390 Data Insights Analyst jobs in South Africa

Overview

Are you passionate about transforming data into actionable insights? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where your contributions make a meaningful impact? We’re looking for a talented individual to join our team specializing in Lead Generation as a Data Insights Analyst in Johannesburg. In this role, you’ll play a crucial part in delivering data-driven insights to support the growth of our clients’ businesses.

• Master Cutting-Edge Tools: Become a Super user of Bombora, Automata, and IFP insights, unlocking their functionalities
• Sales Support: Provide proactive insights and recommendations to Sales and Customer Success Managers, supporting the growth of Tier 1 clients and agencies in the US and UK
• Strategic Collaboration: Work closely with the Commercial Planning team to ensure campaigns are strategically focused and deliverable based on audience insights
• Campaign Activation: Support campaign activation by creating and exporting Bombora audience segments for content syndication, programmatic, and paid social campaigns
• End-of-Campaign Reporting: Assist with End-of-Campaign reporting, particularly when employing an Account-Based Approach (ABA), showcasing the impact of campaign activities across Target Account Lists (TALs)
• Trend Analysis: Make recommendations on next steps / future activity based on results and shifting trends in the market
• Enhanced Reporting: Supplement reports with additional insights around competitors, audience, and content

• Experience: 1-2 years in a data, analytics, or reporting role
• Communication Skills: Meticulous attention to detail combined with strong written and oral communication skills
• Reporting Expertise: Ability to communicate insights and results of data analyses by producing written reports
• Detail-Oriented: Very detail-oriented and logical thinker
• Tech Savvy: Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• Analytical Mindset: Analytically minded with a passion for data, trends, and insights
• Quick Learner: Strong interest and ability to quickly learn new tools and platforms
• Problem-Solving Enthusiast: Enjoys problem-solving and finding new solutions to drive innovation
• Well-Organized: Thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume work environment

• 28 Days Holiday
• Private Health Care
• Early Finish Fridays: 3pm

If you’re ready to join a dynamic team and make a significant impact with your data insights, apply now and take the next step in your career as a Data Insights Analyst. Please send your CV through to today! If you do not receive any feedback within 7 days of your application, please be advised that you were not successful in making the shortlist.

Alistair Group is one of East and Southern Africa’s fastest-growing service companies, providing a variety of self-delivered logistics solutions across several geographies, aimed with the vision to Make Africa Work Better! With core competencies in road freight, warehousing, commodity trading and operational hire of material handling equipment, the Group strives for continuous expansion of innovative ancillary services to grow the business vertically, complimented by a healthy dose of entrepreneurial flair. The business has gone from strength to strength, growing quickly in both its geographical coverage and variety of services offered to clients. In 2024, the Group exceeded the 1000 employee mark and managed a fleet of well over 1000 trucks. With Alistair’s aggressive and exciting growth strategy, the Group is poised for significant further expansion and a greater impact in Africa.

Core Services:

• Freight Forwarding
• Clearance & Forwarding
• Energy Industry Support Services
• Equipment Rental
• Commodity Trading
• Integrated Solutions
• Warehousing
• Ocean Freight

• Mining
• Oil & Gas
• Agriculture
• Construction
• Explosives
• Renewables

1. Strategic Insight Generation

• Own and lead delivery of cross-departmental analytics projects that inform executive decisions, from operational optimisation to financial forecasting.

• Proactively identify high-leverage data opportunities and build reporting ecosystems that enable teams to act with confidence and speed.

• Translate business objectives into data initiatives, ensuring outputs are actionable, relevant, and value-driven.

2. Data Architecture & Reporting Frameworks

• Design and maintain scalable, maintainable reporting systems (dashboards, automated reports, models) that support users from front-line teams to executives.

• Establish consistent definitions and KPIs across business units to enable Group-wide alignment.

• Act as the product owner for the analytics stack—prioritising developments, driving adoption, and evolving tooling as business needs grow.
  

3. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Serve as the go-to analytics partner for Planning, Ops, Finance, Tech, and Executive leadership, with a mandate to unify and elevate the Group’s data maturity.

• Lead cross-team analytics initiatives—e.g. performance benchmarking, forecasting tools, pricing or capacity planning models—that require deep collaboration and influence.

4. Coaching, Standards, and Governance

• Mentor and upskill analysts and data consumers across departments; set best practices for analytical work, from SQL/query design to dashboarding.

• Maintain documentation and data governance standards to ensure reliability and repeatability in analytics outputs.
  

5. Special Projects and Innovation

• Lead “special forces” analytics efforts—time-sensitive, complex projects where precision, innovation, and cross-functional alignment are key.

• Champion the use of new tools and methodologies (e.g. predictive modelling, scenario simulation, automation) to advance analytics capability.

Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years in data/analytics, with experience leading cross-functional initiatives.

• Strong grasp of business operations, financial logic, and stakeholder management.

• High-level proficiency in tools such as SQL, Python, Power BI / Tableau / Looker Studio / Smartsheets (as appropriate).

• Experience managing complex reporting pipelines and coordinating inputs from multiple teams.

• Strong communicator with ability to “translate” technical outputs into business actions.

By completing your details and clicking “Submit Application” you consent to Alistair Group processing your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy .

About Our Client

Our client is a global data intelligence company providing accurate and comprehensive information about millions of businesses worldwide. Their mission is to fuel insights and decision-making across industries with speed, scale, and accuracy.

Role Overview

We are looking for a
detail-oriented and analytical Data Entry Specialist – Data Mining Analyst
to join our client's dynamic data operations team. You will play a vital role in ensuring accuracy, consistency, and quality of the vast datasets that drive business and client solutions. While this role does not involve direct client interaction,
strong English comprehension
is required to interpret complex company records, documents, and instructions.

Key Responsibilities

• Review, validate, and enter company data with speed and precision.
• Interpret and process English-language company documents, instructions, and records.
• Track, clean, and maintain data to ensure consistency and quality.
• Perform data mining and analysis to identify patterns, anomalies, and trends.
• Collect and organize data from both structured and unstructured sources.
• Troubleshoot data-related issues to maintain data integrity.
• Support process improvements to enhance data quality, automation, and efficiency.

Tools Used

• Proprietary browser-based software
• Perplexity Pro
• Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Gmail, Chat)
• Zoom (for collaboration)
• Potential future use of Jira

Qualifications

• Strong English reading comprehension and attention to detail.
• Proven experience in
  data entry, data validation, or data analysis
  roles.
• Proficiency with Google Sheets/Excel.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to spot patterns and discrepancies.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Preferred

• Experience working with large-scale datasets.
• Knowledge of data quality control techniques.
• Comfortable in a
  fast-paced, metrics-driven
  environment.

Responsibilities and KRA’s:

• Identify, clarify, and agree on data and analytics requirements.
• Liaises with POs to understand and document their data and analytics requirements; performing analytical processes and measures related to the processes.
• Adopts multiple actions with stakeholders to elicit the requirements; uses interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, business process descriptions, user cases, scenarios, and business analysis.
• Provides functional knowledge and expert input during planning, design and implementation phases of projects and initiatives between Data Chapter, Data Squad, and business.
• Assists stakeholders (e.g. Product Managers) with data-related scoping and planning.
• Applies end-to-end best practices to deliver data and analytics requirements.
• Ensures appropriate testing is done and provides the business with assistance during user acceptance testing.
• Provides business with functional and technical assistance during data and analytics implementations.
• Applies business and data and analytics functional knowledge at all times to identify possible improvement opportunities and motivate with business.
• Owns personal continued professional development to remain current with data and analytics industry trends, particularly around data and analytics tools and technologies.
• Analyses, understands, and documents relevant data and analytics technical requirements; performs data modeling and maps the analytic solution to the relevant data sources.
• Works closely with the Data Architect(s) and Data Modeller(s) to design, refine, and implement analytic solutions to execute the functional design of the relevant data and analytics solution; including reports and dashboards.
• Provides input to data governance and data and analytics quality assurance; identifies and communicates all risks.
• Performs functional testing and data validation of reports and other data and analytics deliverables before presenting to business users.
• Applies data and analytics functional knowledge at all times to identify and motivate possible data and analytics support/improvements.
• Facilitate the Data Product Life Cycle and application of best practices/processes.
• Acts as the custodian of the reporting catalog; maintains the information framework and reports.
• Facilitates the process between all teams regarding data governance and processes.

• At least 5 years of proven experience in drafting functional specifications
• At least 5 years of proven BI Business Analysis, data design, and systems analysis experience in a data and analytics environment
• At least 5 years of Stakeholder engagement to identify and specify business requirements experience.
• At least 5 years of Liaising between business and functional stakeholders; translating requirements experience
• 3+ Years of Business Information Business Analysis experience in a finance/banking environment
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar fields like Information Systems, Big Data, etc would be advantageous.
• AWS Certification would be advantageous
• Martech (Marketing Technology) experience advantageous
• Related Technical certifications
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and project management practices, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment in an Agile framework
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills

We have an opportunity for a Business Intelligence Business Analyst (BIBA) for our client based in Johannesburg and Cape Town. The role will ensure alignment between Product Owners, data chapter, and data squad teams and produce a comprehensive functional specification from business requirements by maintaining a high level of in-depth knowledge regarding analytics and other relevant data concepts.

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar fields (Information Systems, Big Data, etc.) would be advantageous.
2. AWS Certification would be advantageous.
3. At least 5 years of proven experience in drafting functional specifications.
4. At least 5 years of proven BI Business Analysis, data design, and systems analysis experience in a data and analytics environment.
5. At least 5 years of stakeholder engagement experience for identifying and specifying business requirements.
6. At least 5 years of liaising between business and functional stakeholders; translating requirements experience.
7. 3+ years of Business Information Business Analysis experience in a finance/banking environment.
8. Martech (Marketing Technology) experience advantageous.
9. Related technical certifications.
10. Knowledge of Agile methodologies and project management practices, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.
11. Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
12. Ability to work independently and in a team environment in an Agile framework.
13. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

Identify, clarify, and agree on data and analytics requirements. Liaise with Product Owners to understand and document their data and analytics requirements, performing analytical processes and measures related to the processes. Adopt multiple actions with stakeholders to elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, business process descriptions, user cases, scenarios, and business analysis. Provide functional knowledge and expert input during planning, design, and implementation phases of projects and initiatives between Data Chapter, Data Squad, and business. Assist stakeholders (e.g., Product Managers) with data-related scoping and planning. Apply end-to-end best practices to deliver data and analytics requirements. Ensure appropriate testing is done and provide the business with assistance during user acceptance testing. Provide the business with functional and technical assistance during data and analytics implementations. Apply business and data and analytics functional knowledge to identify possible improvement opportunities and motivate with business. Own personal continued professional development to remain current with data and analytics industry trends, particularly around data and analytics tools and technologies. Analyze, understand, and document relevant data and analytics technical requirements; perform data modeling and map the analytic solution to the relevant data sources. Work closely with the Data Architect(s) and Data Modeller(s) to design, refine, and implement analytic solutions in order to execute the functional design of the relevant data and analytics solution, including reports and dashboards. Provide input to data governance and data and analytics quality assurance; identify and communicate all risks. Perform functional testing and data validation of reports and other data and analytics deliverables before presenting them to business users. Apply data and analytics functional knowledge to identify and motivate possible data and analytics support/improvements. Facilitate the Data Product Life Cycle and application of best practice/process. Act as the custodian of the reporting catalogue; maintain the information framework and reports. Facilitate the process between all teams regarding data governance and processes.

Reverside is a Global ICT company focusing on Digital Engineering, Integration, Cyber-Security, Cloud and Digital Transformation services with delivery centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa and Gurgaon, India. Reverside has its Global Headquarters in South Africa and is a B-BBEE Level 1 IT consulting & services organization. Reverside was founded in 2006 and has since grown to a strong team of over 300+ consultants, serving more than 40+ active clients globally.

Description

Reverside is an IT services provider; we are always looking for professional candidates to join our team in Software Development, providing opportunities to work on exciting projects, within our well-established client base. We are looking for a Business Intelligence BA Professional with 2-5 years solid experience.

Key purpose

The primary function of this job is to understand the information requirements and business processes of a client in order to write data warehouse and reporting specifications. As the business analyst in this role you will be expected to take ownership of the solution and be involved in each step of the SDLC process to ensure that the proposed warehouse/dashboard solution meets the client needs.

You will be required to:

• Understand at a detailed level how certain business processes work (Interviewing stakeholders).
• Identify, analyze and document business requirements.
• Analyze source systems and understand how information is stored and related based on the business processes (interviewing source system analysts and architects).
• Catalog and communicate the structure and content of data.
• Provide meaningful descriptions for individually named data objects.
• Produce source to target mapping documentation.
• Undertake detailed data profiling.
• Document data quality issues and work with stakeholders to formulate resolution strategies.
• Propose/assist in solutions and create logical data models for BI source implementations.
• Write dashboard/report specifications once mock-up has been agreed.
• Play an active supporting role during the development of the warehouse.
• Play an active supporting role during the development of the report/dashboard.
• Assist the Quality Assurance team to produce test plans, test cases and test scripts and write test specifications (when necessary) to ensure quality of the solution.
• Assist with testing to ensure quality of the solution (Unit, functional and data testing).

Experience

• 2-5 years of experience as business/systems analyst in building large scale data warehouses.
• 2-5 years of experience as business/systems analyst in building reports and dashboards.
• Strong analytical skills and solid experience in writing functional and technical specifications.
• Sound understanding of data modelling, both logical and physical models.
• Exposure to ETL design.

Skills

• Excellent SQL query writing experience.
• Good communication (verbal and written).
• Great attention to detail.
• MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
• MS SQL.
• MS Visio.
• Analytical.
• Data Warehousing.
• Business Analytics.

Qualifications:

• Matric.
• Relevant tertiary qualification: Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) or Bachelor of Commerce (Informatics) or any other relevant certification or diploma.

Advantageous:

• Diploma in Business Analysis.

Competencies:

• Relating and Networking.
• Persuading and Influencing.
• Presenting and Communicating Information.
• Writing and Reporting.
• Applying Expertise and Technology.
• Analyzing.
• Learning and Researching.
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations.
• Following Instructions and Procedure.
• Adapting and Responding to Change.
• Coping with Pressure and Setbacks.

Contract

5 to 20 years

Negotiable

03 September 2025

PBT is a technology-agnostic company specialising in BI solutions. We help businesses harness the power of data to drive informed decision-making and achieve their strategic goals. Our team of experts is dedicated to delivering innovative and customised solutions that enable our clients to gain a competitive edge in today's rapidly evolving market.

Role Description:

As a BI Business Analyst at PBT, you will play a pivotal role in understanding the nature and business impact of requests, performing the required analysis, and collaborating with developers to ensure the successful delivery of functional and technical specifications. You will support the business by identifying opportunities for improvement, creating and maintaining documentation, and conducting high-level testing before deploying solutions.

Requirements:

• A relevant Business Analysis qualification is essential.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Business Analyst
• Exposure to or experience in the Kimball methodology would be particularly advantageous.
• Strong technical data analysis skills
• Proficient in business process modelling
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• High level of computer literacy, particularly in Excel
• Experience with Microsoft BI tools such as Power Pivot, Power BI, and SQL query writing
• Ability to design and document logical dimensional models.
• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills

Join our dynamic team at PBT and be part of a company that values innovation, teamwork, and personal growth. If you are enthusiastic about leveraging data to drive business success and meet the above requirements, we would love to hear from you.

• In order to comply with the POPI Act, for future career opportunities, we require your permission to maintain your personal details on our database. By completing and returning this form you give PBT your consent

"If you have not heard from us in two weeks, please note that you were unsuccessful for the role. However, we will keep your resume on file and reach out if any other suitable opportunity arises in the future".

AgileBusiness AnalysisBusiness IntelligenceBusiness ModellingDataData WarehousingSQL

Financial ServicesInsuranceBanking