Systems Analysis Manager and Business Architect at Discovery Limited

Key Purpose

• The Systems Analysis Manager and Business Architect is a strategic leadership role responsible for owning the Systems Analysis competency and driving Business Architecture practices within Global Product Delivery. This role ensures that product delivery is underpinned by a clear understanding of business capabilities, value streams, and processes, enabling alignment between business strategy and technology solutions. The incumbent defines standards, tools, and ways of working for systems analysis and business architecture, fostering consistency and excellence across the enterprise. Acting as a subject matter expert (SME), the role collaborates closely with Product Owners and Solution Architects to design solutions that deliver business value, while mentoring and developing a high-performing team of Systems Analysts. With a focus on continuous improvement, this role drives innovation and ensures that business architecture principles are embedded into product roadmaps and delivery practices.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Competency Ownership: Define and maintain enterprise-wide standards, methodologies, and tools for systems analysis. Establish governance and best practices for requirements gathering and solution design.
• Strategic Leadership: Shape and evolve the systems analysis function to support organizational strategy. Influence technology and product roadmaps through architectural insights.
• Business Architecture Responsibilities: Develop and maintain business capability maps to align product delivery with strategic objectives. Define and manage value streams that connect business outcomes to product features. Ensure information and data architecture alignment with product requirements. Support business process modeling to optimize workflows and enable automation. Collaborate on roadmaps that integrate business architecture with product delivery timelines. Drive traceability between business capabilities, product features, and technical solutions.
• Team Management & Development: Lead and develop the Systems Analysis team within Global Product Delivery. Act as a mentor and coach, fostering professional growth and capability building.
• Solution Design Collaboration: Partner with Solution Architects and Product Owners to design high-level solutions. Ensure alignment between business capabilities and technical architecture.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive initiatives to optimize processes, tools, and ways of working. Incorporate emerging technologies and innovative practices into the competency.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with Product Owners, Product Managers, Architects, and Delivery Leads. Facilitate workshops and discussions to validate solution approaches.
• Governance & Compliance: Ensure adherence to organizational standards, compliance requirements, and security protocols. Manage risks associated with systems analysis and solution design.

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Executive Leadership: Ability to influence at senior levels and drive strategic outcomes.
• Visionary Thinking: Align systems analysis practices with long-term organizational goals.
• Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills to engage with cross-functional teams and executives.
• Continuous Improvement Mindset: Proactive in identifying opportunities for optimization and innovation.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving: Structured approach to complex challenges.
• Communication: Clear and persuasive communicator, both written and verbal.

Experience:

• Expertise in systems analysis methodologies and enterprise architecture principles.
• Strong understanding of business architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, BIZBOK).
• Ability to create business capability maps, value streams, and process models.
• Familiarity with solution design frameworks and integration patterns.
• Knowledge of product capabilities and high-level architecture in the relevant domain.
• Proficiency in requirements management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence).
• Understanding of Agile delivery practices and SDLC.

Education:

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or similar.
• TOGAF certification (ideal).
• CBAP certification (ideal).
• SAFe certification (preferred).
• 10+ years in systems analysis or related function.
• 2-5 years experience in business architecture.