Job Description

Role: Lead Business Solutions Analyst
Category: Insurance
Location: Sandton
Salary: Market-Related
Are you a highly experienced and strategic Business Analyst with a passion for driving innovation in the non-life commercial insurance sector? A leading player in the risk solutions industry is seeking a Senior Business Solutions Analyst to join their team. This is a permanent position where you will play a key role in shaping and implementing tailored risk solutions by collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver cutting-edge technical capabilities.
Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders, including business owners, customers, and partners, to elicit and document both functional and non-functional requirements for new solutions.
• Design and facilitate the implementation of the correct business solutions, always keeping the client first.
• Develop and model solutions by creating use cases, activities, and sequence diagrams for the technical team.
• Identify and analyse problems with current solutions, providing innovative recommendations to positively impact the business.
• Create and maintain required repositories, including traceability and attribute matrices, using Enterprise Architect tools.
• Lead scrum ceremonies when a scrum master or product owner is unavailable.
• Provide specialist knowledge and leadership to others while building strong relationships with stakeholders.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Education: An appropriate 3-4 year IT or Business qualification is mandatory.
• Experience: You must have a minimum of 7 years of experience in Business Analysis and at least 5 years of experience in the insurance domain, specifically Short-Term Commercial.

Skills:

• Our client is looking for someone with strong emotional intelligence, business acumen, and a drive for results.
• You should also possess excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills, with a strong ability to work independently and under pressure.
• IIBA membership or a CBAP certification would be a distinct advantage.

If you are a self-driven, detail-oriented professional with a passion for leading change and innovation in the insurance technology space, we encourage you to apply.