Head Data Governance Platforms

1 week ago

Bellville, South Africa Sanlam Full time

**Who are we?**

Sanlam Group Technology is responsible for the provision of a digitally enabled technology service as a group COE, drive business and transformation and provide group-wide digital and data architecture. We operate the various technology platforms and shared services, ensure Cyber and Information Security resilience, and act as technology governance and risk orchestrator for technology across Sanlam.

**What will you do?**
- As a member of the Sanlam management team you will participate in business-wide decision-making, strategy formulation and delivery leadership while serving as an important interface between various technical, data and business stakeholder groups.- As the Head of Data Governance Platforms, in collaboration with the business, enterprise architecture and the broader organization-wide leadership and architecture community, you will be responsible for the design and delivery of the Data Management technology foundations in support of the Sanlam Group Data Strategy. You will contribute to enterprise-wide information management strategy and will be responsible for building out the Sanlam information management capabilities, which will enable robust information management processes and systems that support the business, its users, and its development communities, across the organisation in the context of the business strategy.- Most important will be your ability to articulate the strategies, benefits and processes required, to promote effective information management and to help foster a culture of data stewardship within the organisation.- As a recognized authority in information management and data stewardship thought leadership and leading-edge technology trends, you will strategically advise and shape information management frameworks, processes and architectures and guide your team to create data quality, reference data, metadata, and lineage solutions, overseeing the realization of the design into the final solution implementation, in support of the business’ requirements.- You will stay abreast of industry and technology best practices and will nurture the information management competency in the Sanlam Group, across multiple teams and Sanlam businesses.- You will need to establish and maintain effective relationships with a variety of business, technical and governance stakeholders while leading the team to effectively deliver the services you are responsible for.**What will make you successful in this role?**

**Solution Development**
- Lead architecture and solution design & development of innovative solutions for data quality, reference data, metadata, and lineage management.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define solution architecture and ensure alignment with business goals.
- Identify and evaluate new technologies and trends that can enhance solution offerings.

**Client Engagement**
- Engage with clients to understand their business challenges and objectives.
- Present and demonstrate solutions to clients, addressing their needs and concerns.
- Develop and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor.

**Team leadership, mentoring and coaching**
- Lead and mentor a team of solution architects, developers, and analysts.
- Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment that encourages continuous learning and growth.
- Conduct regular performance reviews and provide coaching and development opportunities.
- Managing issues, escalating to the right authorities and facilitation of the resolution of delivery blockers.
- Team performance management, delivery leadership and continuous improvement.

**Supplier Management**
- Manage the delivery of external service providers as per agreed Statements of Work.
- Liaise with external technology providers to influence product enhancements and pricing structures.

**What will make you successful in this role? Cont**

**Strategic Information Management Leadership**
- Develop and maintain an understanding of the Group-wide business strategy and evolving business priorities.
- In collaboration with the business, enterprise architecture and the broader organization-wide architecture community, contribute to Group-wide information management and data strategy.
- Lead a structured approach and methodology for capturing the key strategic information management requirements of the Group’s businesses.
- Lead the development of the next-generation information management process framework developed on a set of chosen technologies.
- Lead the definition and continuous improvement of the information management process framework and associated solution patterns and standards.
- Lead the development and implementation of the Sanlam information management architecture.
- Align to the enterprise architecture in support of the Group-wide business and regulatory information governance needs such as information security, enterprise information management, POPIA, etc.
- Communicate standards, guidelines

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