BAforHire.com is a specialist
placement network within the Both& Group, connecting
culturally aligned professionals with organisations that are
committed to digital transformation. We exist to create lasting
value for both the people we place and the businesses they join,
through shared values, craft, and a genuine commitment to
growth.
Our Client:
We are working with one of South
Africa's most respected and innovative FinTech and Investment Manager, a
business backed by a high-performing team with a consistent
track record of market outperformance.
Every part of how this business
operates is underpinned by leading-edge platforms, and the
investment in automation and digitalisation reflects a genuine
commitment to staying ahead. This is a business that takes its
infrastructure as seriously as its investment philosophy.
The environment is dynamic,
fast-paced, and performance-driven, built around people who
think independently, take ownership, and contribute meaningfully
within a collaborative culture. This role sits at the centre of
that journey, working directly with Investment Operations,
Middle Office, Compliance, Risk, and Technology teams to
identify where the friction is, design the solutions that remove
it, and see those solutions through to delivery.
Responsibilities:
Across your client engagements, your responsibilities will span four dimensions. In practice, this means:
Process
- Engaging with business stakeholders to understand, document, and map existing processes, workflows, and data flows
- Identifying manual, repetitive, and error-prone processes and quantifying the cost and ROI of automating them
- Translating complex business problems into clear functional and non-functional requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
- Designing future-state processes that leverage automation, AI capabilities, and low-code and no-code tooling
- Developing test plans, coordinating UAT, and ensuring solutions meet all specified requirements before deployment
Technology
- Contributing to the end-to-end project lifecycle for automation and AI implementations
- Collaborating with engineers and data scientists to create practical, scalable technical solution architectures
- Ensuring all developed solutions are robust, well-documented, and compliant with operational risk and control frameworks
- Staying current with trends and regulatory changes in the financial services space and applying those insights to client engagements
- Applying a working understanding of investment products, financial instruments, and trading systems to every engagement
- Quantifying the ROI and total cost of ownership impact of proposed solutions before recommending them
- Ensuring all solution designs and implementations comply with relevant financial regulations and internal risk and control frameworks
- Monitoring the financial performance and benefit realisation of implemented solutions over time
- Contributing meaningfully to commercial conversations with client stakeholders, connecting operational improvements to financial outcomes
- Serving as the primary point of contact between business users and technical delivery teams throughout each engagement
- Presenting business cases, process maps, and solution designs to audiences including senior leadership
- Managing stakeholder expectations and proactively communicating progress, risks, and dependencies
- Building and maintaining trusted relationships with client stakeholders across all levels of the business
Requirements
Background / Experience Requirements:
- 5+ years of proven Business Analysis experience within financial services
- A Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required
- Demonstrated experience on platform development projects within an investment or financial services environment is strongly preferred
- Certification in Business Analysis is advantageous
- A track record of delivering high-quality results in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment
1. Financial services fluency. You have a solid understanding of investment products, trading systems, and financial instruments. You do not need to be briefed on the basics before you can contribute.
2. Business analysis depth. You can lead requirements gathering, process mapping, and solution design across complex, multi-stakeholder environments. Experience with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies is required.
3. Automation and technical capability. You have contributed to or led automation and AI-driven projects. Familiarity with Python, SQL, RPA tools, APIs, and data visualisation platforms such as Power BI or Tableau is a strong advantage.
4. Stakeholder engagement. You communicate with clarity and confidence at every level, from frontline operations through to executive leadership. You manage expectations honestly and proactively.
Benefits
- A high trust
environment that values authenticity, transparency, and
continuous improvement.
- Exposure to
multiple client engagement across the financial services
space, broadening your experience with every
placement.
- Access to the
BAforHire.com ecosystem, frameworks, and a professional
community that takes craft seriously.
- The variety and
challenge that comes from working across different
organisations, teams, and problem sets.
- Remuneration that
reflects the seniority and strategic nature of the
role.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of proven Business Analysis experience within financial services
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- Demonstrated experience on platform development projects within an investment or financial services environment
- Certification in Business Analysis
- Experience with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies
- Contributed to or led automation and AI-driven projects
- Familiarity with Python, SQL, RPA tools, APIs, and data visualization platforms (Power BI or Tableau)
- Strong understanding of investment products, trading systems, and financial instruments
- Proven stakeholder engagement and communication skills across all organizational levels
What We Do
BAforHire connects businesses with vetted, tech-savvy Business Analysts for digital transformation and innovation, often through a network and training program.
