Specialist Data Scientist

Absa Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a data analyst to work collaboratively across teams to generate insights that drive informed business decisions. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, proficiency in data tools such as SQL and Python, and a passion for leveraging data to create business value. This role offers the chance to influence strategies and collaborate with various stakeholders in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in data analysis for actionable insights.
• Strong understanding of data tools and languages.
• Ability to communicate complex data solutions clearly.

Responsibilities

• Perform data analysis to derive actionable insights.
• Collaborate with various teams to integrate data solutions.
• Engage stakeholders and promote data-driven decisions.

Skills

Databricks

Python

SQL

Power BI

Excel

Miro

GitHub

Confluence

Jira

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology

Job description

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

• Work with Customer, Channel, Product, Data Engineering, Business Intelligence and Data Science teams, leveraging data across Personal & Private Banking to support business strategic objectives, generating commercial value.
• To provide advice and support on data analysis delivery, methods and techniques; enabling the construction, maintenance and expansion of data analysis.
• Gets to understand the business, oversees and conducts the conversion of data into insights that will lead to informed business decisions. Works directly with stakeholders, at various levels, and across various functions and departments.

Job Description

• Performs data analysis, for actionable insights, leveraging a range of data sources and relevant tools, with a curiosity to always keep learning (Databricks, Python, SQL, Power BI, Excel, Miro, GitHub, Confluence, Jira).
• Collaborates closely within a wider ecosystem team of Data Science, Data Engineering & Business Intelligence, growing knowledge of how each one of these function and how to put end-to-end data solutions together.
• Engages with Customer, Channel, Product and other business areas as a data ambassador, promoting what data can offer.
• Listens and asks questions to actively understand and unpack business opportunities and challenges, driving how data can play a key role in adding business value.
• Presents refined data solutions in a way that speaks to the specific audience, and takes them on a journey towards practical actions and solutions.

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised.