of Web Accessibility and UX

Attributes

• Self-motivated
• Responsible
• Can put yourself in a user’s shoes
• Show a high level of understanding
• A team player
• Have a positive and proactive approach
• Has good communications skills
• Attention to detail and the ability to consistently meet deadlines

Some tools that we like

• Figma/Sketch
• Loom
• Jira/Trello
• Google Docs/Sheets
• Draw.IO

Our Employment Equity goals will be taken into account in our selection process.