Strategic Data Insights & Analytics Lead

absa; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 520,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Absa Bank Limited is seeking a MI/BI Analyst to identify continuous improvement opportunities, transform data into actionable insights, and support decision-making across departments. The role requires strong data analysis, programming skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities include developing data marts, creating reports and visualizations, and collaborating with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical specifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or higher in technology, maths, data science or related
• 5+ years’ experience in data, analytics/insights and intelligence environments
• Strong data manipulation and reporting capabilities

Responsibilities

• Deep Dive Analytics: analyse transaction behaviour, profitability and trends using SAS, Excel, SQL and visualization tools.
• Modelling: design end-to-end models to support customer behavioural analysis and predictions.
• Analytical Insights: provide data-driven insights and recommendations to support decision making; develop sustainable BI solutions.
• Networking: build relationships with business units, gather requirements and update stakeholders on progress.
• Validate, Collaborate & Research: explore ways to improve performance by analysing key drivers and relationships.

Skills

SQL

SAS

Python

R

Databricks

Business Analysis

Problem solving

Education

Bachelors degree in tech/Math/data science

Job description

Absa Bank Limited is seeking a MI/BI Analyst to identify continuous improvement opportunities, transform data into actionable insights, and support decision-making across departments. The role requires strong data analysis, programming skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities include developing data marts, creating reports and visualizations, and collaborating with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical specifications.