Senior Business Analyst / Feature Analyst

Africonology; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Africonology is seeking a Senior Business Analyst / Feature Analyst to support Product Custody initiatives, regulatory demand, and automation programmes across Local Custody, Global Custody and Financial Markets services. You will translate business demand into deliverable requirements and support end-to-end feature delivery across the Custody product landscape.

Responsibilities include analyzing new product initiatives, defining business value, facilitating workshops, and supporting roadmap

Qualifications

• 8-10 years Business Analysis experience.
• Strong Custody and Securities Services experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyze new product initiatives and business demand in Custody domains.
• Document requirements for Local/Global Custody, Corporate Actions, Settlements, Asset Servicing, Securities Lending, Cash Management and Client Reporting.
• Support regulatory changes and market infrastructure updates (ISO 20022, market changes).
• Perform detailed data analysis and mapping; define business rules and validation requirements.
• Manage feature decomposition, user stories and acceptance criteria; support PI Planning and backlog refinement.
• Drive requirements through delivery to implementation and support SIT/UAT.

Skills

Business analysis

Custody knowledge

Securities services

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Data Mapping

Process Modelling

SAFe Agile

Job description

Senior Business Analyst / Feature Analyst

Location

Gauteng, Johannesburg

Job Type

Contract - Full-Time hours

Job Title

Senior Business Analyst / Feature Analyst to support Product Custody initiatives, regulatory demand, automation programmes, client enablement projects, and platform enhancements across Local Custody, Global Custody and Financial Markets services. The resource will be responsible for translating business demand into deliverable requirements and supporting end-to-end feature delivery across the Custody product landscape.

Product Analysis & Demand Management

• Analyse new product initiatives and business demand.
• Define business value, outcomes and benefits.
• Facilitate demand discovery sessions and stakeholder workshops.
• Support roadmap planning and prioritisation activities.

Custody Domain Analysis

• Analyse and document requirements for:
  • Local Custody
  • Global Custody
  • Corporate Actions
  • Settlements
  • Asset Servicing
  • Securities Lending
  • Cash Management
  • Client Reporting
• Develop future-state operating processes and workflow models.

Regulatory & Market Change

• Support analysis for:
  • ISO 20022 initiatives
  • Market infrastructure changes
  • Regulatory releases
  • Strate and market enhancements
  • Country-specific custody requirements
• Assess downstream impacts to business and technology environments.

Data & Integration Analysis

• Perform detailed data analysis and mapping.
• Define business rules and validation requirements.
• Support API and integration initiatives.
• Work closely with Architects, Engineering teams and Vendors.

Agile Delivery/ Waterfall

• Manage feature decomposition and user story creation. Detailed BRS delivery and solution doucmenetation mapping
• Participate in PI Planning and backlog refinement.
• Support SIT, UAT and production readiness activities.
• Drive requirements through delivery to implementation.

Required Skills & Tools (Must-Have)

Must-Have

• 8-10 years Business Analysis experience.
• Strong Custody and Securities Services experience.

Knowledge of:

• Local Custody
• Global Custody
• Corporate Actions
• Settlements
• Financial Markets

Experience with:

• ISO15022 (MT)
• ISO20022 (MX)
• Jira
• Confluence
• Data Mapping
• Process Modelling
• SAFE Agile experience.

Preferred

• TCS BaNCS experience.
• Standard Bank Investor Services experience.
• SWIFT Messaging experience.
• Exposure to Custody digital channels.
• Experience with African market custody processes.

Deliverables

• Business Requirement Specifications
• Functional & Non-functional Requirements
• User Stories & Acceptance Criteria
• Current-State & Target-State Process Maps
• Data Mapping Specifications
• Regulatory Impact Assessments
• UAT Support Documentation
• Release & Implementation Support
• Solution Validation & Benefits Tracking