Lead Process Transformation Consultant (12 Month Contract) | Centurion

The Recruitment Council; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Financial Services Group is seeking a highly experienced Senior Business Analyst in Centurion, Gauteng. The role focuses on leading business process automation initiatives, requiring over 10 years of experience in the investment sector and expertise in BPMN 2.0. Ideal candidates will translate complex challenges into actionable solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and driving operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience as a Business Analyst, at least 3 years in the investment environment.
• Proven experience with business process analysis using BPMN 2.0.
• Familiarity with process automation platforms like IBM BAW, Appian, Camunda.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex business analysis efforts, identifying areas for improvement.
• Conduct end-to-end process analysis using BPMN and UML.
• Collaborate to define service boundaries and API-driven process orchestration.

Skills

Business Process Analysis

BPMN 2.0

Agile delivery

Technical Translation

Data Validation

Education

BCom Informatics or BSc Degree

Diploma in Business Analysis

Tools

Bizagi

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Are you a highly experienced Senior Business Analyst ready to lead complex initiatives that redefine efficiency through process automation in the investment sector?

A leading Financial Services Group's Investment Cluster is seeking a top-tier professional to drive its Business Process Automation (BPA) capability.

This high-impact, temporary role, based in Centurion, Gauteng, offers the opportunity to translate ambiguous, complex business challenges into clear, technical solutions that significantly improve operations across the cluster. If you have a knack for leading multi-stakeholder initiatives and possess deep technical knowledge of process automation platforms, we want you to be the driving force behind our operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Lead and manage complex business analysis efforts, determining system requirements and identifying key areas for improvement and automation across the investment business.
• Process Mastery: Define, document, and conduct end-to-end process analysis and design using BPMN and UML tools, ensuring solutions align perfectly with business objectives and user experience.
• Technical Translation: Translate complex functional and non-functional requirements into highly detailed artifacts suitable for implementation (e.g., user stories with acceptance criteria, data models, business rules, and mockups).
• Automation Blueprint: Collaborate with architects to define service boundaries, integration touchpoints, and leverage your experience with automation platforms (such as IBM BAW, Appian, Camunda) and API-driven process orchestration to define the automation blueprint.
• Quality & Standards: Partner closely with QA and technical teams to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to continuous improvement of BA methodologies in alignment with IIBA standards.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience: A minimum of 10+ years' experience as a Business Analyst, with at least 3 years in the investment environment.
• Automation Expertise: Proven experience in business process analysis and modeling using BPMN 2.0 or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience with specific process automation platforms is required.
• Technical Foundation: Proficient in BPMN 2.0 tools (e.g., Bizagi), able to produce UML diagrams, and comfortable working with SQL for data validation.
• Education: A BCom Informatics or BSc Degree is required.
• Preferred: A Diploma in Business Analysis.
• Methodology: Experience with Agile delivery frameworks and use of JIRA / Confluence.

Our client is looking for a naturally curious and methodical analyst who can thrive in a fast-paced environment and influence decision-making through data and process insights.