Senior Business Analyst at Sage-Grey Finance Limited

Sage Grey Finance Limited (“Sage Grey Finance” or “the Company”) is a finance services company incorporated in Nigeria. We are licensed and regulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and are integrated into the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS). We are members of the Finance Houses Association of Nigeria (FHAN). We offer Lending Services (Project Finance, Asset Finance, Corporate finance, Consumer Loan, etc.), Fund Management Services, Advisory Services, and other services as authorized by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Business Analyst

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

• The Senior Business Analyst is responsible for end-to-end technical analysis, systems design support, and coordination of software lifecycle activities.
• This role bridges the gap between functional business needs and technical implementation, ensuring high-quality system delivery through structured requirements engineering, process modeling, API documentation, and testing coordination.
• The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience working with development teams, system architects, and DevOps, and will leverage AI-based tools to enhance technical documentation, prototyping, and validation.
• The role involves leading and mentoring cross-functional teams, coordinating deliverables, and ensuring alignment across stakeholders to drive successful project execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct technical stakeholder sessions to gather, validate, and document functional and non-functional requirements.
• Define and manage system-level specifications including user stories, sequence diagrams, state transition diagrams, and data dictionaries.
• Lead a cross-functional team of business analysts, designers, and engineers.
• Collaborate with developers and solution architects to define technical scope and break down requirements into modular components.
• Maintain and update system design documentation across sprints/releases.
• Define data schemas, interface definitions, and endpoint documentation for REST/SOAP APIs.
• Coordinate with backend developers and third-party service providers on integration flows and authentication protocols.
• Model current state (as-is) and future state (to-be) business processes using BPMN/UML.
• Recommend system enhancements based on gap analysis and bottleneck identification.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Perform feasibility studies and cost-benefit analysis for proposed features or system changes.
• Assess system impacts due to changes in architecture, data structure, or third-party dependencies
• Support DevOps and QA by coordinating test environment readiness, deployment schedules, and rollback planning.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Computer Science, Finance or related fields.
• 5+ years’ experience as a Technical Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, or Solution Analyst. With at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional) certification is an added advantage.
• Strong understanding of: SDLC, Agile/Scrum, System architecture (microservices, event-driven, monolith), API standards (REST, JSON, XML, OAuth2), Database concepts (SQL/NoSQL).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and system monitoring concepts is a plus
• Hands-on experience with tools like Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, Draw.io/Lucidchart, Figma, Git, Jira, Confluence.
• Working knowledge of APIs, databases, and modern web architecture is an added advantage
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams.
• Excellent leadership, problem-solving and communication skills.

Application Closing Date
10th December, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@sage-grey.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.