Chief Data Governance & Quality Leader

Postbank (SOC) Ltd; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 1 - 3; Full time

Job summary

South African Postbank SOC Limited is seeking a Head of Data Management to lead governance, quality and lineage across core banking, payments and analytics environments. You will define frameworks, standards and ownership, ensuring audit readiness and regulatory compliance while coordinating across technology, operations, risk and finance teams.

The role emphasizes improving data reliability, reconciliation integrity and service continuity to support the bank’s strategic data initiatives and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Data Science, Statistics, Commerce, Finance Systems or related discipline (NQF Level 7)
• Certificate in Data Management, Data Governance, Data Quality, Database Management, Data Protection or IT Service Management (NQF Level 6)
• Leadership Development Programme

Responsibilities

• Define the data management framework to guide ownership, stewardship, quality, control and operational practices across the bank
• Set data standards, metadata requirements and reference data standards to support accountable management of information assets
• Establish data governance forums and reporting routines to review data risks, quality issues and remediation progress
• Lead data quality management across core banking and analytics environments to improve information reliability
• Coordinate data reconciliation, data validation and control checks to ensure data integrity across processes
• Provide input into data architecture, lineage and metadata to support traceability and accountability
• Define data lifecycle controls and monitor access to protect customer and banking data
• Drive data management operating model with service levels, escalation and budget coordination
• Engage stakeholders across business, technology, finance, risk and compliance to prioritise data management needs

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Data lineage

Data stewardship

Data protection

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Information Systems/Data Management/Related discipline

Certificate in Data Management/ Governance/ Quality

Leadership Development Programme

Job description

South African Postbank SOC Limited is seeking a Head of Data Management to lead governance, quality and lineage across core banking, payments and analytics environments. You will define frameworks, standards and ownership, ensuring audit readiness and regulatory compliance while coordinating across technology, operations, risk and finance teams.

The role emphasizes improving data reliability, reconciliation integrity and service continuity to support the bank’s strategic data initiatives and