Product Specialist at Capitec Bank

Purpose Statement

• Liaise with business to formulate business specifications and functional descriptions to meet business requirements
• Liaise with development team to hand-over functional descriptions
• Compile test plans and ensure delivery is according to business requirements 
• Continuous business and industry research to guide the critical evaluation of new and existing software / application solutions
• Undertake impact analysis specific to solution and the changes thereof, within the solution and effected peer systems
• Identification of Risks, Issues and Decisions needed in support of project deliverables and scope. This also includes understanding of Project Management principles (Prince2).
• Understanding and conceptualisation of the MIS/Reporting requirement and need from the solution
• Alignment of solution and operational to the relevant internal and external governance and compliance requirements and prerequisites
• Leadership skills including management of teams, expectations and process, solution and operational change

Experience

Min:

• Must have proven experience as Business Analyst (BA) within the Product Specialist environment

Position 
Product Specialist 

• At least 7 years’ experience as Business Analyst
• Basic project management experience
• Change Management experience 

Qualifications (Minimum)

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Business Analysis

Qualifications (Ideal or Preferred)
Knowledge

Min:
Must have detailed knowledge of:

• IT systems development processes. End to End experience of development life cycle
• Application development
• Financial principals
• Business analysis and design
• Banking and IT Standards and governance
• Testing practices and methodology

Ideal:

Detailed knowledge of:

• Agile development life cycle 
• SDLC 
• PRINCE2
• Change Management
• Banking systems
• Credit Granting/Savings
• Collections Environment
• MIS/BI/Data Warehousing
• Knowledge of UML and business process modelling (BPM) – EA and Visio

Solid understanding of:

• Capitec Bank’s systems environment
• Capitec Bank business model
• Best practices for Quality Assurance (QA)
• Project Management
• Communication Skills and Conflict Management

Skills

• Communications Skills
• Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
• Negotiation skills
• Influencing Skills
• Facilitation Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Problem solving skills
• Commercial Thinking Skills
• Strategic Thinking Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Planning, organising and coordination skills
• Project Management Skills (Methodolgy Specific)

Conditions of Employment

• Clear criminal and credit record
• Contactable via own mobile phone
• A valid driver’s license and own vehicle is required