Permanent
Join an award-winning scaling start-up that has already managed to secure the funding that it needs to continue on its high growth trajectory. You will join in the fairly early stages of its growth phase and make an enormous impact towards the success of the business and the technology. This biometric digital authentication and automated on-boarding technology platform is at the forefront of its field. Its frictionless and non-invasive process satisfies the needs of organisations that prioritise customer experience while also meeting intelligence, risk, compliance, governance, and legislative requirements. This platform streamlines the authentication and on-boarding process, making it an ideal solution for customer-focused organizations.
Job Purpose
The Senior Business Analyst will play a key role in identifying, analysing and evaluating new business opportunities for the company. This individual will work closely with the C-Suite of the organisation and other key senior leaders to identify areas of growth and potential new revenue streams.
This is a senior level role and will require someone who is able to take a strategic approach to identifying and evaluating new business opportunities. The Senior Business Analyst will be a key player in driving the companys growth and revenue.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify and evaluate new business opportunities through market research and analysis.
- Develop business plans and financial models to support the evaluation of new opportunities.
- Work with cross-functional teams to develop and implement strategies to enter new markets and expand existing ones.
- Build relationships with key stakeholders and partners to identify and pursue new opportunities.
- Collaborate with senior leaders to develop and execute go-to-market strategies.
- Monitor market trends and competitive activity to identify potential threats and opportunities.
- Continuously evaluate and optimise existing business operations to increase efficiency and profitability.
- Act as a bridge between technical and business stakeholders; and
- Participate as a key resource to the Account/ Project Manager and Delivery team.
- 5+ years of Business Analysis experience in IT Integration Projects ideally delivering within a fast-paced customer-focused/ sales-driven environment.
- BCom or BSc Degree or Diploma such as BTech, or related IT qualification.
- Certification through FTI, IIBA such as BAFP, CPBA, or AdBA, or equivalent preferred.
- Agile/ Scrum Certification.
- Good understanding of Software Development Lifecycle models.
- Programming languages such as SQL.
- Business Analysis tools such as Visio, Lucid, Draw.io, Miro, MS Office
- Exposure to MS Office, Project Management and Testing Tools such as Confluence, Jira, Postman, Selenium.
- Intermediate knowledge of both Agile and traditional Project Management principles and practices.
- Produce relevant artefacts: BPMN Diagrams, Data Flow Diagrams & Entity Relationship Diagrams, C4 diagrams and other relevant artefacts.
- Self-driven, Self-sufficient, with strong problem-solving skills
- Evidence of successful involvement in project delivery of software development/ products
- Strong analytical skills and ability to develop financial models.
- Proven ability to identify and evaluate new business opportunities.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Strong project management and ability to think outside the box.
- Exposure to Identity Verification project environment
- Banking/ financial and retail systems knowledge would be ideal
