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Job Description
The Senior Feature analyst takes overall responsibility for driving requirements by working closely with the Product Owner, Solutions Architect, Designers and Business stakeholders to design and implement industry-led solutions. Guiding and mentoring other feature analysts to deliver on business outcomes. Serve as thought leader for technical business processes that promote increased efficiency and productivity on multiple levels. Supporting the Product Manager /Product Owner in management activities, including scope management, stakeholder management and timely deliveryRequirements Management
Analysis of "As Is" and "To Be"
Business Requirements Identification
Enterprise Business Analysis
Feasibility Studies
Horizon Scanning
Business Case
Documentation and Backup
Culture of Innovation
Agile Backlog Management
Practice Leadership
Agile Development Team Facilitation
The senior feature analyst could operate with a team of feature analysts directly or indirectly reporting into the senior feature analyst and depends on the requirement of the team. The senior feature analyst works with the feature analyst practice lead to drive the feature analyst practice.
Requirements
BA / IT qualification
Business analysis certification
Experience / Skills
7 years plus years of experience as a business analyst or systems analyst in senior / strategic role
Agile experience, with an understanding of the methodology and its principles
Solid understanding and in-depth knowledge of Business and IT capabilities
High level understanding of the architectural landscape
Strong technical knowledge and proven business and systems analysis skills at a senior level
Experience in JIRA / Confluence / Figma / MIRO
Business Process Modelling
Experience in data interpretation
Additional Requirements/Experience (Not a requirement)
Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science or equivalent
SAFe certification (advantageous)
Lean Six Sigma Certification (advantageous)
Financial Services experience
Knowledge of Old Mutual products and processes (optional)
Business Analyst certificates
Behavioural competencies:
Business acumen.
Communication skills (oral & written).
Elicitation and collaboration.
Negotiation and facilitation.
Conflict resolution.
Decision making skills.
Stakeholder management / relationship building skills.
Problem solving and decision-making skills.
Continuous improvement.
Planning and prioritization.
Technical competencies:
Business Analysis/ Feature Analysis / System Analysis.
IT knowledge.
Requirements gathering and management.
Research & Information Gath
Skills
Adaptive Thinking, Analytics Software, Application Development, Business Intelligence (BI) Analysis, Computer Literacy, Database Reporting, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Data Modeling, Data Recovery, Evaluating Information, Gaps Analysis, IT Architecture, Requirements Development, User Requirements DocumentationCompetencies
Education
NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent (Required)Closing Date
14 August 2025 , 23:59The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.
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