SENIOR DATA MANAGEMENT ANALYST page is loaded SENIOR DATA MANAGEMENT ANALYST Apply locations Johannesburg posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id JR-54473 Let's Write Africa's Story Together! Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this. Job Description Ensure that data and information resources are managed as a strategic asset by using and applying appropriate statistical tools, data management methodologies and processes that produce consistent, reliable and accessible data, information and insight to achieve OMI’s business goals. Perform Data Management activities that will increase the value of company data: Data Management Planning Identify data needs which are based on the company business strategic objectives, measures, targets and initiatives, and the required analysis in support of decision making Establish whether the existing data availability, accessibility and quality is meeting the business needs and develop data strategies to close the gap Research and explore new ways to find and collect relevant data from potential new sources of information Analyse business information with the objective to reduce data process related costs and increase productivity of data availability and accessibility to the users Estimate Data Asset value&associated Data Management costs Communicate&promote the value of Data Assets Participate in the development and review of Data Policies, Standards and Procedures Managing and designing the reporting environment for data sources, quality, security and metadata Supporting initiatives for data integrity and normalisation Meta Data Management Understand Meta Data Requirements and align specification to the appropriate maturity level Develop&maintain business Meta Data and the Meta Data standards Manage metadata repositories (directories, glossaries and other metadata stores) Support business Meta Data reporting and analysis Collaborate with business users and analytics team to determine dimensional hierarchies and provide specification to IT for the ongoing maintenance thereof Develop and maintain data specification for various uses: Reporting, management dashboards&scorecards Conduct data related due diligence process for third party systems, intermediaries and binder holders Data integration with other external data sources Data Quality Management Establish data quality expectations and define requirements from business users Test and validate data quality requirements Develop data quality standards, methodologies, algorithms, processes and guidelines Design and implement operational data quality management procedures Monitor operational data quality management procedures&performance Define and document data quality requirements&business rules Develop and promote data quality awareness Define data quality metrics and service levels Manage Service Level Agreements for data quality with internal and external suppliers Embed data quality certification scores in the fact tables Provide quality assurance of imported data Profile, measure, analyse and assess data quality Perform data quality root cause analysis Analyse the impact of data quality to business decision making Continuously measure, monitor and report data quality Establish and manage data quality certification reporting Assist in managing and resolving data related issues as experienced by Data Owners, Stewards and Custodians and present possible solutions to the Data Governance Council Propose solutions to correct data quality defects Assist in the prioritization initiatives for data management by conducting an analysis of the costs vs benefits using statistical methods Provide support to Data Management audit activities Monitor and Control Data Management Monitor&ensure Regulatory Compliance of data Monitor conformance with Data Policies, Standards and Architecture Identify potential risks to the security of data and assist to find solutions to ensure data system integrity Assist in establishing data security guidelines Apply data security guidelines to the data Review business security rules and data access views Adhere to data security controls Assist with data security classification Develop metrics for data management Produce data management reports that highlight trends and provide recommendations for the improvements Identify, develop and/or apply data management analysis tools and techniques and actively participate in analytics team's knowledge and capability development. Testing statistical differences Looking for unknown data relationships Use of graphical tools to help visualize relationships between variables Use of statistical packages to perform data quality tests Data risk modeling tool Data profiling Six Sigma Data management reporting tools Drive change methodology and ensure implementation across all projects Work with business to develop and implement change management strategies and plans that maximize user adoption and proficiency and minimize resistance by increasing benefit realization, value creation, ROI and the achievement of business results and outcomes. Continuous improvement to ensure effective service Ensure statutory and legislative knowledge is always current in order to resolve customer complaints, to advise the business on corrective solutions to mitigate risks and to improve the customer experience whilst complying with governance requirements. Ensure adherence to organisational policies, practices and procedures. Identify solutions to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency. Service delivery to ensure customer satisfaction Maintain service, quality and desired outputs across the business process by ensuring compliance to tactical policies, procedures and standards. Establish productive operational relationships with key stakeholders in the various channels and administrative teams. Develop work routines in line with operational plans / schedules in order to manage achievement of service delivery goals. Share knowledge on, and participate in the creation of new standards, control systems and procedures to maintain service delivery. Ensure cost efficiency through financial and corporate governance Contribute to the development and implementation of fit for purpose budgets. Manage supplier relationships, and budgets associated with projects. Manage quality people practices Align own behaviour with the organisation culture and values. Share and transfer product, process and systems knowledge to colleagues. Collaborate and work with the Analytics, Distribution, Underwriting, Actuarial, Claims, Finance, HR and IT teams to deliver required service levels. Actively share information with other team members regarding successes, issues, trends and ideas. Experience, knowledge&skills required Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Informatics, Engineering, Mathematics, or Operations Research 3 – 5 years’ experience in building data marts, data models, knowledge in applying fundamental data transformation, cleaning, validation and statistical techniques, and data quality analysis Quantitative problem-solving skills Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organisation Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively both verbally and in writing (English) Knowledge of SQL, BI Platforms, Excel-VBA, SAS, SharePoint, PowerBI Knowledge of PYTHON and HADOOP is advantageous. Experience with Alation or a Cloud platform such as Databricks is advantageous Skills Education Closing Date 29 May 2024 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. Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process. Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so. The Old Mutual Story! #J-18808-Ljbffr