Data Management Enablement Lead at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

The following responsibilities must be fulfilled:

• Provide a support service to the organisation to help users understand the data management and governance disciplines, learn and apply the tools and processes and derive value from these capabilities
• Lead a team of data management specialists, focusing on their delivery and upskilling
• Define, maintain and optimise a fit-for-purpose data management and governance operating model, including processes, procedures, KPIs and responsibilities across the organisation
• Define and deliver training material, guides and templates to help accelerate adoption and time to value
• Facilitate community of practice sessions to motivate, enable and align data management and governance efforts across the organisation
• Contribute to the data governance framework and process definition, as well as support the relevant forums with detailed input on data management and governance issues, including proposed resolution and status updates
• Contribute to the definition and execution of the enterprise data management strategy
• Define implementation standards and guides and provide input into enterprise data management policies and standards
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation to analyse issues and define resolution actions that may go across multiple business areas
• Establish and maintain a release management process for changes to the data management tools, including communication, governance, technical and business testing, prioritization and contingency plans
• Represent the department at relevant portfolio, data and risk forums as an enterprise data management SME

Education and Experience Required 

• Minimum 3 years’ experience defining or practicing enterprise data management and governance
• BSc Information Technology, or Risk Management or equivalent Diploma
• Experience with successfully managing large sets of data and delivering data-driven insights that have informed business decisions
• Exposure to database management and data modeling
• Exposure to data visualization tools such as QlikView or Power BI
• Data, governance or audit certifications would be advantageous, such as CISA or DAMA or any other relevant qualification
• Minimum 3 years in Financial Services Industry
• 10 years’ experience across compliance, risk and data management fields
• 5 years managerial and leadership experience
• 5 years’ experience in a risk and audit environment

Knowledge & Skills:

• Stakeholder management and change management fundamentals
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manipulate and interpret large data sets
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate data-driven insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Commercial acumen
• Impactful leadership and collaboration  
• Exposure to BCBS 239 (RDARR), POPIA, Data security, retention and destruction would be advantageous
• Must be familiar with data management principles, including data quality, metadata, reference data, master data and data governance
• Risk management fundamentals, preferably applied in an enterprise data management context