Senior Feature Analyst — Drive Financial Product Solutions

oldmutual; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Old Mutual South Africa is seeking a Senior Feature Analyst to translate business needs into detailed functional specifications. The role drives cross-functional collaboration with Product Owners, Solution Architects, designers, and stakeholders to deliver end-to-end alignment and value.

The successful candidate will lead the practice, mentor team members, and contribute to standard methodologies while supporting scope management and timely delivery of strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Finance, or equivalent.
• Business Analysis certification.
• 7+ years of experience as a business analyst or systems analyst in a senior or strategic role.
• Deep domain experience within the financial planning sector with advisor practices and tools.
• Proven agile experience with SAFe advantageous.
• Knowledge of API integration pipelines and CRM systems (e.g., xPlan).
• Lean Six Sigma Certification.
• In-depth knowledge of Old Mutual products, wealth platforms, and internal processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter proficiency in financial planning and advisor tools to the agile team.
• Support backlog prioritization and planning with refined user stories and enablers.
• Lead requirements refinement, decomposing features into well-defined user stories and journeys.
• Collaborate with release teams, process engineers, and stakeholders to ensure scalable solutions.
• Research financial tech trends to modernize systems and end-user value.
• Own Definition of Done and acceptance criteria for improved quality and test automation.
• Mentor analysts, contribute to methodologies, and assist with recruitment and performance.

Skills

Adaptive Thinking

Analytics Software

BI Analysis

Data Modeling

Data Compilation

Data Controls

Data Recovery

Requirements Development

User Requirements Documentation

IT Architecture

Education

NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Figma

MIRO

Job description

Old Mutual South Africa is seeking a Senior Feature Analyst to translate business needs into detailed functional specifications. The role drives cross-functional collaboration with Product Owners, Solution Architects, designers, and stakeholders to deliver end-to-end alignment and value.

The successful candidate will lead the practice, mentor team members, and contribute to standard methodologies while supporting scope management and timely delivery of strategic initiatives.