Senior Data Steward

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Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

Provides strategic input to drive data quality and adherence to data governance requirements on a day-to-day basis. Responsible for building a data governance framework, including the relevant processes, policies and guidelines, as are necessary, to administer OML’s data in compliance with policy and/or regulatory obligations, with an outcome to ensure and maintain high data quality.

Key responsibilities will include amongst others the following:

Leadership and Direction

• Communicate the actions needed to implement the function's strategy and business plan within the team; explain the relationship to the broader organization's mission, vision, and values; motivate people to commit to these and to do extraordinary things to achieve local business goals.

Business Requirements Identification

• Elicit complex business requirements using a variety of methods, such as interviews, document analysis, workshops, and workflow analysis,to express the requirements in terms of target user roles and goals.

Data Management

• Develop and manage key aspects of the data management framework. This includes being responsible for developing or operating key elements of the framework.

Data Quality Specifications

• Approve data quality specifications, ensuring all agreed standards and protocols are followed and data integrity is preserved.

Analysis of "As Is" and "To Be"

• Document complex "as is" and "to be" processes and describe the changes required to migrate to the "to be" capability to record accurately the change required.

Information Security

• Provide oversight for detection and analysis of security incidents, including attacks, breaches, and identified vulnerabilities, and remediate any security gaps in line with the security incident management procedure.

Data Architecture

• Implement all aspects of data architecture, turning event analytics, raw application data, and business systems into key business insights.

Operational Compliance

• Monitor and review performance and behaviours within area of responsibility to identify and resolve noncompliance with the organization's policies and relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct.

Organizational Capability Building

• Use the organization's formal development framework to identify the team's individual development needs. Plan and implement actions, including continuing professional development specified by professional or regulatory institutions, to build their professional capabilities.
• Provide informal training or coaching to others throughout the organization in own area of expertise to enable others to improve performance and fulfill personal potential.

Qualifications and Experience required:

• Minimum of 10 years experience in a Senior Data role.
• Related Technical certifications (DAMA-DMBOK).
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and project management practices, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment in an Agile framework.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

Skills

Business Requirements Analysis, Confidentiality, Current State Assessment, Database Administration, Database Queries, Database Reporting, Data Classification, Data Compilation, Data Compression, Data Controls, Data Encoding, Data Modeling, Executing Plans, Gateway Servers, IT Architecture

Competencies

Action OrientedBuilds Effective TeamsCommunicates EffectivelyCultivates InnovationEnsures AccountabilityManages ComplexityOptimizes Work ProcessesPersuades

Education

NQF Level 8 - Honours or Postgraduate Diploma or equivalent

Closing Date

25 June 2026 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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