Agile Business Analyst: Remittances & Payments at Mukuru

• Our Agile Business Analysts are a key part of our process to help facilitate a diverse group of bright & passionate people in self-organizing and cross-functional teams who are responsible for building and operating our enterprise level systems that are at the core of the business.
• Internal liaison takes place with the Product Owners, Agile Development Teams (including Developers, QA and Scrum Master), Business Leaders and Users, Project Management and Application Support. External liaison takes place with Partners, Customer and Regulatory Stakeholders. Some travel may be needed from time to time.

Duties And Responsibilities (include But Is Not Limited To)

• To work closely with stakeholders across all levels and business areas to elicit requirements
• Assist stakeholders and Scrum team in prioritization of work in order to maximize return on investment (ROI)
• Facilitate requirements gathering through interviews, requirements workshops, etc.
• Analyze business needs, document requirements, and translate needs into user stories
• Communicate these needs clearly and effectively to both business and technical stakeholders
• Maintain a steady backlog of requirements that are ready to go into sprints for the Scrum team
• Support the day-to-day needs of Scrum teams in understanding customer and business requirements
• Liaise with the development team for estimation on work
• To work with the QA department to ensure functionality matches business requirements
• Assist in drafting user and training documentation
• Liaise with various industry partners around service integration and product offerings
• To manage own professional and self-development

Key Requirements

• Degree / Diploma preferably with an Information Systems focus
• Grade 12 or equivalent (Essential)
• Minimum 3 – 8 years’ experience in a Business Analysis or similar role
• Experience working in a Compliance focused role; OR Experience working in a role focused on external partner API integrations (Desirable)
• Knowledge and ability to translate requirements into user stories, process diagrams and data flows
• Knowledge and understanding of project scoping, planning & prioritization
• Knowledge of and experience working in an Agile environment (Scrum)
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to manage stakeholder expectations
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to obtain descriptive and exhaustive requirements from stakeholders

The following would be highly beneficial, however are not essential requirements to be successful in this role:

• Business Analysis or Information Systems Qualification
• Business Analysis experience in the Financial Services or Retail industry
• Payment's experience
• Experience dealing with partner API integration
• Experience dealing with compliance regulations

Additional Skills

• Enthusiastic
• Self-motivated
• Team player
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision