Strategic Agile Feature Analyst

Standard Bank Group; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 750,000 - 980,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals.

To clarify business requirements, documenting associated user stories and acceptance criteria, through in-work collaboration with business stakeholders, cross functional teams and product owners contributing to the accurate and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5-7 years' experience as a Feature Analyst and/or Business Analyst within an Agile software development environment.
• Strong Business Analysis capability, including requirements elicitation, process analysis, user story creation, acceptance criteria definition, and stakeholder engagement.
• Proven ability to work closely with Software Engineers, Architects, Developers, and Test Analysts, with a solid understanding of IT terminology, systems, integrations, and technology delivery.
• Good understanding of Agile, Scrum, and Lean methodologies, with experience working in cross-functional product and engineering teams.
• Translate business needs into clear user stories and requirements through stakeholder engagement and analysis.
• Support Agile delivery by managing and refining the backlog, prioritising work, and collaborating with Product Owners and feature teams.
• Ensure quality and business value through testing support, stakeholder validation, governance controls and continuous improvement practices.

Responsibilities

• Clarify business requirements and document associated user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Document and maintain the backlog with clear prioritisation in collaboration with Product Owners.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end IT solutions.
• Support testing and stakeholder validation to ensure business value and quality.

Skills

Business Analysis

Requirements Elicitation

User Stories

Backlog Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/IS

Job description

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals.

To clarify business requirements, documenting associated user stories and acceptance criteria, through in-work collaboration with business stakeholders, cross functional teams and product owners contributing to the accurate and