Data Quality & MDM Lead for Trusted Customer Data

absa; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Absa is seeking a Data Quality and Master Data Management Lead Specialist to strengthen data quality controls, monitor health and drive improvements across customer data. You will define rules, perform root-cause analyses and partner with risk, compliance and technology teams to ensure trusted data for regulatory and business reporting.

The role focuses on data quality rules, MDM support and governance activities, requiring 5–8 years in data quality/MDM, with experience in tools like Power BI,

Qualifications

• 5 - 8 years’ experience in Data Quality, Master Data Management, Data Governance, Analytics or Information Management.
• Experience defining and implementing data quality rules, controls and monitoring routines.
• Solid exposure to Customer MDM, matching, deduplication or master data controls.
• Experience preparing data quality dashboards, governance reports, scorecards or management updates.
• Experience working in a regulated environment, preferably financial services.
• Experience using tools such as Ataccama, Informatica, Microsoft Purview, SQL, Power BI, Excel, SharePoint or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define, document and maintain Data Quality rules in partnership with Data Owners, Data Stewards, business teams and technology stakeholders.
• Monitor data quality results, trends and exceptions across priority data domains, with a strong focus on customer data.
• Identify, log, track and report data quality issues from detection through to remediation and closure.
• Conduct root cause analysis to identify process, system, control or ownership gaps causing poor data quality.
• Support Customer MDM implementation and adoption, including data validation, matching, survivorship, issue management and business readiness.
• Work with business and technology teams to ensure remediation actions address the underlying cause and not only the symptoms.

Skills

Data Quality

Master Data Management

Data Governance

Business Analysis

Data Analytics

Reporting

Risk Management

Education

Diploma or degree in a relevant field

Certification in Data Quality / MDM / Governance (advantageous)

Tools

Ataccama

Informatica

Microsoft Purview

SQL

Power BI

Excel

SharePoint

Job description

Absa is seeking a Data Quality and Master Data Management Lead Specialist to strengthen data quality controls, monitor health and drive improvements across customer data. You will define rules, perform root-cause analyses and partner with risk, compliance and technology teams to ensure trusted data for regulatory and business reporting.

The role focuses on data quality rules, MDM support and governance activities, requiring 5–8 years in data quality/MDM, with experience in tools like Power BI,