Senior Functional Analyst: Agile, Requirements & Workshops

Boardroom Appointments; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments in Midrand, South Africa, is seeking an experienced Business/Functional Analyst to translate complex business needs into clear requirements and actionable plans. You will work with stakeholders to understand processes, identify improvements, and ensure alignment with strategic goals, budget, and timelines.

In this role you will create detailed requirement documentation, user stories, use cases, and process diagrams; facilitate workshops; review specifications with

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in Business/Functional Analysis or a related field
• Experience following an agile methodology
• Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills
• Telco experience is preferred
• Create detailed requirement documentation, user stories, use cases and process flows diagrams
• Facilitate workshops and meetings to gather feedback, resolve conflicts, and make informed decisions
• Foster a collaborative and high performing team environment, promoting transparency, trust, and open communication
• Review business requirements specification and high technical design specifications
• Create and oversee business and functional requirements specifications(FRS) in support of business processes
• Communicates closely with developers to clarify functional requirements and address any questions or issues
• Support the development team in achieving their goals, providing guidance on best practices and Agile principles
• Collaborates with testing teams to define test cases based on functional requirements
• Encourage a culture of learning, adaptability, and innovation within the team
• Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit, document, and prioritise requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Conduct interviews, workshops, and research to understand business processes and identify improvement opportunities
• Analyse and prioritise requirements, ensuring they are clear, concise, and aligned with business goals

Responsibilities

• Create detailed requirement documentation, user stories, use cases and process flows diagrams
• Facilitate workshops and meetings to gather feedback, resolve conflicts, and make informed decisions
• Review business requirements specification and high technical design specifications
• Communicates closely with developers to clarify functional requirements and address any questions or issues
• Collaborates with testing teams to define test cases based on functional requirements

Skills

Analytical thinking

Conceptual thinking

Agile methodology

Stakeholder collaboration

Workshop facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Job description

Boardroom Appointments in Midrand, South Africa, is seeking an experienced Business/Functional Analyst to translate complex business needs into clear requirements and actionable plans. You will work with stakeholders to understand processes, identify improvements, and ensure alignment with strategic goals, budget, and timelines.

In this role you will create detailed requirement documentation, user stories, use cases, and process diagrams; facilitate workshops; review specifications with