Lead Business Analyst at Old Mutual Nigeria

Old Mutual is a premium African financial services organisation that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions to retail and corporate customers across key market segments in 14 countries. The lines of business include Life and Savings, Property and Casualty, Asset Management and Banking and Lending.

We are rooted in our purpose of Championing Mutually Positive Futures Every Day and believe that a great customer experience is anchored in a great employee experience.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Lead Business Analyst

Job Requisition ID: JR-25627
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full time

Job Description
Key Focus:

• This role determines and documents business requirements and works with design & implementation staff to design & implement solutions within constraints.
• The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through own efforts.
• This role also provides ongoing guidance/supervision to the Business analyst as a mentor/coach.

Responsibilities

• Analyses past, present and future business environment.
• Works closely with systems analyst and project manager to design and implement solutions.
• Tests systems and user acceptance and implements changes or new applications.
• Ensures all testing protocols are adhered to.
• Investigates and defines requirements for business processes.
• Analyses business processes to determine problems, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Contributes in sessions for end-users, including training.
• Provides input to the documentation of requirements including data modelling, interface layouts, data flows, screen and report layouts, etc.
• Contributes to the design of new business processes.
• Contributes to strategies and guidelines to improve the business environment.
• Provides input to management (both IT and business) on business procedures and policies.

Key Result Areas
Business Analyst:

• Analyses past, present and future business environment.
• Analyses business processes to determine problems, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Reviews processes and conducts process audits, as required.
• Contributes to the design of new business processes.
• Works with managers and relevant users on feasibility studies and establishing business and systems requirements
• Contributes to strategies and guidelines to improve the business environment.
• Provides input to management (both IT and business) on business procedures and policies.

Personal Effectiveness:

• Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
• individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality for periods of 1 day to a maximum of 3 months (if Low 1). 3 - 6 months
• Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
• Accepts and lives the company values.

Accountabilities
Solution Design & Implementation:

• Works closely with the Business Analyst, Systems Analyst and Project Manager to design and implement the best possible automated solution within the constraints of the tools available.
• Owns systems, user acceptance testing and implementation of changes or new applications.

Specifications Development:

• Investigates and defines requirements for business processes.
• Provides input to the documentation of requirements including data modelling, interface layouts, data flows, screen and report layouts, etc.

User Support:

• Contributes in sessions for end-users, including training.

System Testing:

• Tests systems and user acceptance and implements changes or new applications.
• Ensures all testing protocols are adhered to.

Qualifications and Experience

• A First Degree or its equivalent in a relevant field. (Master's Degree is an advantage)
• 3 to 8 years experience in business apps & exposure to IT functions. Experienced in business and data analysis, solutions design & testing, data modelling
• Relevant industry experience is required
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Strong analytical skills
• Good Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Application Closing Date
1st July, 2022.