Strategic Data & Analytics Leader

1001 Absa Bank; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Absa Bank Limited seeks a seasoned executive to manage the Data & Analytics strategy for Business Bank, embedding data as a strategic asset to drive insights, growth and monetisation. Lead a data maturity journey across governance, engineering, and quality, and orchestrate cross‑functional delivery of data products and platforms.

You will build scalable analytics and data science capabilities, foster an innovation culture, and oversee regulatory alignment while partnering with stakeholders to

Qualifications

• Executive-level experience in shaping enterprise data strategy and governance.
• Proven ability to monetise data products and drive data maturity across large organisations.
• Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional leadership and regulators.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and execute the Data & Analytics strategy for Business Bank.
• Lead creation and monetisation of enterprise data products and capabilities.
• Embed data as a competitive advantage through governance, engineering and quality practices.
• Drive enterprise-wide data culture and cross-functional delivery of analytics initiatives.

Skills

Data strategy

Analytics leadership

Stakeholder management

Data governance

MLOps

Education

Postgraduate degree in Data Science

Tools

Big data platforms

BI tools

Job description

Absa Bank Limited seeks a seasoned executive to manage the Data & Analytics strategy for Business Bank, embedding data as a strategic asset to drive insights, growth and monetisation. Lead a data maturity journey across governance, engineering, and quality, and orchestrate cross‑functional delivery of data products and platforms.

You will build scalable analytics and data science capabilities, foster an innovation culture, and oversee regulatory alignment while partnering with stakeholders to