Senior Business Analyst and Team Lead

StructureIt is a growing software consultancy in the capital markets, with offices in the UK, US, South Africa, Mauritius, Thailand and New Zealand. We are trusted partners that help our customers in the Commercial Real Estate and Credit Markets leverage technology to unlock value throughout their business. Our mission is to deliver high-quality and robust software that quickly solves customer pain points while keeping them in control throughout the engagement.

Main focus of the role

We are looking for a self-starting Senior Business Analyst to support StructureIt projects and lead a team of business analysts. This role requires a high degree of autonomy, leadership, and stakeholder engagement, with a focus on business analysis, delivery management, and team leadership and line management. The successful candidate will work across multiple business domains, ensuring high-quality requirement gathering, solution design, and implementation.

What you'll do
• Business Analysis & Solution Design

o Lead requirement gathering and documentation, translating client needs into functional specifications.

o Define and document use cases, user stories, process flows, and UI designs.

o Work closely with the development team to design scalable solutions.

o Drive feature backlog grooming and prioritization.

o Ensure that solutions align with business strategy, compliance, and risk management requirements.
• Stakeholder & Client Management

o Act as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert to clients and internal teams.

o Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders.

o Support pre-sales efforts and revenue retention by identifying value-driven enhancements.

o Ensure effective communication and expectation management across all stakeholders.
• Delivery & Quality Management

o Work with QA teams to define test cases and ensure system testing meets business needs.

o Lead peer reviews and ensure adherence to quality standards across all BA deliverables.

o Identify and mitigate risks in solution implementation.

o Ensure timely and accurate information flow between all project stakeholders.

o Deliver work at a Level 4 initiative, operating independently with minimal supervisory support.
• Domain Expertise & Cross-Application Engagement

o Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the domain and system architecture.

o Provide thought leadership on best practices for business analysis within financial services.

o Work across multiple applications, domains, and business units, ensuring cohesive solutions.

o Act as the "go-to" person for functional and strategic aspects of business analysis.
• Strategic Capability Building & Leadership

o Play a key role in mentoring and coaching other analysts as well as provide line management support.

o Support the recruitment and onboarding of new BAs, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

o Contribute to goal-setting, process improvement, and toolset development within the BA capability.

o Champion best practices in business analysis, improving methodologies and frameworks.

To fly in your role, you'll need
• People & Leadership

o 5+ years of experience leading teams.

o Passion for mentoring and developing team of direct reports.

o Ability to provide constructive feedback and drive capability growth.

o Strong sense of ownership and commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Technical & Domain Expertise

o 5+ years of experience in financial services, ideally in a business analysis or solution delivery role.

o Good experience in being part of project teams and building out solutions from the ground up.

o Experience working across multiple business applications and domains.
• Business & Delivery Skills

o Proven track record as a lead analyst on projects from inception to delivery.

o Experience in agile and waterfall project methodologies.

o Strong ability to translate business needs into actionable technical requirements.

o Expertise in requirement gathering, user story writing, and feature prioritization.

o Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining high delivery standards.
• Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

o Strong communication and presentation skills, able to articulate complex concepts simply.

o Experience in managing senior stakeholder relationships and influencing decision-making.

o Ability to operate in a distributed team environment, working across multiple regions.

Benefits

• Working
  • Fully remote working / or from the office with daily lunch
  • Flexible working hours
• First Day Starting kit
  • Yours to own:
    • Welcome Pack
    • Money towards keyboard of your choice
    • Headset
    • Laptop Riser
    • Mouse
  • Company owned take home set up:
    • High-spec laptop
    • 27" Screen
    • 24" Screen

• Insurance - fully paid on top of, not out of your salary
  • Medical Aid, including Gap Cover
  • Life Insurance, with Disability Insurance and Funeral cover
• Learning
  • Learning Budget - Books or Courses - you choose how to use it
• Culture
  • Employee-first culture that encourages work/life balance
  • Everyone has a voice, regardless of title
  • Psychological safety
  • Annual company outings (last 5 years - 3-day Sun City trip)
• Leave
  • 20 days annual leave
  • Paid Maternity, Paternity, Study & Moving leave
• Long-Term Loyalty Benefits
  • 2 years - monthly budget towards a cell phone contract OR petrol card
  • 3 years - Company paid Bursary
  • 5 years - 3 additional days annual leave
  • 7 years - Company paid weekend getaway
  • 10 years - 3 month paid sabbatical