Business Analyst Manager Lead - Contract - 4 days onsite

Overview

Reference PDG2000483531

Salary ZAR500 - ZAR530/hour

Location - South Africa -- City of Cape Town -- Cape Town

Job Type Contract

Posted 07 August 2025

Closing date 07 Sep 2025 21:59

Our client a global tech firm is seeking a Business Analyst Manager Lead to join their team in Cape town on a contract basis. They offer stability, growth, attractive rates and a great working environment. The role will be based onsite for 4 days a week.

We are looking for a strategic and experienced Business Analyst Manager to lead our business analysis function. This role is responsible for managing a team of business analysts and ensuring the delivery of high-quality business insights, project requirements, and change initiatives. The successful candidate will play a key role in aligning business strategy with operational execution and digital transformation efforts.

Responsibilities: • Lead and manage a team of business analysts, providing mentorship, direction, and performance management. • Oversee the delivery of business analysis activities across multiple concurrent projects and initiatives. • Partner with senior business leaders and project sponsors to understand strategic objectives and business needs. • Ensure high standards in the documentation of business requirements, functional specifications, and process flows. • Champion business analysis best practices, methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall), and tool usage across the function. • Drive the prioritization and alignment of business initiatives with strategic business goals. • Facilitate cross-functional workshops, stakeholder engagements, and decision-making processes. • Support enterprise-wide programs such as ERP implementations, omnichannel strategy, or data transformation. • Continuously evaluate and enhance the business analysis capability within the organization.

Requirements: • Matric and a Bachelor's degree in business, Information Systems, Finance. • 7+ years of business analysis experience, with at least 2-3 years in a leadership or management capacity. • Retail industry experience is essential preferably in sectors such as FMCG, pharmacy, e-commerce, or supply chain. • Proven success managing large-scale projects involving digital transformation, ERP, CRM, or omnichannel retail systems. • Advanced proficiency in business analysis tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Visio), data visualization (Power BI, Tableau), and SQL. • Strong knowledge of business analysis frameworks (BABOK, Agile, Scrum, SAFe). • Demonstrated experience in facilitating workshops, business case development, and stakeholder alignment. • Focus on quality, timelines, and impact of the business analysis deliverables.

Competencies: • Strategic alignment understanding corporate strategy. • High impact driving innovation and transformation. • Delivering results orientated with exceptional quality assurance and agility. • Leadership, decision-making and operational excellence.