Job Openings at IQ Business South Africa

Job description

IQ Business is looking for experienced Business Analysts both in Johannesburg and Cape Town, who can hit the ground running. The successful individual will be exposed to NewTechnologies and become the future guiding thought leader within the consulting environment. We work using Agile, Scrum software development practices and disciplines.

You Need to Be:

• Educated&Experienced. You need a matric as well as an applicable tertiary equivalent experience or preferably, a relevant diploma or degree from a recognised tertiary institution, 6 years‘ or more experience, ideally in a consulting environment
• Talented. The Business Analyst must have a desire and ability to solve complex business processes
• Engaging and interested. You have to communicate well with various levels, adapt to different project environments and play a flexible role on projects
• ExtraMile There’s no opportunity to slack off. We do what needs to be done, in a work hard play hard environment
• ClientFacing You need to be able to present your services, ideas, findings and solutions to clients in a compelling way. Persuade, engage, inspire – even when you’re in at the deep end
• Inovative Be a creative and analytical thinker
• ProblemSolver Have a desire and ability solve complex business problems
• Relationships Build rapport and develop effective working relationships with clients
• Delivery Be highly driven and able to self-manage in a fast paced environment

Job Specification

The Business Analyst role involves:

• Identifying, gathering and categorising requirements information
• Identifying and maintaining sources of requirements information
• Analysing and constructing models/specifications of the problem
• Outlining broad aspects of possible solutions to the problem
• Organising all the necessary information around the various models
• Verifying the various models and specifications
• Conducting user workshops
• Preparing the Requirements Model
• Analysis of the existing business processes
• Analysis of the existing technology and people environment supporting the processes
• Delivery of the current and target business process models

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Job description

User Experience is at the forefront of everything that IQ Business does and we are looking for passionate and creative UX Designers to take on the important role of defining and executing the user experience design of IQ Business’s client projects. An ideal candidate is detail-oriented, energetic and most importantly passionate about creating delightful experiences for users.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with key product stakeholders on regular basis to define requirements and prioritize key product features.
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, visual designers and marketing to define the best possible experience for the user.
• Communicate design ideas to stakeholders, developers and product owners through task flow diagrams, user journeys/scenarios, as well as low and high fidelity wireframes and mockups.
• Present and defend designs and key milestone deliverables to appropriate teams.
• Ability to work with development teams to execute best design solutions within technology constraints.
• Work closely with Visual Designers to ensure adherence to design guidelines and best practices across all platforms.
• Work closely with the Development and QA Teams to ensure successful implementation of the specified designs.
• Conduct user research and evaluate feedback.
• Determine user needs by conducting user interviews with real users.
• Create and run ideation workshops in support of new product explorations.
• Create rapid and iterative wireframes for prototyping for a variety of ideas and concepts.
• Facilitate usability testing and evaluate user feedback to further improve the concept or existing products.
• Evaluate the user experience design of existing design concepts as well as on-device prototypes, and communicate design enhancements.
• Research interaction design trends.
• Research technology trends.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Understanding of web, desktop and mobile usability principles with a portfolio of projects to demonstrate it.
• Proficiency with Balsamiq Mockups or other similar tools.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present a strong rationale for design decisions.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• An understanding of latest design trends.
• Experience working in an Agile Team (preferably SCRUM) will be advantageous.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma required.
• Professional portfolio of recent projects.
• 4+ years of UX Design work experience preferred