Alternative Data Lead

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa Progressive Edge Full time

Alternative Data Lead (Finance)
Cape Town (Hybrid Remote/ in office)
Permanent
The purpose of the Alternative Data Lead (Finance) role is to grow companys inventory of leverageable data assets through the establishment of data ecosystems as a new value stream for the Group, with a specific focus on alternative data assets. The role will support delivery of the data ecosystem strategy through the enablement of an enhanced customer understanding and development of innovative and tailored data products to unlock new revenue streams through a business-to-business monetisation strategy and securing of new strategic data partnerships. The role will work closely with internal business stakeholders and establish partnerships with external affiliates and vendors to harvest companys rich internal data combined with an ecosystem of alternative data sources with the aim of identifying opportunities and synergies that drives deeper customer insights, enables personalised customer solutions and grows income from insights monetisation services.
Role Description
Drive the creation and marketing of economic insights products
Explore partnership opportunities with other companies to build holistic alternative data solutions
Drive marketing and engagement with local and global financial institutions including corporate and institutional investors and other funds
Drive data visualisation and data storytelling initiatives for data ecosystem products across all initiatives (not limited to alternative data insights)
Work with broader teams to build monetizable data ecosystems products
Support data ecosystems strategy development, formulation and execution
Support the Strategic Partnerships Head with strategy development, formulation and execution
Provide guidance for harmonizing data across multiple business units and platforms and serve as technical leader and expert in data ecosystem mapping
Conduct data ecosystem needs assessments to influence design and development of products
Leverage AI and robust science-based techniques to manage data, predict scenarios, prescribe actions, and deliver deep insights
Work with internal business stakeholders and external affiliates to identify new types of market fit data products, potential markets and revenue streams that can be unlocked
Work with external affiliates and agree on viable data exchanges and identify, test and onboard potential datasets, ensuring legal agreements on privacy laws are preserved at all times
Work with Legal and Compliance teams to lay the legal and governance foundation for external partnerships
Orchestrate all activities related to the roadmap, focusing on solving the right problems and developing the right solutions following agile methodology
Track and report on progress against sprint goals
Minimum Requirements
Degree/ Diploma in Commerce, Sciences, Information Technology or similar
+6 years solid/ diverse experience in alternative data product development along with proven sales, data visualization and financial experience
Experience designing, developing and deploying scalable and commercially viable enterprise data products and solutions across the AI spectrum
Deep understanding of data ecosystems, data flows, varying types of data (1st and 2ndparty data) and customer profiling
Understanding of legal compliance as it relates to personal data and privacy laws
Experience in an Agile environment (preferred)
Experience in a retail environment and/or working with retailer specific data (preferred)



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