Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this. Job DescriptionThe Senior Feature analyst takes overall responsibility for driving requirements by working closely with the Product Owner, Solutions Architect, Designers and Business stakeholders to design and implement industry-led solutions. Let's Write Africa's Story Together! Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this. Job DescriptionThe Senior Feature analyst takes overall responsibility for driving requirements by working closely with the Product Owner, Solutions Architect, Designers and Business stakeholders to design and implement industry-led solutions.Guiding and mentoring other feature analysts to deliver on business outcomes.Serve as thought leader for technical business processes that promote increased efficiency and productivity on multiple levels.Supporting the Product Manager /Product Owner in management activities, including scope management, stakeholder management and timely delivery. Prioritise and Plan work activities within the Feature Team Creating and prioritising the product backlog that aligns with the product vision and goals, and continuously refining it based on feedback and changing business needs. Ensure that the product backlog items are clearly defined, well understood, and properly estimated by the development team Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams (i.e. developers, architects, marketers, engineers and quality engineers) to ensure that the product meets customer needs. Driving an Agile delivery approach with the agile delivery team by working in the agile processes such as Iteration, release planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, sprint review, daily stand-upsProvide subject matter proficiency in specific functional area(s) to the Feature teamTranslates conceptual customer requirements into functional requirements in user stories in a clear manner that is understandable to the Feature team.Creating specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to the Feature teamWork with process engineers to adopt, influence and update processesStaying up to date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernise systems.Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.Partner with stakeholders across business units (to develop analyses and documentation in a collaborative way, communicating effectively and efficiently with production, managerial, and executive teamsPerforming QA, regression and user acceptance testing and assisting quality engineers to define strategy and approaches and test case development.Owning and driving the Definition of Done to ensure efficient development of solutions.Identifying issues, risks and benefits of existing and proposed solutions and outlining business impacts.Feature Analyst Chapter LeadThe Senior Feature Analyst could operate with a team of feature analysts directly or indirectly reporting into the Senior Feature Analyst and depends on the requirement of the team. The Senior Feature Analyst works with the Feature Analyst Practice Lead to drive the feature analyst practiceDrive the necessary change in practice and culture with the feature analysts in the teamDefine and establish best practices, methodologies and standardsContribute to the Feature Analyst learning journeyFacilitating regular practice engagement sessions to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing within the practiceDrive the agile methodology and culture to support the agile practice within the organizationEnsure measurement of performance are in place for the feature analystsSourcing and RecruitmentSupport the Feature Analyst Practice Lead in sourcing and contracting of feature analysts.Participate in the recruitment process to appoint feature analysts.SkillsEducationClosing Date18 May 2024The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question. Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process. Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so. The Old Mutual Story! About Us Old Mutual is a premium African financial services organisation that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions to retail and corporate customers across key market segments in 14 countries. The lines of business include Life and Savings, Property and Casualty, Asset Management and Banking and Lending. We are rooted in our purpose of Championing Mutually Positive Futures Every Day and believe that a great customer experience is anchored in a great employee experience.#J-18808-Ljbffr