Senior Business Analyst (Investment)

Location Cape Town
Discipline: IT & Telecoms
Job type: Contract
Contact name: Erika Reeves

Contact email: erika@networkersint.co.za
Job ref: 41037
Published: 4 days ago
Overview

A highly skilled and experienced Senior Business Analyst is needed to join our client's team. This role is perfect for someone with a strong background in the investment management industry who thrives in dynamic environments and excels at bridging the gap between business needs and technology solutions. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in driving process improvements, delivering impactful solutions, and supporting strategic objectives.

Responsibilities
Requirements Gathering & Facilitation
  • Engage with stakeholders across business and technology to elicit, document, and validate business requirements.

  • Translate business needs into functional and non-functional requirements.

  • Facilitate workshops, interviews, and design sessions to gather insights.

Data Analysis & Insights
  • Perform data analysis to support decision-making and solution design.

  • Define data requirements, perform data mapping, and support data migration initiatives.

  • Collaborate with BI/data teams to develop dashboards, KPIs, and reporting solutions.

Process Analysis & Engineering
  • Analyse and document current-state (“as-is”) and define target-state (“to-be”) processes.

  • Identify process gaps and recommend improvements for efficiency, automation, and compliance.

  • Support operating model design initiatives.

Solution Design & Delivery Support
  • Partner with technical teams to design solutions aligned with business needs.

  • Support testing (SIT/UAT), defect triage, and change management activities.

  • Ensure alignment between business objectives and technology solutions.

Stakeholder Management
  • Act as the primary bridge between business units, IT, and external vendors.

  • Influence decision-making and manage expectations across senior stakeholders.

  • Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field.

  • A minimum of 7 years’ experience as a Business Analyst, with at least 5 years in investment management or financial services.

  • Strong understanding of investment products, asset classes, financial instruments, and trading and operations processes.

  • Proven experience in data analysis, process re-engineering, and requirements management.

  • Proficiency with BA toolkits such as BPMN, UML, Jira/Confluence, and Visio.

  • Solid exposure to SQL/data querying and working with datasets.

  • Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

Core Skills & Competencies
  • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.

  • Strong business acumen within financial services.

  • Excellent facilitation and workshop skills.

  • Ability to manage multiple initiatives concurrently.

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.

  • Collaborative mindset with the ability to influence across functions and levels.

  • Detail-oriented with the ability to see the bigger picture.

Day-to-Day
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and refine business requirements.

  • Conduct data analysis to inform solution design and decision-making.

  • Map and document processes, identifying areas for improvement.

  • Work closely with technical teams to ensure solutions align with business needs.

  • Facilitate workshops and meetings to drive alignment and clarity.

  • Support testing and change management activities to ensure successful project delivery.

If you are a results-driven professional with a passion for delivering value in the investment management space, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.