Business Data Manager at Nedbank

Job Purpose

• Lead end-to-end data management across a wide range of businesses and functions within the Wealth Management SA Division. Drive an understanding of data management principles, processes and enterprise frameworks in alignment with the Nedbank and Divisional strategy.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage a team of data stewards in establishing and implementing data management in line with Nedbank standards, methodologies and policies.
• Continued involvement and feedback into Divisional leadership and stakeholders as appropriate
• Contribute to a culture of transformation by participating in Nedbank culture building initiatives, business strategy,and CSI and driving the participation of the data community. Ensure issues raised in culture survey are addressed and results are improved.
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise, ensuring personal and professional growth.
• Identify areas of resource inefficiencies and promote optimization. Identify opportunities to influence the improvement or enhancement of business processes and methodologies by researching and recommending improvement initiatives and effective ways to operate and add value to Nedbank.
• Maintain a high-performance team, providing direction and guidance. Identify development areas and ensure development plans are in place including cross and upskilling of team, succession plans in place
• Provide input into, and advise on the alignment between data quality and Nedbank clusters' risk profile and risk appetite by recommending corrective action or mitigating strategies.
• Engage with stakeholders to obtain an understanding of their data quality practices to contract, manage and meet expectations.
• Manage the delivery of planned and ad-hoc deliverables using SAFe principles
• Identify opportunities to influence the improvement or enhancement of business processes and methodologies by researching and recommending improvement initiatives and effective ways to operate and add value to Nedbank.
• Support front line community by ensuring the provision of DQ errors
• Support the Risk community by ensuring the trustworthiness of data through DQ and data lineage
• Drive the use of advance data techniques to support the growth of the business

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

• Tertiary qualification majoring in Statistics or Qualification in Databases and Decision Support Systems

Essential Certifications

• DB Certification

Preferred Certifications

• DAMA certified data management professional (COMP) or similar data management certification

Minimum Experience Level

• 5 years experience in a data and / or information technology risk management and governance environment, experience in leading a team

Technical/ Professional Knowledge

• Nedbank policies and procedures
• Relevant regulatory, compliance and risk legislation
• Industry trends
• Business Acumen
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Banking knowledge
• Research methodology
• Principles of financial management
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Risk management
• Report Writing
• Business / process analysis
• Management information and reporting principles, tools and mechanisms

Type of Exposure

• Data governance
• Data Analytics
• Business Analysis
• Processes Analysis
• Influencing stakeholders to obtain buy-in for concepts and ideas
• Change Management
• Interacting with regulatory and industry bodies
• Conducting gap analysis
• Using different approaches in new and complex work situations of a strategic plan
• Data architecture
• Data migrations
• Issue resolution
• Analysing and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data
• Identifying trends
• Conducting research from multiple sources
• Conducting root cause analysis
• Integrating different sources of information