Lead Data Specialist at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

Support Group Finance Management (FM) with Data and information expertise; liaise with business SMEs, Solution Architects, Data Engineers, and other data specialists in the realm of Data Platforms, Data Management, Data Architecture and Data Engineering. This role will ensure that BAU processes and Strategic Initiatives within Finance Management adheres to the Group Data & Records Management Policies.

Job Description

Key accountabilities

• Establish data development patterns and best practices via examples and POCs
• Ensures that data solutions adhere to common set of principles and patterns and utilize a standard set of technology frameworks and libraries.
• Provides guidance in the PMO community to ensure solutions are built in alignment with Data Management principles and standards.
• Lead and mentor Data Analysts
• Develops “cloud-first” solutions that are inherently secure, flexible, scalable, modular and API-centric.
• Influences data platform/technology selection for Group Finance and Group Risk.
• Guide FM with regards to ethical handling of data in the organization.
• Monitor and guide policy compliance, data usage, and management activities.
• Design structures and plans to meet the current and long-term data requirements of the enterprise.
• Strategically prepare organizations to quickly evolve their processes and data solutions to take advantage of business opportunities inherent in emerging technologies.
• Create conceptual data models, logical data models and physical data models
• Document process diagrams, data lineage and data flow diagrams
• Work with data owners and data stewards to ensure the integrity of data assets.
• Assist business to adhere to relevant data privacy and information security regulations and policies.
• Develop a governed approach to make data fit for purpose based on data consumers’ / business requirements.
• Define and implement processes to measure, monitor, and report on data quality levels.

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences (Required)