Business Analyst (Intermediate) – Life needed at Discovery Limited

Key Purpose

• Gather, analyze and document business requirements for Discovery Life’s web-based Quoting application.
• Analyze and document business requirements needed to migrate the Discovery Life Products from the existing offline quoting solution to the new web-based solution.
• Maintenance of the existing non-web-based quoting application until its de-commissioning.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Conduct analysis of the Actuarial Product specs and translate the requirements into Business or Functional requirements needed for Systems development.
• Facilitate interviews and information gathering sessions with stakeholders and present the solutions.
• Compile the Business/Functional Requirements Specifications which includes, but is not limited to:
• Working with the UX Designer to create the screens needed for the quoting application.
• Defining the business rules/validations/field functionality for the User Interface.
• Compiling user-friendly error message wording.
• Assist the Business Analyst responsible for compiling the Business requirements needed to produce the quote reports.
• Conduct root cause analysis and investigation of production defects and propose a solution.
• Assist the Testing Team during the User Acceptance testing phase.
• Identify gaps, trends and process improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate, negotiate and co-ordinate with various stakeholders to produce and obtain sign off of Business requirements.

Education and Experience

Essential:

• Matric Maths Pass
• Recognized BA qualification
• More than 3 years experience as a Business Analyst in a Life Insurance Company

Personal Attributes and Skills

Intermediate knowledge of:

• Technologies: Agile Methodology, Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), JIRA, Confluence, Teams
• Analytical Skills
• Planning and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Quality Assurance
• Ability to work under pressure
• Presentation skills

Behavioural Skills:

• Logical Reasoning
• Integrity
• Confident
• Strong work ethic
• Self-development