Senior Business Analyst

FlySafair; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 450,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline in Johannesburg seeks a candidate to drive collaboration with stakeholders and facilitate workshops for extracting system specifications. Responsibilities include validating documentation, conducting process analyses, and mentoring junior analysts. The ideal candidate will oversee project progress and ensure strategic alignment with the company's long-term goals.

Responsibilities

• Drive collaborative efforts with stakeholders to define business requirements.
• Design and facilitate workshops to extract system specifications.
• Validate documentation of user requirements and system designs.
• Conduct analysis of existing processes to identify inefficiencies.
• Evaluate digital solutions for strategic alignment with business objectives.
• Mentor junior analysts in alignment and solutioning processes.
• Present findings and strategic recommendations to stakeholders.
• Supervise project progress and validate deliverables against requirements.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Drive collaborative efforts with stakeholders to deeply understand and define high-level business requirements;
• Design and facilitate advanced workshops, focus groups, and deep-dive sessions to extract intricate system specifications;
• Responsible for validating the creation of comprehensive documentation of user requirements, functional specifications, and system designs;
• Ensure proper versioning and archival of processes, workflows, and standard operating procedures;
• Conduct holistic analysis of existing processes, identifying not just inefficiencies but also areas for innovation;
• Evaluate potential digital solutions considering the strategic alignment with long-term business objectives and the ROI;
• Mentor junior analysts in alignment and solutioning processes;
• Build and maintain strong, long-lasting relationship / s of Influence communications between management stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring strategic alignment and mutual understanding;
• Present high-level findings, solutions, and strategic recommendations to management and executive stakeholders;
• Prioritise projects and tasks considering the wider business strategy;
• Supervise project progress, ensuring milestones are achieved, risks are managed, and projects deliver the desired value;
• Supervise and provide guidance in the solution testing and validation processes;
• Validate that the final deliverable not only aligns with business requirements but also fits the longterm strategic direction;
• Stay ahead with the latest trends, methodologies, and best practices in digital transformation;
• Champion and promote the adoption of new tools or methodologies that would bring about strategic advantage and improved efficiency.