Senior Business Analyst: Business Banking Risk - Johannesburg at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• Reporting to the Head of Business Banking Change Risk, the Senior Business Analyst will play a pivotal role in driving the transformation, digitization, and automation of the Business Banking Credit Value Chain.
• The role will be responsible for translating strategic business objectives into technology-enabled solutions that improve operational efficiency, strengthen risk management practices, enhance customer experience, and support the end-to-end credit origination, assessment, sanctioning, fulfilment, and monitoring processes.

Job Description

Work closely with business stakeholders, credit teams, technology partners, vendors, and change delivery teams to:

• Identify opportunities for process optimization.
• Define and document business requirements.
• Assess impacts across systems, processes, and operating models.
• Support the successful delivery of strategic change initiatives.

Provide end-to-end business analysis support across:

• Requirements elicitation and analysis.
• Solution design and development support.
• Stakeholder engagement and management.
• Testing coordination and execution.
• Implementation and change support.
• Training and knowledge transfer.
• Operational readiness activities.
• Post-implementation support and continuous improvement.

Drive initiatives focused on:

• Core credit platforms.
• Workflow automation.
• Credit decisioning processes.
• Risk assessment and management processes.
• Banking systems supporting the Business Banking Credit ecosystem.

Demonstrate substantial banking industry experience, including:

• Strong exposure to Business Banking.
• Deep understanding of the end-to-end credit lifecycle.
• Experience within credit risk, credit operations, credit systems, or lending environments.

Effectively engage and influence stakeholders by:

• Building relationships with senior business and technology leaders.
• Leading complex requirements gathering workshops.
• Driving delivery across cross-functional teams.
• Influencing key business and technology decisions.
• Operating successfully within a fast-paced and evolving change environment.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Business, IT, Finance, or related) – essential
• Postgraduate qualification or BA certification (e.g. CBAP, Agile, Lean Six Sigma) – advantageous
• 7–10+ years’ Business Analysis experience (in Business Banking non-negotiable)
•  Experience supporting large-scale automation and digital transformation initiatives within a banking environment will be highly advantageous.
• Demonstrable experience working within a credit environment is advantageous.
• Strong experience in business process transformation, requirements management, system implementation, testing, stakeholder engagement, and change delivery.

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences (Required)

End Date: August 27, 2026