Feature Analyst
Juru Holdings · Cape Town, Western Cape
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- We are seeking an experienced Feature Analyst who is currently operating in a hands-on analysis role within an Agile delivery environment. The successful candidate will partner with Business Stakeholders, Product Owners, Architects, Engineers and Test Analysts to translate business objectives into well-defined Features, Epics, User Stories and Acceptance Criteria that enable successful delivery of business value.
Key Responsibilities
- Elicit, analyse and document business, customer and operational requirements.
- Translate business needs into Features, Epics, User Stories and Acceptance Criteria.
- Conduct impact, dependency, gap and process analysis.
- Facilitate workshops, stakeholder engagements and backlog refinement sessions.
- Support feature prioritisation and backlog management.
- Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Engineering and Testing teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.
- Validate that delivered solutions meet business objectives and customer needs.
- Identify opportunities for business process improvement and operational optimisation.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of analysis and delivery practices.
Core Competencies
- Agility & Adaptability
- Communication
- Business Acumen
- Facilitation Skills
- Problem Solving
- Relationship Building
- Stakeholder Management
- Continuous Improvement
Essential Experience
- Minimum 5 years' experience working in Agile delivery environments.
- Minimum 4 years' experience in Feature Analysis, Functional Analysis, Systems Analysis or Business Analysis.
- Demonstrated experience in:
- Feature discovery and analysis
- Requirements elicitation
- Feature decomposition
- User Story creation
- Acceptance Criteria definition
- Backlog refinement
- Impact and dependency analysis
- Stakeholder facilitation
- Experience working with Azure DevOps ADO, Jira, Confluence and related delivery tools.
- Financial Services experience advantageous.
Highly Advantageous Experience
- Business Process Analysis and Process Mapping.
- Process Re-engineering and Operational Optimisation initiatives.
- Customer Journey Mapping and Process Improvement.
- Experience supporting automation, digitisation or transformation initiatives where existing processes were redesigned to improve customer experience, efficiency, risk management or operational effectiveness.
Critical Requirements
Cape Town Based
- Candidates must be permanently based in Cape Town and available for onsite workshops and stakeholder engagements when required.
Current Hands-On Feature Analyst
- We are specifically seeking candidates who are currently performing Feature Analysis activities as part of their day-to-day responsibilities.
- Candidates should be able to demonstrate recent experience in:
- Feature discovery and refinement
- User Story creation
- Acceptance Criteria definition
- Stakeholder workshops
- Backlog refinement
- Requirement clarification with Engineering teams
Qualifications
- Degree or Diploma in Information Systems, Computer Science, Commerce, Engineering or related discipline.
- Agile, Scrum, SAFe, CBAP, CCBA or similar certifications advantageous.