Data Integration Mapping Analyst

BuddiesHR; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Circana is seeking a Data Integration Mapping Analyst (level 12) to map and validate datasets from multiple countries, ensuring alignment with business rules and Circana data models. You will own mapping specifications, support data quality, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality data solutions.

You will grow into a data integration expert, assisting internal departments with mappings, transformation rules, and data quality issues while maintaining clear

Qualifications

• Experience with MS Office, particularly Excel.
• Experience working with data integration tools, platforms, or processes.
• Understanding of data modelling concepts and data relationships.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with data governance and Master Data Management (MDM) preferable.
• Accurate and detail-oriented.
• Performing data validation and reconciliation activities to ensure accuracy and completeness of integrated datasets.
• Comfortable working against defined KPIs and delivery targets.
• High sense of responsibility and ownership.
• Affinity with data, systems, and business processes.
• Ability to interpret and document business requirements and translate them into data mapping specifications.
• Ability to create and maintain clear documentation and mapping specifications.
• Experience in Agile or Scrum delivery environments preferable.
• A proactive, detail-oriented team player with a strong sense of ownership and commitment to quality and accuracy.
• Strong communication skills and fluency in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining data mapping specifications in line with agreed business rules and rulebooks
• Validating incoming data files to ensure compliance with defined business and technical requirements
• Identifying, analysing, and resolving data mapping and integration issues
• Ensuring objective, accurate, consistent, and high-quality data mappings
• Monitoring data quality and identifying anomalies, gaps, and trends within assigned data sources
• Updating mapping documentation, business rules, and process guidelines to ensure continued relevance and accuracy
• Supporting testing, validation, and implementation activities for new client onboardings and data integration changes
• Providing regular progress updates to internal and external stakeholders
• Providing support and guidance to internal stakeholders on data mappings, integration processes, and data quality concerns
• Co-operating with your team and other departments to ensure on-time delivery of integration projects and operational activities
• Contributing to the improvement of team and individual KPIs

Skills

Excel

Data mapping tools

Data modelling concepts

Analytical skills

English fluency

Tools

MS Office

MDM

Job description

Data Integration Mapping Analyst (level 12)

Let’s be unstoppable together!

Circana (formerly IRI and NPD) is the leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior. Through unparalleled technology, advanced analytics, cross-industry data, and deep expertise, we provide clarity that helps almost 7,000 of the world’s leading brands and retailers take action and unlock business growth. We understand more about the complete consumer, the complete store, and the complete wallet so our clients can go beyond the data to apply insights, ignite innovation, meet consumer demand, and outpace the competition.

At Circana, we are fueled by our passion for continuous learning and growth, we seek and share feedback freely, and we celebrate victories both big and small in an environment that is flexible and accommodating to our work and personal lives. We have a global commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as we believe in the undeniable strength that diversity brings to our business, employees, clients, and communities (with us you can always bring your full self to work). Join our inclusive, committed team to be a challenger, own outcomes, and stay curious together. Learn more at www.circana.com.

What will you be doing?

A Data Integration Mapping Analyst is responsible for mapping and validating incoming datasets from multiple countries to ensure they are accurately aligned and integrated into Circana's systems and databases. The most important target is to ensure that source data is aligned with defined business rules, data structures, and standards, enabling high-quality downstream reporting and analytics.

You will be responsible for creating, maintaining, and updating data mappings between source datasets and Circana data models. By ensuring that mapping specifications are accurate, complete, and consistently applied, you will help deliver reliable and high-quality data solutions to internal and external stakeholders.

You will be tasked with ownership of specific integration processes, where you will become the subject matter expert for mapping logic, data structures, and transformation rules. Different tools and processes are available to ensure data quality, consistency, and successful delivery of integrated datasets.

You will grow towards becoming a data integration expert and will be available to support our internal departments with queries regarding data mappings, integration processes, and data quality issues.

Job Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining data mapping specifications in line with agreed business rules and rulebooks
• Validating incoming data files to ensure compliance with defined business and technical requirements
• Identifying, analysing, and resolving data mapping and integration issues
• Ensuring objective, accurate, consistent, and high-quality data mappings
• Monitoring data quality and identifying anomalies, gaps, and trends within assigned data sources
• Updating mapping documentation, business rules, and process guidelines to ensure continued relevance and accuracy
• Supporting testing, validation, and implementation activities for new client onboardings and data integration changes
• Providing regular progress updates to internal and external stakeholders
• Providing support and guidance to internal stakeholders on data mappings, integration processes, and data quality concerns
• Co-operating with your team and other departments to ensure on-time delivery of integration projects and operational activities
• Contributing to the improvement of team and individual KPIs

Requirements

• Experience with MS Office, particularly Excel
• Experience working with data integration tools, platforms, or processes
• Understanding of data modelling concepts and data relationships
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with data governance and Master Data Management (MDM) preferable
• Accurate and detail-oriented
• Performing data validation and reconciliation activities to ensure accuracy and completeness of integrated datasets
• Comfortable working against defined KPIs and delivery targets
• High sense of responsibility and ownership
• Affinity with data, systems, and business processes
• Ability to interpret and document business requirements and translate them into data mapping specifications
• Ability to create and maintain clear documentation and mapping specifications
• Experience in Agile or Scrum delivery environments preferable
• A proactive, detail-oriented team player with a strong sense of ownership and commitment to quality and accuracy
• Strong communication skills and fluency in spoken and written English

As well as the technical skills, experience and attributes that are required for the role, our shared behaviors sit at the core of our organization. Therefore, we always look for people who can continuously champion these behaviors throughout the business within their day-to-day role:

• Stay Curious: Being hungry to learn and grow, always asking the big questions
• Seek Clarity: Embracing complexity to create clarity and inspire action
• Own the Outcome: Being accountable for decisions and taking ownership of our choices
• Center on the Client: Relentlessly adding value for our customers
• Be a Challenger: Never complacent, always striving for continuous improvement
• Champion Inclusivity: Fostering trust in relationships engaging with empathy, respect and integrity
• Commit to each other: Contributing to making Circana a great place to work for everyone