Senior Reference and Master Data Specialist

Losika Consulting; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Losika Consulting seeks a data management professional in Pretoria, South Africa. The role involves defining and documenting reference data requirements, implementing standards, and managing master data repositories. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Management and has at least 5-8 years of experience in a data management environment.

Key competencies include analysis, effective communication, and attention to detail. This position offers an opportunity to enhance data quality and governance within the organization.

Qualifications

• A minimum of five to eight years’ experience in a data management environment.

Responsibilities

• Define and document reference and master data requirements.
• Implement standards and guidelines for master data.
• Develop and manage a reference data repository.

Skills

Analysis and problem solving

Effective communication

Planning and organising

Service and stakeholder focus

Conceptual thinking

Drive for results

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Management

Job description

The scope will include but will not be limited to:

• To define and document reference data, master data requirements, business rules, measurements and metrics for data domains to create an authoritative source of truth for critical business information to enable effective decision making and operational effectiveness.
• To define and manage master data relationships, hierarchies, and structures to enable integrated entity views and support advanced analytics.

• To implement standards, guidelines, processes, procedures for reference and master data within the South African Reserve Bank.
• To define and implement data matching and merging business rules to create a single version of the truth
• To create, maintain, manage and integrate a reference and master data environment that enables the standardisation of business information.
• To create the data taxonomies, catalogue, dictionary and manage the overall metadata in
• To monitor, measure, remediate, and report on reference and master data quality metrics to ensure sustained data quality and identify areas of non-conformance.
• To develop, manage and maintain a reference data repository and a master data repository for data domains across the SARB
• To contribute to the development of reference and master data standards, frameworks and standard operating procedures
• To implement appropriate governance controls to maintain and manage reference and master data
• To develop and manage stakeholder relations effectively to promote reference and master data management across the organisation.

Minimum Qualification Required:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Management OR equivalent;
• A minimum of five to eight years’ experience in a data management environment

Key performance measures:

• Competencies:
• Analysis and problem solving
• Effective communication
• Planning and organising
• Service and stakeholder focus
• Conceptual thinking
• Drive for results
• Attention to detail