Automation & Data Governance Specialist — Sales Ops

LexisNexis (Proprietary) Limited Company; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Study assistance

Sabbaticals

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional is seeking an Automation & Data Governance Specialist – Sales to optimize sales processes through automation while ensuring data integrity, security, and governance across systems. You will work with Sales, IT, Marketing, and Compliance to improve efficiency, reporting accuracy, and pipeline visibility.

The role focuses on automating lead routing, opportunity management, and data quality initiatives, with a strong emphasis on compliance with data protection

Qualifications

• Experience in Sales Operations, Revenue Operations, or CRM Administration.
• Strong experience with CRM platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Dynamics, HubSpot).
• Experience designing automation workflows and process improvements.
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks and data quality management.
• Understanding of privacy and data protection regulations.
• Ability to optimize sales processes through automation and system integration.
• Experience supporting reporting, analytics, and performance tracking.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work across multiple business functions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated workflows within CRM and related sales systems.
• Automate lead routing, opportunity management, and follow-up processes.
• Reduce manual data entry through system integrations.
• Optimize sales funnel tracking and forecasting processes.
• Partner with Sales Leadership to improve pipeline visibility and reporting accuracy.
• Establish and maintain data standards, definitions, and naming conventions.
• Develop and enforce data validation rules and required fields.
• Monitor and improve data quality (deduplication, cleansing, normalization).
• Manage user roles, permissions, and access controls.
• Ensure compliance with applicable data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR, POPIA, CCPA).

Skills

Sales Operations

CRM Administration

Automation design

Cross-functional collaboration

Data governance knowledge

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Microsoft Dynamics

HubSpot CRM

Job description

LexisNexis Legal & Professional is seeking an Automation & Data Governance Specialist – Sales to optimize sales processes through automation while ensuring data integrity, security, and governance across systems. You will work with Sales, IT, Marketing, and Compliance to improve efficiency, reporting accuracy, and pipeline visibility.

The role focuses on automating lead routing, opportunity management, and data quality initiatives, with a strong emphasis on compliance with data protection