Business Analyst - Port Harcourt - WAJESMART SOLUTIONS LTD

Description

Digital Opportunity Identification and Conceptualization

Identify business needs across functions, conceptualize feasible solutions to address challenges, and develop a robust portfolio of digital opportunities aligned with organizational objectives.

Challenge outdated business models and processes, recommending viable alternatives that drive efficiency and innovation.

Stakeholder Collaboration and Engagement

Serve as the primary interface between business units and digital teams, ensuring clear communication and alignment of goals.

Facilitate envisioning sessions with stakeholders to define transformative initiatives and document actionable outcomes.

Collaborate with technical teams to translate business requirements into functional specifications and ensure delivery of value-adding solutions.

Requirements Analysis and Value Propositions

Engage stakeholders to gather, document, and analyze high-level business requirements.

Develop comprehensive business requirement documents (BRDs), value cases, and other essential artifacts.

Assess risks, feasibility, and strategic alignment of proposed solutions, creating compelling business cases to justify investments and secure approvals.

Portfolio and Funnel Management

Maintain an evergreen funnel of digital opportunities, ensuring continuous maturation from ideation to execution.

Support prioritization of initiatives based on business impact, feasibility, and readiness, ensuring alignment with the digital transformation roadmap.

Collaborate with program management team to ensure seamless transition and timely delivery of initiatives.

Process Optimization and Reporting

Identify opportunities for process improvement, propose innovative solutions to enhance workflows.

Maintain accurate documentation of requirements, processes, and solutions, ensuring knowledge transfer and alignment across teams.

Prepare and deliver progress reports on funnel health, initiative conceptualization, and overall project outcomes.

Key Deliverables

Comprehensive envisioning session reports.

Clear and detailed documentation of requirements, processes, workflows, and solutions.

Value propositions and business cases for prioritized initiatives.

Progress reports on funnel health and initiative development.

Optimized digital initiatives roadmap aligned with organizational objectives.

Key Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.

Professional certifications like CBAP, PMI-PBA, or equivalent are highly desirable.

Experience

Proven track record of delivering impactful business solutions in complex organizational settings.

Skills & Competencies

Strategic thinking: Ability to align digital initiatives with organizational objectives.

Analytical skills: Expertise in analyzing data, processes, and systems to identify opportunities for improvement.

Design thinking: Familiarity with design thinking principles and methodologies.

Technical aptitude: Understanding of digital technologies like cloud computing, data analytics, and AI.

Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills with ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.

Portfolio and funnel management: Experience managing initiative portfolios and ensuring effective funnel progression.

Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Process improvement: Skilled in identifying inefficiencies and implementing innovative solutions.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Number and quality index of identified digital opportunities.

Value delivered from deployed solutions.

Time to opportunity maturation and movement through stage gates.

Customer satisfaction and engagement index improvements.

Number of refined initiatives with credible value statements and sponsor alignment.

Volume and impact of launched digital initiatives.

Progress and health of the digital initiatives funnel.