About this role

Senior IT Business Automation Analyst

Location: Lagos

Employment Type: Full-time

Department: Information Technology

Section: Information Technology

Reports To: Head, IT

Supervises: Business Process Automation Engineers

To support the company's digital transformation initiatives by identifying, analysing, and optimizing business processes through automation.
The role will drive process efficiency, improve service experience, reduce costs, generate business value, and support continuous digital transformation.

Process Analysis & Improvement:

Requirements Analysis:

Engage business stakeholders to understand operational challenges and requirements.
Gather, document, and validate functional and non-functional requirements.
Translate business requirements into clear automation and technical specifications.
Ensure requirements are accurate, complete, and aligned with business objectives.

Automation Design & Implementation:

Design, develop, implement, or oversee business process automation solutions.
Utilize tools such as Microsoft Power Automate, Power Apps, UiPath, RPA, BPM platforms, and scripting technologies.
Test and deploy automation solutions while ensuring reliability, security, and scalability.
Monitor automated processes and identify opportunities for further optimization.

Team Leadership:

Lead and mentor Business Process Automation Engineers and other automation team members.
Allocate workloads and monitor delivery against agreed timelines.
Promote knowledge sharing, technical development, and continuous learning.
Ensure automation solutions meet established quality standards.

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Act as the link between business units and technical teams.
Collaborate with stakeholders to identify automation opportunities and define solutions.
Communicate automation requirements, progress, benefits, and outcomes effectively.
Drive stakeholder adoption and support for implemented solutions.

Project Management:

Plan, coordinate, monitor, and report on automation initiatives.
Track project timelines, deliverables, risks, dependencies, and resources.
Ensure automation projects are delivered on time and within agreed requirements.
Measure and report on business benefits achieved through automation.

Governance & Compliance:

Ensure automation solutions comply with IT, security, data protection, and organizational policies.
Enforce automation development, testing, deployment, and documentation standards.
Maintain accurate technical and process documentation.
Promote secure, scalable, and maintainable automation practices.

Agile Delivery:

Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
Work with Scrum teams to prioritize automation initiatives.
Support continuous improvement of automation development and delivery processes.

Support & Troubleshooting:

Provide technical support for deployed automation solutions.
Troubleshoot and resolve automation-related issues within agreed service levels.
Monitor solution performance and reliability.
Minimize disruption to business operations caused by automation failures.
Key Performance Indicators
Deliver at least 3 automated business processes per quarter.
Achieve at least 30% reduction in process time or cost through automation.
Maintain at least 85% stakeholder satisfaction with automation delivery.
Achieve at least 90% accuracy and completeness in documented business requirements.
Deploy standard automation solutions within 4 weeks from process mapping.
Achieve at least 80% user adoption of implemented automation solutions.
Ensure at least 90% of core business processes are documented.
Maintain accurate and complete technical documentation.
Resolve automation support issues within agreed SLAs.
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
Experience or understanding of business process automation and digital transformation.
Knowledge of RPA and BPM technologies.
Familiarity with Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Experience with Microsoft Power Platform, UiPath, RPA, or similar automation technologies is an advantage.
Key Stakeholders

Internal:

External:

Tools and Technologies:

Required Competencies:

Technical Proficiency – Knowledge of business process automation tools and technologies.
Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills – Ability to analyze complex processes and develop effective solutions.
Communication Skills – Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Collaboration – Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
Agile Methodology – Understanding of Agile development and delivery practices.
Attention to Detail – High level of accuracy in requirements, development, testing, and documentation.
Time Management – Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
Stakeholder Management – Ability to engage stakeholders, understand their needs, and manage expectations.

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Senior IT Business Automation Analyst