Business Analyst & Project Delivery
Airtel Africa Lilongwe, Malawi
Telecommunications · 51-200 employees
About the role
The role involves managing the end-to-end lifecycle of Mobile Money projects, including requirements gathering, project planning, and product launch coordination. Additionally, the analyst will oversee vendor relationships, ensure regulatory compliance, and identify opportunities for product innovation.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in IT, Information Systems, or Computer Science with 3-5 years of relevant experience. Proficiency in project management tools, data analytics software, and experience within the fintech or telecommunications sector is required.
Full description
Responsibilities
Project Planning & Management
- Collaborate with Product, Technology, Operations, Risk,
- Conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops, and consultations.
- Gather, document, and validate business requirements.
- Develop Business Requirement Documents (BRDs) and Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS).
- Translate business requirements into technical specifications.
- Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, and implementation plans.
- Coordinate project teams and external vendors.
- Manage multiple Mobile Money projects simultaneously
Product Launch Management
- Collaborate with Product, Technology, Operations, Risk,
- Conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops, and consultations.
- Gather, document, and validate business requirements.
- Develop Business Requirement Documents (BRDs) and Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS).
- Translate business requirements into technical specifications.
- Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, and implementation plans.
- Coordinate project teams and external vendors.
- Manage multiple Mobile Money projects simultaneously
Product Launch Management
- Coordinate SIT, UAT, pilot, dry runs, cutover and hypercare activities.
- Track project scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues and deliverables.
- Coordinate vendors and technology partners to ensure agreed deliverables are completed on time
- Coordinate defect resolution and ensure successful retesting before production deployment
- Prepare project status reports and provide regular updates to management
- Ensure readiness across Operations, Customer Service, Finance, Compliance and Marketing Functions
Product Enhancement & Innovation
- Identify opportunities for new Mobile Money products and services.
- Support design and rollout of:
- Wallet services
- Merchant payments
- Bulk payments
- International remittances
- Savings and lending products
- Airtime and utility payments
- Conduct market and competitor analysis.
Regulatory & Compliance Support
- Ensure compliance with Central Bank regulations.
- Support AML/CFT controls.
- Ensure compliance with data privacy requirements.
- Participate in audits and regulatory reviews.
Risk Management
- Manage implementation risks.
- Maintain project risk registers.
- Escalate critical issues.
- Ensure project governance compliance
- Ensure business continuity during implementation.
Vendor & Partner Management
- Manage Airtel Money platform vendors.
- Coordinate integrations with:
- Banks
- Fintechs
- MNOs
- Payment gateways
- Switches
- Government systems
Qualifications
Relevant Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Information Systems and Computer Science. Professional certifications in Business Analysis, Project Management, Agile Delivery are highly desirable
- 3-5 years' experience in Business Analysis, Project Management, Product Delivery, or Digital Financial Services.
- 2-4 years' experience within a Mobile Money, Fintech, Banking, Payments, or Telecommunications environment.
- Experience managing end-to-end project lifecycles from requirements gathering through implementation and post-go-live support.
- Experience using data and analytics to support business decision-making.
- Experience developing operational and management reports using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Excel, or SQL.
- Ability to analyze transaction trends, customer behavior, product performance, and operational KPIs.
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