Our client is looking for a highly skilled and driven Data Analyst to join their team on a contract basis, based in Johannesburg. This role is ideal for an individual with proven experience in Investment Banking and/or Global Markets, who is eager to take on a new challenge within a fast?paced and rewarding environment.

The successful candidate will operate as a detail?oriented Business Analyst with exceptional stakeholder management capabilities, contributing to our clients' key live initiatives within the Global Markets space. Given the diverse and complex nature of their clients’ programmes, they require someone who can demonstrate both breadth and depth of experience, with the intellectual adaptability to navigate evolving priorities. A proactive mindset, strong self?motivation, and a ‘can?do’ attitude are essential for success in this role.

Experience / Responsibilities:

• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Workshop facilitation, requirements gathering and scope management
• Gathering, challenging, documenting and presenting requirements
• Co-ordinating Global Markets activities across each country
• Logical, analytical approach with the ability to perform structured analysis and solve complex business concepts and issues
• Confidence to challenge the accepted norm
• Working together with internal stakeholders and vendor to ensure the validation of proposed solutions
• Develop a sound understanding of the business’ systems and processes
• Document business requirements of each country and business unit
• Managing requirements change and maintaining requirements traceability
• Test preparation and execution

Self-management:

• Demonstrates pride in the organisation’s brand, services and products by consistently delivering on the brands promise
• Plan and manage own workflow, anticipating obstacles, juggling priorities and following through on objectives within agreed time-frames and according to quality standards
• Stay relevant and up-to-date with legislations and new development
• Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
• Handle stress in ways that do not negatively impact others
• Take ownership of personal career development, leveraging formal and informal opportunities
• Act in an ethical, transparent and morally defensible
• Teamwork:
• Continually share, debate and communicate learning’s
• Flag and debate issues constructively
• Contribute to a friendly, co-operative climate in working with others to achieve collective goals
• Be sensitive to others feelings, needs, values, views and attitudes and be courteous and diplomatic when dealing with difficulties and problems others may be experiencing (EQ)

Your Skills:

• Relevant degree
• A minimum of 5+ years Business Analysis experience
• Murex
• Adaptable
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Knowledge of Capital Markets and Treasury products essential
• Knowledge of Collateral Optimisation advantageous
• Understand trade lifecycle front to back essential
• SAIFM Registered persons exams