Business Analyst (Product focussed within Investment Management)

Recruiter:

Strategic Personnel

Job Ref:

JHB000837/AC

Date posted:

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

650000 Annually

SUMMARY:
High profile and established investment management company seeks a dynamic Business Analyst to work with the Head of Product and DevOps team.

POSITION INFO:
Completed BCom Honours or similar with 4-5 years relevant working experience as a Business Analyst dealing with a financial services product.

Exposure to BA and product development within an investment management / asset management / wealth management / financial services environment is preferred.

Candidate must have strong communication skills as well as excellent marks in matric and university.

Duties will include

Analyse (quantitative and qualitative) business needs, processes, and system behaviour across the range of products.
Support discovery activities and problem definition.
Translate business and regulatory needs into structured requirements and backlog inputs.
Use the company’s approved AI tools to support analysis, documentation, and insight generation to enhance quality and speed of output.
Create user interface mock-ups that are consistent with existing product and will guide the development effort on the front-end.
Prepare product artefacts to support governance and decision making.
Support product committee submissions and evidence packs.
Shadow the Head of Product Office in prioritisation, trade-off, and governance decisions.
Where applicable, take ownership of defined technology features, products or components.
Provide input into prioritisation of product backlogs within agreed parameters.
Assist with day-to-day product decisions aligned to governance standards.
Engage stakeholders across Technology, Operations, Compliance, Proposition and Distribution.
Ensure delivery outcomes align to product intent and business value.
Assist with demos and rollout of new features and products.
Assist with the definition and measurement of success for chosen product

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from us by the end of May 2026, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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