Lead Specialist: Data Management at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Description

Education required:

• B degree in Risk Management/Audit/Technology or equivalent Advanced Diploma
• CDMP (Certified Data Management Professional) will be an an advantage

Experience required:

• 5 – 8 years Data Management / Data Governance / Data Stewardship / Information Management / Information Governance experience

Note: "Information management" and "data management" are used interchangeably

Competencies:

• Deciding and initiating action
• Persuading and influencing
• Working with people
• Presenting and communicating information
• Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
• Adapting and responding to change
• Creating and innovating
• Risk Management
• Project Management

Key areas of responsibility:

• Actively monitor the implementation and adherence of the data Governance /management policies, standards and processes.
• Actively monitor the remediation of poor data quality
• Provide data governance advice and guidance to the business and stakeholders.
• Provide guidance to support the implementation of the Data Management Policy within the Business Unit
• Develop and maintain good relationships with data governance stakeholders (e.g. BU representatives, IT, data stewards, data owners, business key risk owners etc.) Through on-going interaction.
• Define and receive reports from affected stakeholders and forums to enable the monitoring of data governance progress.
• Represent data management at key forums, provide regular reporting and raise issues and conflicts.
• Escalate unresolved issues to the relevant stakeholders and governance committees
• Manage and track the delivery of the agreed action plans and escalate non-performance and non-delivery to the appropriate forums/structures.
• Identify risks associated with data and address and or report them to the appropriate risk committees or data governance forums.
• Perform high level conformance testing of data management deliveries before business marks delivery as “effective”. (within the business unit)
• Embed Data Governance into the culture by facilitating development and training of new content, templates and how to guides
• Accountable for providing expert advice to inform the effective implementation of data management policies and controls.
• Drive alignment between Data Management leads across the Retail and Business Bank by providing thought leadership and fostering a community of practice through establishing appropriate forums and maintaining effective communication within the community
• Co-ordinate Data Management activities between business areas that support the implementation of relevant policies to ensure consistency and effectiveness across the Retail and Business Bank.
• Drive adoption of data management policies through oversight of delivery plans.
• Drive an effective and sustainable culture that embeds data management policies, controls, and design thinking through continuous stakeholder management and upskilling
• Establish and maintain appropriate forums and communication channels across divisions in the Retail and Business Bank to drive the data management agend

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required

End Date: January 19, 2026