OM Bank - Data Steward

Old Mutual; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Johannesburg seeks a Data Steward to ensure adherence to Data Governance standards. You will implement data controls, maintain quality, and coordinate with stakeholders. Ideal candidates have over 6 years of experience in data management, particularly in banking, along with a relevant degree. This role offers competitive growth opportunities and supports a collaborative working environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in Data Management or Governance.
• Experience in banking or regulatory industry.
• Understanding of the data life cycle.
• Operational experience related to data quality.
• Understanding of data flows and processing of data.
• Strong project and risk management skills.

Responsibilities

• Implement data chapter standards and controls.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure data milestones are met.
• Document data assets into catalogues.
• Optimize processes and collaborate across domains.
• Ensure compliance and security of data.
• Proactively provide insights for decision-making.

Skills

Action Planning

Application Development

Cloud Computing

Data Management

Data Modeling

IT Architecture

Test Case Management

Education

Diploma and/or Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Information Systems

Tools

Kafka

GitHub

Job description

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Job Description

At OM Bank, we strive to attract great people who are passionate about coming together for a higher purpose- building something unique and aspirational, always aiming to be the best they can be. We are rooted in our purpose of inspiring and enabling our customers to grow and sustain their prosperity.

The data Steward will ensure adherence to Data Governance standards and Data Management at business unit and enterprise level, coordinating with stakeholders to ensure that data milestones are met, implement data chapter standards, metrics and processes. The role acts as proxy for Data Owners to ensure execution on data ownership requirements in line with OM Bank Data Ownership Model.

Key Result Areas

• Implement data chapter standards, controls, measures and processes for the specified data domains under their stewardship.
• Act as proxy for Data Owner where applicable and in line with the OM Bank Data Ownership Model.
• Document the data assets into catalogues and assign data to domains and owners.
• Manage and maintain processes and procedures along with access controls to monitor adherence.
• Maintain quality of the data using various sources and monitoring tools.
• Coordinate and implement corrections where required data through approved processes.
• Optimize ways of working and ensure optimal collaboration across the domains under stewardship.
• Monitor data usage to assist teams, share best practice trends in data use.
• Proactively provide insight into how and where the business unit can leverage data to help in day-to-day decision-making.
• Ensure compliance and security of the data. Data stewards are responsible for protecting the data while providing information on potential risks and offering regulatory guidance.
• Ensure timely and successful implementation of any new data chapter standards that are introduced to OM Bank.

Role Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years’ experience in Data Management, Data Governance or Stewardship role with understanding of data risk, data architecture, data governance, data analysis, data validation and metadata management.
• Experience in banking or related regulatory industry, experience with governance standards to provide high quality data having implemented, integrated and controlled activities/processes to ensure availability, usability, integrity, compliance and security of data within a given domain.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the data life cycle.
• Operational experience related to data quality and incident management.
• Understanding of and experience with root cause analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Awareness of the Data Product Life Cycle (DPLC) & Agile methodologies.
• Understanding of data flows between systems, ETL and processing of structured and unstructured data within the data architecture.
• Strong project management, risk management and data governance skills.
• Business Analysis techniques and master data management experience is essential.
• A level of technical expertise is also required to understand Kafka and cloud data technologies, streaming etc.
• Some technical expertise in managing GitHub repositories is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Tertiary Qualification : Diploma and/or Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or similar fields like Big Data, etc
• Related Technical certifications (DAMA-DMBOK) would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and project management practices, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment in an Agile framework.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

Skills

Action Planning, Application Development, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure Management, Current State Assessment, Database Queries, Data Classification, Data Compilation, Data Compression, Data Management, Data Modeling, Data Recovery, IT Architecture, IT Network Security, Test Case Management

Competencies

Action Oriented Cultivates Innovation Ensures Accountability Manages Complexity Optimizes Work Processes Persuades Plans and Aligns Strategic Mindset

Education

Bachelors Degree (B)

Closing Date

02 December 2025 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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