Metadata & Reference Data Lead, Governance Focus

1001 Absa Bank; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 850,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Absa is seeking a Data Governance Lead Specialist to strengthen governance capabilities through managing glossaries, metadata standards and data lineage. The role supports data ownership, traceability and control across the bank’s data estate.

The position focuses on stakeholder engagement with business, technology and risk teams to ensure consistent definitions and compliant data practices within a regulated financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in data governance, metadata management and reference data.
• Ability to document data lineage across systems and reports.
• Familiarity with governance standards and regulatory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and enhance business data glossary with clear definitions.
• Document data lineage across key systems, reports and data flows.
• Coordinate reference data reviews including ownership and usage controls.
• Collaborate with data owners, stewards and architects to capture metadata requirements.
• Support governance updates, dashboards and audit evidence.

Skills

Data governance

Metadata management

Data lineage

Reference data

Data quality

Stakeholder engagement

Power BI

Excel

SharePoint

Education

Relevant diploma/degree in Data Governance or Information Management

Tools

Collibra

Informatica

Ataccama

Microsoft Purview

Power BI

Excel

SharePoint

Job description

Absa is seeking a Data Governance Lead Specialist to strengthen governance capabilities through managing glossaries, metadata standards and data lineage. The role supports data ownership, traceability and control across the bank’s data estate.

The position focuses on stakeholder engagement with business, technology and risk teams to ensure consistent definitions and compliant data practices within a regulated financial services environment.