6 Strategic Thinking jobs in Johannesburg

Alliance Banking Senior Business Analyst - Key Requirements

• Business Analysis & Strategy Alignment
  
  

• Financial Services & Regulatory Knowledge
  
  

• Process Design & Optimisation
  
  

• Data Analysis & Insights
  
  

• Partner & Stakeholder Management
  
  

• Project Management & Agile Delivery
  
  

• Documentation & Communication
  
  

• Qualifications & Experience
  
  

Alliance Banking Senior Business Analyst – Key Requirements

1. Business Analysis & Strategy Alignment

Proven ability to elicit, document, and validate business requirements in a complex partnership-driven banking environment.

Strong understanding of Alliance Banking models, including BaaS, white-label platforms, and embedded financial services.

Ability to conduct gap analyses, feasibility studies, and cost-benefit analyses for proposed solutions.

Experience in supporting business case development, particularly for new partner onboarding, product enhancements, or regulatory projects.

2. Financial Services & Regulatory Knowledge

Strong grasp of banking products and services (e.g., payments, savings, credit, cards, collections, remittances).

Familiarity with South African financial regulations including SARB, FSCA, FICA, and POPIA requirements.

Exposure to risk, compliance, and audit processes, particularly in third-party/partner environments.

3. Process Design & Optimisation

Experience in documenting and improving end-to-end business processes, especially those involving external partners.

Ability to model workflows using tools such as BPMN, Visio, or Lucidchart.

Knowledge of control environments, KPIs, SLAs, and escalation frameworks across operational value chains.

4. Data Analysis & Insights

Competency in data-driven decision-making, including data profiling, reconciliation, and insights to support product performance.

Ability to work with Excel, SQL, Power BI or equivalent to perform ad hoc analysis.

Understanding of data governance and quality, especially in integrated partner environments.

5. Partner & Stakeholder Management

Strong stakeholder management skills with experience interfacing across IT, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Product, and external partners.

Proven ability to act as a bridge between business and technical teams, ensuring shared understanding and execution.

Confidence in participating in governance committees, product working groups, and external partner discussions.

6. Project Management & Agile Delivery

Hands-on experience in Agile/Scrum or hybrid project methodologies, including backlog grooming and sprint planning.

Exposure to JIRA, Confluence, DevOps, Trello, or similar tools.

Ability to manage multiple initiatives and deliver under tight deadlines in a fast-paced Alliance environment.

7. Documentation & Communication

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on clear, concise, and structured reporting.

Ability to create and present business requirement documents (BRDs), functional specifications (FRDs), and user stories.

Experience in preparing partner onboarding documentation, SOPs, and support playbooks.

8. Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Information Systems, or related field (postgraduate advantageous).

Minimum of 5–8 years’ experience in business analysis within banking or FinTech environments.

Certifications such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, Agile BA, or Lean Six Sigma are advantageous.

Alliance Banking Senior Business Analyst – Key Requirements

1. Business Analysis & Strategy Alignment

Proven ability to elicit, document, and validate business requirements in a complex partnership-driven banking environment.

Strong understanding of Alliance Banking models, including BaaS, white-label platforms, and embedded financial services.

Ability to conduct gap analyses, feasibility studies, and cost-benefit analyses for proposed solutions.

Experience in supporting business case development, particularly for new partner onboarding, product enhancements, or regulatory projects.

2. Financial Services & Regulatory Knowledge

Strong grasp of banking products and services (e.g., payments, savings, credit, cards, collections, remittances).

Familiarity with South African financial regulations including SARB, FSCA, FICA, and POPIA requirements.

Exposure to risk, compliance, and audit processes, particularly in third-party/partner environments.

3. Process Design & Optimisation

Experience in documenting and improving end-to-end business processes, especially those involving external partners.

Ability to model workflows using tools such as BPMN, Visio, or Lucidchart.

Knowledge of control environments, KPIs, SLAs, and escalation frameworks across operational value chains.

4. Data Analysis & Insights

Competency in data-driven decision-making, including data profiling, reconciliation, and insights to support product performance.

Ability to work with Excel, SQL, Power BI or equivalent to perform ad hoc analysis.

Understanding of data governance and quality, especially in integrated partner environments.

5. Partner & Stakeholder Management

Strong stakeholder management skills with experience interfacing across IT, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Product, and external partners.

Proven ability to act as a bridge between business and technical teams, ensuring shared understanding and execution.

Confidence in participating in governance committees, product working groups, and external partner discussions.

6. Project Management & Agile Delivery

Hands-on experience in Agile/Scrum or hybrid project methodologies, including backlog grooming and sprint planning.

Exposure to JIRA, Confluence, DevOps, Trello, or similar tools.

Ability to manage multiple initiatives and deliver under tight deadlines in a fast-paced Alliance environment.

7. Documentation & Communication

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on clear, concise, and structured reporting.

Ability to create and present business requirement documents (BRDs), functional specifications (FRDs), and user stories.

Experience in preparing partner onboarding documentation, SOPs, and support playbooks.

8. Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Information Systems, or related field (postgraduate advantageous).

Minimum of 5–8 years’ experience in business analysis within banking or FinTech environments.

Certifications such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, Agile BA, or Lean Six Sigma are advantageous.

Management Level

Job Description & Summary

Growing as a strategic advisor, you leverage your influence, expertise, and network to deliver quality results. You motivate and coach others, coming together to solve complex problems. As you increase in autonomy, you apply sound judgment, recognising when to take action and when to escalate. You are expected to solve through complexity, ask thoughtful questions, and clearly communicate how things fit together. Your ability to develop and sustain high performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, and your commitment to excellence, contributes to the success of our Firm.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Craft and convey clear, impactful and engaging messages that tell a holistic story.
• Apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems and/or opportunities.
• Validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback.
• Direct the team through complexity, demonstrating composure through ambiguous, challenging and uncertain situations.
• Deepen and evolve your expertise with a focus on staying relevant.
• Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
• Make difficult decisions and take action to resolve issues hindering team effectiveness.
• Model and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

About Strategy& and Fit for Growth

Strategy&, PwC’s global strategy consulting business, leverages the Fit for Growth approach to help organizations build differentiating capabilities, strategically manage costs, and realign their structures for sustainable growth. In today’s climate of uncertainty, our solutions enable clients to strengthen their core, optimize operations, and unlock long-term value.

We enable our clients to cut costs and grow stronger at the same time . Our solutions assist companies to align their strategies with their capabilities, ensure the organisation structure is conducive to enabling workforce productivity to achieve the business strategy, and the business costs are reflective of the business strategy and operations for maximum efficiencies and revenues.

Job Purpose:

Lead and deliver high-impact business transformation initiatives applying Strategy&’s Fit for Growth methodology . This role requires a leader & strategic thinker with strong analytical capabilities, deep industry insight, and a proven track record in successfully selling and delivering impact - based engagements through operating model design, cost optimization, and business restructuring .

What’s going to be expected of you:

• Sell and deliver end-to-end strategy-based transformation projects across industries.

• Conduct deep-dive diagnostics into business operations, cost structures, and organizational effectiveness.

• Develop and present strategic recommendations supported by data-driven insights and industry benchmarks.

• F ace-to-face engagement and interaction with client and team

• Lead business development efforts, including proposal development, client relationship management, and opportunity identification.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful delivery.

• Mentor and develop consultants, fostering a high-performance and inclusive team culture.

• Demonstrate resilience, agility and adaptability across client contexts and sectors.

• Experience in leading a team in the delivery of client engagements

Minimum Requirements :

Education:

• Post graduate degree from a top tier University in either Engineering, Finance, Mathematics and/or Actuarial Science.

• CFA level 1/MBA - advantageous .

Experience & Technical Skills:

• Minimum 7 - 10 years’ strategic work experience with a reputable consulting firm.

• Demonstrated experience across the full consulting lifecycle: sales, delivery, and project closure

• Consulting experience in Financial Services, Telecommunications and Infrastructure Sectors .

• Advanced proficiency in analytics tools including excel, python etc.

• Proven track record in cost reduction, digital transformation, operating model redesign, and performance improvement.

Soft Skills:

• High emotional intelligence (EQ) and interpersonal effectiveness .

• Strong communication , facilitation, and presentation skills .

• Ability to lead and influence in complex, ambiguous environments.

• Entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive, solution-oriented approach.

• Collaborative team player who thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments.

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Job Posting End Date

Management Level

Job Description & Summary

Growing as a strategic advisor, you leverage your influence, expertise, and network to deliver quality results. You motivate and coach others, coming together to solve complex problems. As you increase in autonomy, you apply sound judgment, recognising when to take action and when to escalate. You are expected to solve through complexity, ask thoughtful questions, and clearly communicate how things fit together. Your ability to develop and sustain high performing, diverse, and inclusive teams, and your commitment to excellence, contributes to the success of our Firm.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Craft and convey clear, impactful and engaging messages that tell a holistic story.
• Apply systems thinking to identify underlying problems and/or opportunities.
• Validate outcomes with clients, share alternative perspectives, and act on client feedback.
• Direct the team through complexity, demonstrating composure through ambiguous, challenging and uncertain situations.
• Deepen and evolve your expertise with a focus on staying relevant.
• Initiate open and honest coaching conversations at all levels.
• Make difficult decisions and take action to resolve issues hindering team effectiveness.
• Model and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

About Strategy& and Fit for Growth

Strategy&, PwC’s global strategy consulting business, leverages the Fit for Growth approach to help organizations build differentiating capabilities, strategically manage costs, and realign their structures for sustainable growth. In today’s climate of uncertainty, our solutions enable clients to strengthen their core, optimize operations, and unlock long-term value.

We enable our clients to cut costs and grow stronger at the same time . Our solutions assist companies to align their strategies with their capabilities, ensure the organisation structure is conducive to enabling workforce productivity to achieve the business strategy, and the business costs are reflective of the business strategy and operations for maximum efficiencies and revenues.

Job Purpose:

Lead and deliver high-impact business transformation initiatives applying Strategy&’s Fit for Growth methodology . This role requires a leader & strategic thinker with strong analytical capabilities, deep industry insight, and a proven track record in successfully selling and delivering impact - based engagements through operating model design, cost optimization, and business restructuring .

What’s going to be expected of you:

• Sell and deliver end-to-end strategy-based transformation projects across industries.

• Conduct deep-dive diagnostics into business operations, cost structures, and organizational effectiveness.

• Develop and present strategic recommendations supported by data-driven insights and industry benchmarks.

• F ace-to-face engagement and interaction with client and team

• Lead business development efforts, including proposal development, client relationship management, and opportunity identification.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful delivery.

• Mentor and develop consultants, fostering a high-performance and inclusive team culture.

• Demonstrate resilience, agility and adaptability across client contexts and sectors.

• Experience in leading a team in the delivery of client engagements

Minimum Requirements :

Education:

• Post graduate degree from a top tier University in either Engineering, Finance, Mathematics and/or Actuarial Science.

• CFA level 1/MBA - advantageous .

Experience & Technical Skills:

• Minimum 7 - 10 years’ strategic work experience with a reputable consulting firm.

• Demonstrated experience across the full consulting lifecycle: sales, delivery, and project closure

• Consulting experience in Financial Services, Telecommunications and Infrastructure Sectors .

• Advanced proficiency in analytics tools including excel, python etc.

• Proven track record in cost reduction, digital transformation, operating model redesign, and performance improvement.

Soft Skills:

• High emotional intelligence (EQ) and interpersonal effectiveness .

• Strong communication , facilitation, and presentation skills .

• Ability to lead and influence in complex, ambiguous environments.

• Entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive, solution-oriented approach.

• Collaborative team player who thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments.

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Job Posting End Date