Senior Specialist: M-Pesa Business Analyst

Descrição

Role purpose: Working as a Business Analyst within the M-Pesa Delivery team, you will be bridging the gap between the business owners and the technical teams by translating new product initiatives/ideas into technical solutions. You will be expected to engage with a wider range of stakeholders (including Business Owners, Project Managers, Solutions Architects, Technical Writers, technology partners and members of the Agile squad you will be assigned to) and build technology solutions that address our customer’s needs.

Key accountabilities and decision ownership
• Support Portfolio Manager/Product Owner: Lending in all research, scoping, analysis and design activities.
• Support business owner in the formulation of new initiatives/product concepts by identifying the different needs required to fulfil on the desired strategic and tactical goals, determining potential problems and business/systems requirements.
• Document and manage the requirements throughout the project life cycle by capturing user stories, business requirement; specifications and ensuring buy-in and sign-off from the different stakeholders.
• Work with the Solutions architect and partner providers to design the best solution and ensure what is implemented is technically sounds and meets all business needs.
• Have technical accountability and lead virtual and local teams responsible for the detailed design, development, delivery and test of complex customer solutions (providing assurance and governance for technical components of the solution).
• Identify the risks related to changes in requirements, determine the impact those risks may have on the ability to deliver benefits and recommend actions to mitigate risks where possible.
• Collaborate with SCRUM master/Project Manager and members of Agile squad to ensure timely and accurate delivery of requirements.