Feature Analyst at Standard Bank Group

Job Description

• To clarify business requirements, documenting associated user stories and acceptance criteria, through in-work collaboration with business stakeholders, cross functional teams and product owners contributing to the accurate and effective end-to-end delivery of expectations. To assume the role of scrum master within the Feature team if required

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• 5-7 years' experience as a Feature Analyst and/or Business Analyst within an Agile software development environment
• Strong Business Analysis capability, including requirements elicitation, process analysis, user story creation, acceptance criteria definition, and stakeholder engagement
• Proven ability to work closely with Software Engineers, Architects, Developers, and Test Analysts, with a solid understanding of IT terminology, systems, integrations, and technology delivery
• Good understanding of Agile, Scrum, and Lean methodologies, with experience working in cross-functional product and engineering teams
• Translate business needs into clear user stories and requirements through stakeholder engagement and analysis
• Support Agile delivery by managing and refining the backlog, prioritising work, and collaborating with Product Owners and feature teams
• Ensure quality and business value through testing support, stakeholder validation, governance controls and continuous improvement practices

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Checking Things
• Embracing Change
• Team Working

Technical Competencies:

• IT Business Analysis/ Feature Analysis
• IT Knowledge
• Requirements Gathering and Management
• Research & Information Gathering
• Stakeholder Management (IT)

Additional Information

• Candidates must be comfortable operating within a highly technical environment and translating business requirements into clear, actionable deliverables for engineering teams.