Mid-Senior Business Analyst (Remote)
IT – Analyst, Data Management
KwaZulu Natal – South Africa, Gauteng – South Africa, Western Cape – South Africa, Remote
ENVIRONMENT:
JOIN the remote team of a leading eCommerce platform seeking a highly analytical & forward-thinking Mid-Senior Business Analyst to work on exciting projects where your role will be to conceive and execute on product initiatives. You will also take the lead on allocated stories and drive stakeholders to consensus while proposing solutions that you can back up and explain to teams and drive business case development for strategic technical projects. The successful incumbent must have at least 4+ years work experience with web UX, eCommerce or similar and Systems/Business Analysis experience including the ability to query data sources. You must also have experience with software delivery methodologies – Agile, SCRUM, etc., HTML, XHTML, CSS and a solid understanding of Web Accessibility and UX.
DUTIES:
- Work closely with the Development teams, Product Owner/Manager and other stakeholders to conceive and execute on product initiatives.
- Propose solutions that you can back up and explain to teams.
- Take the lead on allocated stories and drive stakeholders to consensus.
- Help to create and execute the plan for all products.
- Work collaboratively with business stakeholders to define priorities, build consensus, and coordinate product roadmaps and schedules across multi-disciplined teams.
- Drive business case development for strategic technical projects.
- Facilitate communication throughout the product development process across a variety of teams.
- Assist with UX redesigns and ongoing improvements according to CI.
- Contribute documentation (technical and design specifications).
- Discuss technical solutions with Developers and provide innovative new ideas to solutions.
- Maintain a high awareness of industry issues and trends, particularly in regard to accessibility, usability, and emerging technologies, and keep team members informed as appropriate, with a view to incorporating these into future projects and staying ahead of the market and position yourself and the company as a Digital Specialist.
- Constantly seek to develop yourself by learning new technologies and keeping abreast of markets developments.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 4+ Years working with web UX, eCommerce or similar.
- Systems/Business Analysis experience.
- Ability to query data sources.
- Experience with consumer facing organisations.
- Experience in iterative software delivery methodologies – Agile, SCRUM, etc.
- Some knowledge and experience with HTML, XHTML, CSS programming.
- Some knowledge and experience with various database technologies.
- Good understanding of Web Accessibility and UX.
Some tools they like –
- Figma/Sketch
- Loom
- Jira/Trello
- Google Docs/Sheets
- draw.io
ATTRIBUTES:
- Self-motivated.
- Responsible.
- Can put yourself in a user’s shoes.
- Show a high level of understanding.
- A team player.
- Have a positive and proactive approach.
- Has good communications skills.