Data Strategist

3 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa On Line Personnel Full time

Qualifications / Requirements:

- Minimum of 5 years’ experience gained in Information Systems and/or digital business management and/or data strategy
- Business intelligence, data science, analytics, Power BI, data laws, POPIA, data structure experience required
- Proven track record of at least 5 years applied data strategy
- Applied data strategy skills in complex environments to support customer facing and/ or corporate processes
- Strong customer orientation, understanding of customer needs
- Exceptional communication skills
- Strong analytical skills, structured and interdisciplinary way of thinking and working
- Strategic thinking with equally effective execution planning, judgement, and an agile mind-set
- Experienced in unlocking the value of technology including data, analytics, AI, cloud, data ethics
- Technical leadership experience to be able to define the data technology roadmap against the business roadmap as part of a cross functional team
- Ability to convey complex technical terms to a non-technical audience
- Experience in working with big data, how to grow it so that it adds value to the customer experience and the business’s

Key Performance Areas:

- As the expert on latest technology trends and products in the space of (big) data, analytics, ad-tech, machine learning and AI, be a thought-partner for Managers and Executives by bridging market trends to their specific challenges, dynamics, limitations and ambitions
- Guide the organization from the maze of technical jargon towards a good understanding of opportunities, threats and actions plans
- Host workshops, brainstorms and sessions with business teams and executives on data-related topics and projects in order to develop strategic roadmaps, project outlines and detailed action plans
- Manage external vendors and partner technologies to serve the strategic needs of the terms of data and potential opportunities in either managing company’s data or looking for new business opportunities regarding data
- Lead all data projects, this will include working with Data Scientists, Business Analysts, Project Leads and business stakeholders
- Liaise with VWSA Legal department in matters relating to POPIA, and stipulations from VWAG and AUDI AG regarding the use of data/agreements as an importer and the contract management relating to data
- Ensure our data is structured and maintained in the best way possible regarding customers
- Look for opportunities to have the most relevant and richest database of customers
- Monitor and lead projects that have data related component
- Data management in the areas of: Service customer cleansing and ownership verification, Job card analytics, Marketing consent POPIA, Group Retail portal and de-identification of customer data
- Work on finding opportunities along with IT in optimizing business and finding new business opportunities with regards to data
- Responsible for unscrambling the data function as new products and services are implemented and transforming data into insights that inform strategy and decision making to support profitable growth
- Data mapping of whole data processes (POPIA requirement)
- Create and implement policies for effective data management
- Formulate techniques for quality data collection to ensure adequacy, accuracy and legitimacy of data
- Establish rules and procedures for data sharing with upper management, external stakeholders etc
- Support others in the daily use of data systems and ensure adherence to legal and company standards

**Qualifications**:
Prefered Skills



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