Business Analyst

Business Unit: Discovery Central Services

Function: Business Analysis

Date: 15 Oct 2026

Job Summary

The Business Analyst role is responsible for independently eliciting, analysing, and translating business requirements into functional and product specifications, validating delivered solutions, and acting as a trusted consultant to business stakeholders across integrated systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a consultant to business stakeholders, challenging assumptions and clarifying intent.
• Develop business cases aligned to strategic and operational objectives.
• Produce and validate Customer and Product Requirements Specifications.
• Design functional solutions considering system interfaces and dependencies.
• Define and execute testing approaches, supporting UAT and sign-off.
• Manage project documentation, risks, scope, and delivery tracking.
• Review junior analyst artefacts and provide validation feedback.
• Support live environments through incident analysis and stakeholder communication.

Skills

Requirements Elicitation
Business Requirements Definition
Business Process Modelling
Solution Design, Implementation and Support
Testing and Test Preparation
Stakeholder Engagement
Problem solving

Qualifications

Matric.
Informatics or Other Relevant Degree.

Certifications

Advanced UML course
BPMN Course
PM training or qualification

Work Experience

2 – 3 years Business Analysis experience.
Business experience & product knowledge an advantage
1 year user interface analyst experience

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.