Data Manager

Wesbank; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in South Africa is seeking a Junior Energy Data Analyst to support their Energy Utilities Program. The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree and at least one year of experience in data analysis. Responsibilities include reporting, software platform maintenance, and client communication. If you have a passion for data analysis and BI visualisation, this is the role for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of relevant working experience in data analysis.
• A passion for data analysis and BI visualisation.
• Interest and skill in aesthetic design of technical data.

Responsibilities

• Support the Energy Utilities Program reporting and analysis for clients.
• Support the development and maintenance of the software platform.
• Communication and feedback to clients.

Skills

Data analysis

Business Intelligence visualisation

MS Excel

Data cleaning

Education

BEng or BSc (Mechanical or Electrical or Statistics)

Job description

Junior Energy Data Analyst

Bellville, Cape Town

Minimum requirements and experience:

• BEng or BSc (Mechanical or Electrical or Statistics)
• Minimum 1 year of relevant working experience in data analysis
• A passion for data analysis and BI visualisation
• Interest and skill in BI visualisations and aesthetic design of technical data
• Highly skilled in MS Excel
• Experience with large datasets, data cleaning, aggregation etc will be beneficial

Responsibilities:

• Support the Energy Utilities Program reporting and analysis for clients
• Support the development and maintenance of the software platform
• Communication and feedback to clients

Senior Data Manager

Bellville, Western Cape R1800000 - R2500000

Posted today

Job Description

As a Senior Data Manager, you will lead how data drives strategy, growth, and performance across a dynamic group of companies. This is a high-impact leadership role where you’ll turn complex commercial, customer, and industry data into clear insights that influence decision-making at the highest level.

You’ll own the data vision—building modern platforms (data warehouse, data lake, cloud), driving innovation with AI/ML, and ensuring data is secure, scalable, and business-ready. Working closely with executives and stakeholders, you’ll influence strategy through data.

This role includes building and developing a data team, leading the full data lifecycle, and introducing tools and technologies that unlock new value for the business.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of data professionals (Data Analysts, Data Engineers) with a focus on continuous learning and innovation
• Structure the team and mentor members to enhance skills and knowledge-sharing
• Oversee recruitment, training, and professional development of a high-performing data team
• Collaborate with Commercial, Operations, and Sales to translate data needs into actionable solutions
• Develop and execute a comprehensive data strategy aligned with business objectives
• Ensure the data strategy supports long-term objectives in energy trading, customer behaviour analysis, and pricing strategies
• Integrate and manage diverse data types (commercial, customer, industry data including meter readings and energy consumption metrics)
• Oversee end-to-end data integration, modelling, and analysis to ensure seamless data flow
• Harmonise data sources to create actionable insights
• Lead development of data models and algorithms for real-time and historical data
• Develop predictive models and analytical frameworks for market trends and demand forecasting
• Collaborate with Commercial Analysts and Product Owners to implement pricing and forecasting algorithms
• Own and optimise the data warehouse and data lake architectures for scalability and performance
• Integrate diverse datasets into data environments with emphasis on quality and accessibility
• Leverage Microsoft Fabric and related technologies for efficient processing and real-time analytics
• Develop and maintain interactive dashboards and BI reports for senior leadership
• Present data-driven insights clearly to support decision-making
• Define KPIs and metrics to measure performance and guide strategy
• Ensure data governance, security, and regulatory compliance
• Implement data governance frameworks and manage privacy controls
• Ensure GDPR/industry-standard compliance where applicable
• Collaborate with leadership and stakeholders to understand needs and deliver tailored solutions
• Provide insights that inform energy trading, pricing strategies, and market trends
• Lead evolution of data infrastructure to align with industry advances
• Identify opportunities to adopt new tools and methodologies (AI, ML) for value generation
• Improve operational efficiency through data workflows and real-time processing for trading and pricing
• Deliver strategic insights to leadership and support long-term planning

Data Privacy Governance Officer

Posted today

What will you do?

Build Privacy into Everything We Do

• Design and embed privacy-by-design principles into new products, services and partnerships from day one
• Conduct Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) to identify and mitigate risks
• Draft and review Data Sharing and Usage Agreements (DSUAs) that enable innovation while staying compliant

Be the Privacy Guardian Across the Ecosystem

• Ensure privacy governance structures are effective across all business units and partner organizations
• Manage end-to-end data breach response – detection, reporting, remediation
• Investigate and respond to PAIA requests and privacy complaints
• Communicate with the Information Regulator as needed

Drive Compliance and Assurance

• Lead compliance assessments and monitoring programs
• Ensure processing registers and data maps are up-to-date
• Turn audit findings into actionable improvements

Champion a Privacy-First Culture

• Deliver training and run privacy incident exercises
• Launch communications programs and onboard Privacy Champions

Navigate Complex Regulatory Landscapes

• Stay ahead of AI governance and data privacy regulations
• Enable data processing within regulatory constraints
• Support strategic objectives in a compliant manner

What will make you successful?

You are a strategic problem-solver, an excellent communicator, business-partner minded, comfortable with complexity, proactive, resilient, and a culture-builder who can embed privacy across the organization.

What you’ll need

Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in Information Technology, Law, MIS, Information Management, or related field
• Certifications such as CIPP or CIPM are advantageous

Experience

• 3-5 years in financial services supporting data privacy/regulatory programmes, or equivalent compliance exposure
• Experience across multiple business units in a matrixed environment preferred

Skills & Expertise

• Deep understanding of data privacy regulatory requirements (POPIA, PAIA, LTIA, PPR)
• Knowledge of privacy-by-design and PIAs
• Understanding of data sharing frameworks and consent management
• Awareness of AI governance and privacy intersections

Technical Skills

• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Analytical thinking and project management
• Problem-solving and stakeholder influence

Interpersonal Skills

• Exceptional communication, ability to influence, networking, training and facilitation

Personal Attributes

Decision quality and collaboration-focused mindset

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