Data Strategy Leader

1 week ago


Sandton, South Africa Investec Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Data Tech Lead to join our team at Investec.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement a data strategy that aligns with the overall business objectives of Private Bank SA.
  • Partner with the Specialist Bank Team and stakeholders to ensure standardized data collection, storage, transformation, distribution, and usage.
  • Create internal capability, own, and define reusable patterns across analytics workstreams in projects and product teams.
  • Provide insights and strategic recommendations to various teams and leadership stakeholders.
  • Scale the data and analytics function further, ensuring data is translated into meaningful insights to inform product strategy and other business decisions.
Requirements
  • Co-create the organizational data strategy with the AI/Data Lead and collaborate with relevant data architects.
  • Align with data governance teams to drive standards for data quality, flow, and security.
  • Convert business requirements into technical requirements.
  • Align with enterprise/organizational strategy and related business architecture.
  • Design a blueprint of the data framework, ensuring data is accessible, secure, and aligned with the business strategy.
  • Coordinate and collaborate with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and vendors.
  • Manage end-to-end data architectures from selecting platforms to designing technical architecture.
  • Execute hands-on implementation of proposed solutions and provide technical guidance to teams during development and deployment phases.
  • Provide technical leadership, driving the development of the team.
  • Contribute to the broader Cloud & Engineering practice from a data perspective, sharing knowledge and documenting best practices.
  • Participate in Private Bank Technology Manco goals and objectives.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Azure Data fundamentals and applications (Azure DevOps, GitHub, or similar source control and CI/CD platforms).
  • C#, Python, and T-SQL programming skills.
  • Experience in Platform as a Service, Infrastructure as Code, scripting, and automation in Azure.
  • Understanding of Agile methodologies.
  • Knowledge of systems development, project management approaches.
  • Proficiency in modeling and design.
  • Understanding predictive modeling, NLP, and ML.
  • Ability to implement common data management and reporting technologies and knowledge of databases, data virtualization.
  • Leadership and mentorship skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to present to groups of varied skill levels.
  • Experience in the IT industry with experience in delivering data solutions.
Compensation

The estimated salary for this position is between R1 200 000 - R1 800 000 per annum, depending on experience.



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