Credit Risk Data Quality & Governance Specialist

Absa Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Absa Group is seeking an experienced Data Governance Professional to lead independent data governance and quality assurance within Credit Risk’s 2LOD. The role focuses on building and testing data quality controls, maintaining governance artefacts and aligning standards across data domains used in risk reporting.

The role involves designing data ownership, monitoring KPIs, and embedding BCBS 239/RDARR-aligned controls throughout upstream and downstream data flows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Honours Degree in BMI - Business Management and Informatics.
• Experience in data governance and data quality assurance.
• Understanding of BCBS 239/RDARR principles and related controls.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Data Ownership framework with Data Owners and Data Stewards.
• Create and maintain CDE inventories, STTM documentation, data dictionaries and glossaries.
• Build automated data quality controls (SQL, SAS) to test data accuracy and integrity.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality assurance

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Education

Bachelor Honours Degree in BMI - Business Management and Informatics

Tools

SQL

SAS

Power BI

QlikView

Job description

Absa Group is seeking an experienced Data Governance Professional to lead independent data governance and quality assurance within Credit Risk’s 2LOD. The role focuses on building and testing data quality controls, maintaining governance artefacts and aligning standards across data domains used in risk reporting.

The role involves designing data ownership, monitoring KPIs, and embedding BCBS 239/RDARR-aligned controls throughout upstream and downstream data flows.