Intermediate Data Analyst

LexisNexis; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading information and analytics provider in Cape Town is seeking a Data/Technical Analyst to define data platform requirements and facilitate collaboration between technical teams and stakeholders. The role emphasizes analysis of complex data structures, documentation, and agile project practices, aiming to enhance product delivery and minimize rework. Ideal candidates will have a background in analytics and effective communication skills.

Benefits

Medical Aid

Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits

Modern family benefits

Study Leave

Qualifications

• Professional experience in data, analytics, or engineering environments.
• Ability to understand APIs, JSON/XML, CSV/Parquet, and data contracts.
• Experience in writing detailed requirements and use cases.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with product managers and stakeholders to document requirements.
• Interpreting data schemas and API specifications.
• Producing and maintaining structured documentation in Confluence.
• Leading the analysis of third-party data inputs.

Skills

Business Analyst experience

Technical documentation understanding

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery practices

Communication skills

Data analysis

Job description

About our Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long‑time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi‑model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case.

About the Role

As a Data/Technical Analyst at LexisNexis Intellectual Property (LNIP), you will play a vital role in shaping and driving the success of our Strategic Data Platform – the foundation for innovative analytics products like PatentSight+. In this role, you will define and analyse data platform requirements, ensuring clear alignment between product, engineering, and external data providers. You will identify edge cases, interpret complex contracts and APIs, and create documentation that enables confident engineering. Serving as a link between stakeholders and technical teams, you will help improve delivery and minimise rework.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to elicit, refine, and document clear business and technical requirements.
• Interpreting data schemas, API specifications, and vendor contracts to identify integration requirements and potential edge cases.
• Producing and maintaining structured documentation in Confluence, including process flows, data mappings, and system interactions.
• Supporting technical teams by clarifying requirements, defining acceptance criteria, and identifying upstream/downstream impacts.
• Leading the analysis and validation of third‑party data inputs (e.g., file formats, schema consistency, delivery contracts).
• Contributing to the definition of test scenarios and supporting regression test planning for key platform components.
• Ensuring backlog readiness by proactively grooming user stories, surfacing dependencies, and aligning with delivery milestones.
• Participating in planning, estimation, and retrospectives as part of the agile delivery process while promoting best practices in documentation, change tracking, and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

• Have professional experience in a Business Analyst/Technical Analyst role, specifically in data, analytics, or engineering environments.
• Be able to understand technical documentation: APIs, JSON/XML, CSV/Parquet, data contracts, schemas.
• Be familiar with working with engineers and asking "why/how" to uncover missing assumptions.
• Have experience in writing detailed requirements, use cases, process flows, and translating business into technical specs.
• Be familiar with agile delivery practices, user stories, backlog grooming, iteration planning.
• Have stakeholder management and communication skills: can oscillate between technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Be able to own ambiguity and frame discovery tasks proactively.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long‑term goals.

• Working flexible hours – flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Medical Aid
• Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
• Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy
• Study Leave

About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision‑making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.

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