Senior Business Analyst - Hybrid in Financial Services

Placements24; LegKraal Gate; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid and retirement fund

Professional development opportunities

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Business Analyst for our Mahikeng, North West office. This hybrid role bridges business needs and technology, ensuring IT projects align with strategy and deliver value within the financial services sector.

The candidate will lead requirements elicitation, process modelling, and solution design, collaborating with IT, business units, and external vendors to drive successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (BA/IT/CS).
• Minimum 6 years’ BA experience, preferably in financial services.
• Strong elicitation, analysis, documentation and validation skills.
• Solid understanding of SDLC and Agile methods.
• Analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyze, validate, and document business requirements for IT projects and system enhancements.
• Translate business needs into functional specs, user stories, and process flows.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across business units, IT, and vendors.
• Facilitate workshops to gather and clarify requirements.
• Design and propose optimal business and system solutions.
• Support development, testing, and implementation phases.
• Analyze current processes for improvements and optimization.
• Develop use cases, test scenarios, and assist UAT.
• Act as liaison between business users and technical team.
• Contribute to business cases and feasibility studies.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field

6+ years of experience as a Business Analyst

SDLC and Agile methodologies

Analytical thinking and problem solving

Excellent communication and stakeholder management

UML and BPMN

Tools

UML

BPMN

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Business Analyst for our Mahikeng, North West office. This hybrid role bridges business needs and technology, ensuring IT projects align with strategy and deliver value within the financial services sector.

The candidate will lead requirements elicitation, process modelling, and solution design, collaborating with IT, business units, and external vendors to drive successful project outcomes.