Head of Data

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Summary

To translate Group's data vision and strategy as well as Country/Business Unit/Corporate Function strategy into data strategies in a small Country/Business unit/Corporate Function to support group objectives. To implement the data strategy by co-ordinating and facilitating data programmes to enable consistent and effective data driven business decisions. To enforce governance and compliance ensuring alignment to the Enterprise Data Committee framework, policies and standards

Responsibilities

        Strategy

• Devise and Implement an applicable strategy for a small Country / Business Unit (BU) / Corporate Function (CF) aligned to group data strategies and Country / BU / CF objectives.

  Data

• Execute the Data Operating model in area of responsibility including the data provisioning layer (DPL) and curated data in support of the single view data domains and ensure the simplification of IT data and information architecture.

• Drive the standardisation of data management practices within area of responsibility in line with organisational frameworks in order to encourage and enable a uniform and consistent view of data across the organisation and support the concept of Universal Bank Data.

• Co-ordinate and facilitate Data and Information programmes by liaising with the Country/BU/CF and relevant Data stakeholders to identify data assets or business cases that could be prioritised for data monetisation and selective investment, thereby enhancing revenue.

• Develop, maintain and expand a network of stakeholders / partners to identify opportunities to extract value from data and realise opportunities to enhance revenues.

• Represent the Country/BU/CF at Country or Regional Data Committees, forums and priority planning events leverage and socialise the nuanced data requirements for area of responsibility. Influence priority and consideration of these nuances in policy, data platform capability and practice design solutions, while ensuring alignment to policies, standards and governance mandate.

         Financial Management 

• Create and monitor a profit and loss statement for data activities within area of responsibility and influence data investment decisions to ensure a consistent return on investments. Enable data monetisation efforts by deepening the understanding and measurement around Data Value cases and ensuring that the cases are developed and measured as per relevant SBG standards.

          People

• Review data capability levels of the Country/BU/CF and collaborate with stakeholders to develop plans to achieve desired capability state. Facilitate knowledge sharing through various structures such as the guild to strengthen capacity and promote best practice.

         Risk, Regulatory, Prudential & Compliance

• Collate regulatory data requirements for area of responsibility to identify inadequacies in the existing practices to support compliance to regulatory requirements.

• Lead the assurance review process for area of responsibility to verify the degree of compliance policies and standards, and co-ordinate remediation programmes as required.

• Assess the impact of privacy and other legislation on the data landscape and develop and drive an implementation plan that will ensure awareness and compliance

   

Education and Qualifications

• Postgraduate in. Information Technology 

Requirements

• Technology
• Finance
• Data and analytics 

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