Feature Analyst at Juru Holdings

Role Purpose

• We are seeking an experienced Feature Analyst who is currently operating in a hands-on analysis role within an Agile delivery environment. The successful candidate will partner with Business Stakeholders, Product Owners, Architects, Engineers and Test Analysts to translate business objectives into well-defined Features, Epics, User Stories and Acceptance Criteria that enable successful delivery of business value.

Key Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyse and document business, customer and operational requirements.
• Translate business needs into Features, Epics, User Stories and Acceptance Criteria.
• Conduct impact, dependency, gap and process analysis.
• Facilitate workshops, stakeholder engagements and backlog refinement sessions.
• Support feature prioritisation and backlog management.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Engineering and Testing teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Validate that delivered solutions meet business objectives and customer needs.
• Identify opportunities for business process improvement and operational optimisation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of analysis and delivery practices.

Core Competencies

• Agility & Adaptability
• Communication
• Business Acumen
• Facilitation Skills
• Problem Solving
• Relationship Building
• Stakeholder Management
• Continuous Improvement

Essential Experience

• Minimum 5 years' experience working in Agile delivery environments.
• Minimum 4 years' experience in Feature Analysis, Functional Analysis, Systems Analysis or Business Analysis.
• Demonstrated experience in:
• Feature discovery and analysis
• Requirements elicitation
• Feature decomposition
• User Story creation
• Acceptance Criteria definition
• Backlog refinement
• Impact and dependency analysis
• Stakeholder facilitation
• Experience working with Azure DevOps (ADO), Jira, Confluence and related delivery tools.
• Financial Services experience advantageous.

Highly Advantageous Experience

• Business Process Analysis and Process Mapping.
• Process Re-engineering and Operational Optimisation initiatives.
• Customer Journey Mapping and Process Improvement.
• Experience supporting automation, digitisation or transformation initiatives where existing processes were redesigned to improve customer experience, efficiency, risk management or operational effectiveness.

Critical Requirements

Cape Town Based

• Candidates must be permanently based in Cape Town and available for onsite workshops and stakeholder engagements when required.

Current Hands-On Feature Analyst

• We are specifically seeking candidates who are currently performing Feature Analysis activities as part of their day-to-day responsibilities.
• Candidates should be able to demonstrate recent experience in:
• Feature discovery and refinement
• User Story creation
• Acceptance Criteria definition
• Stakeholder workshops
• Backlog refinement
• Requirement clarification with Engineering teams

 Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Information Systems, Computer Science, Commerce, Engineering or related discipline.
• Agile, Scrum, SAFe, CBAP, CCBA or similar certifications advantageous.