Senior Business Analyst / Process Engineer (6-Month Contract)

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Business Analyst / Process Engineer for a 6-month contract within a complex, regulated financial services environment.

This role requires a mature, delivery-focused professional who is comfortable operating independently, managing senior stakeholders, and owning workstreams end-to-end.

? Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end business analysis and process engineering initiatives in complex environments

• Elicit, analyse, document, and validate business, functional, and process requirements

• Conduct AS-IS and TO-BE process modelling and identify optimisation and automation opportunities

• Facilitate and confidently manage senior stakeholder engagements, workshops, and decision forums

• Translate business needs into clear, high-quality documentation (BRDs, process models, user stories, solution proposals)

• Work closely with technology teams to support Agile delivery, backlog refinement, and implementation

• Take full ownership of deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and quality of output

• Operate with minimal supervision and demonstrate strong self-management and accountability

• Support change, testing, and implementation readiness where required

? Essential Experience & Skills

• 10+ years’ experience as a Business Analyst and/or Process Engineer in large, structured organisations

• Proven experience in financial services or banking environments (highly advantageous)

• Strong process engineering capability (AS-IS / TO-BE, BPMN, enterprise process thinking)

• Excellent business analysis fundamentals (requirements elicitation, documentation, stakeholder validation)

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex stakeholder landscapes with confidence and maturity

• Experience working in Agile and hybrid delivery environments

• Strong written and verbal communication skills – able to engage at senior management level

• High levels of professional maturity, judgement, and resilience

? Personal Attributes Required

• Self-directed, accountable, and delivery-driven

• Comfortable working independently in high-pressure environments

• Confident decision-maker with strong professional presence

• Detail-oriented, structured, and disciplined in execution

• Calm, composed, and credible with senior stakeholders

? Contract Details

• Contract: 6 months

• Start: ASAP

• Location: Gauteng (hybrid/onsite depending on project needs)