Manager, Data at Standard Bank Group

JOB DESCRIPTION

Adapt and Execute on Data and Information Governance requirements such as exercising data ownership and ensuring that high standard of data quality is upheld. Responsible for ensuring that data and information is used, accessed and stored according to data and information governance requirements, policies, standards, processes and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Information Technology degree or related
• Data Management certification (Certified Data Management Practitioners (CDMP), Certified Information Management Professional (CIMP) or related)
• Experience in data role with understanding of data, risk, data architecture, data governance, data analysis, data validation and metadata management. 
• Understanding of and experience with root cause analysis and problem-solving skills and awareness of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). 
• Understands data flows between systems, ETL and processing of structured and unstructured data within the data architecture. 
• Experience in banking and related regulatory/governance standards to provide high quality data having planned, implemented, integrated and controlled activities/processes to ensure availability, usability, integrity, compliance and security of data. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Behavioral Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches - Adopting practical solutions with an emphasis on learning by doing. This competency requires individuals to utilize common sense when required. Ultimately, this competency is important in order to ensure that organizations implement feasible solutions.
• Articulating Information - This competency is about effectively expressing ideas and concerns, giving presentations, explaining things to others as well as showing confidence in the interaction with other people, both strangers and acquaintances alike.
• Completing Tasks - This competency is about completing tasks and projects in a structured manner by employing effective planning and prioritizing skills. Once tasks have been planned and priorities have been set, individuals also need to be able to manage the project or task to completion in order to demonstrate effectiveness.
• Convincing People - This competency is about bringing others over to your point of view. The emphasis in this competency is on being persuasive and taking a negotiating approach. In addition, Convincing People focuses on individuals being able to shape others opinions.
• Documenting Fact - This emphasizes logical reasoning, specifically when referring to an individuals understanding of information and the clear communication of such information in writing. Logical reasoning is supported by a fact based or objective approach.

Technical Competencies:

• Business Acumen (Audit) - Understand the Banking industry and the impact that the economic and regulatory environment have on the organization. Application of this knowledge in the assessment of risks and recommend appropriate control and quality frameworks.
• Data Analysis - The ability to analyze statistics and other data, interpret and evaluate results, and create reports and presentations for use by others.
• Data Compliance - The ability to interpret regulations, laws and business requirements that apply to data and to provide information to business on how to comply.
• Data Integrity - The ability to ensure the accuracy and consistency of data for the duration that the data is stored as well as preventing unintentional alterations or loss of data.
• Data Management (Administration) - The ability to effectively and efficiently manage business related data in an accurate manner, through the application of various technologies.