Senior Manager, Management Information & Insights

Absa Group; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 900 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Gauteng seeks a Senior Manager in Management Information to define and execute strategies for data analytics and reporting within Business Banking Risk. The role involves leading a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality insights to enable data-driven decisions, and fostering continuous improvement. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in MI/BI, strong leadership capabilities, and relevant qualifications in Data Analytics, with a focus on tools like Power BI and SQL. This position offers an opportunity to influence and shape data reporting practices.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in Management Information (MI), Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analytics, or related roles.
• 3–5 years of leadership experience managing multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Science, Computer Science or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute strategy for credit and capital management information.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team for reporting and analytics quality.
• Ensure MI outputs are aligned with stakeholder expectations.
• Identify opportunities for efficiency and optimization in processes.
• Ensure adherence to data governance principles and practices.
• Build team capabilities and promote knowledge sharing.

Skills

Management Information (MI) Development

Data Analysis & Interpretation

Data Modelling & Architecture

Data Visualization

Data Governance & Quality Management

Process Automation

Microsoft proficiency

Business Acumen

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication

Change Management

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Microsoft certifications (Power BI, Azure Data Fundamentals)

SQL / Database Engineering certifications

Data Governance certifications (e.g., DAMA)

Analytics certifications (e.g., SAS, Tableau)

Project / Change certifications (e.g., Agile, Prince2, Scrum)

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

ETL tools

Job description

A leading financial institution in Gauteng seeks a Senior Manager in Management Information to define and execute strategies for data analytics and reporting within Business Banking Risk. The role involves leading a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality insights to enable data-driven decisions, and fostering continuous improvement. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in MI/BI, strong leadership capabilities, and relevant qualifications in Data Analytics, with a focus on tools like Power BI and SQL. This position offers an opportunity to influence and shape data reporting practices.