Lead, Data Products & Insights X2

Company Description

The Standard Bank Group is a top financial services group focused on Africa, and an innovative global contender, offering a wide range of career-enhancing opportunities. You'll have the opportunity to work with some of the most talented and driven professionals in the sector. Our clients vary from individuals to businesses of all scales, high-net worth families, as well as large multinational corporations and institutions. We're deeply committed to fostering growth in Africa. Our aim is to bring real and significant value to our clients and the communities we serve, while providing a genuine sense of purpose for you.

Job Description

The role involves transforming the user experience of CIB Operations’ services through the prioritization and execution of impactful, data-driven solutions (Intelligent Process Model) to ensure the future relevance of our business and enhance our services in line with our strategy.

The position requires thought leadership, high-quality advisory, analytical, project management and specialist skills across the value chain in preparation for anticipated organizational transformations.

The role is responsible for delivering on strategic goals and benchmarks to meet stakeholder expectations and play a role in the future relevance of CIB Operations in line with our strategy.

This role is part of the Data Products & Insights portfolio for the global CIB Operations business and involves:

• Transforming data into actionable and valuable products, with a primary focus on the data and insights derived from Process Mining as we build our Intelligent Process Model.
• Developing effective partnerships with key stakeholders to quickly overcome hurdles and align towards common objectives.
• Creating commercially viable, widely available data products.
• Leading and inspiring a team of data professionals to leverage data products and insights to drive transformation at all levels towards the future state of CIB Operations.

Key focus areas in the Intelligent Transformation value chain:

1. Decide – Use objective data insights to validate business cases for new solutions and drive decision-making.
2. Execute – Leverage data to monitor the execution of new solutions and continuous enhancement of Operations environments.
3. Realize Value – Proactively track benefit realization using measurable and timely data points.

Essential Behavioural Competencies:

• Exploring possibilities
• Challenging ideas
• Articulating information

Essential Technical Competencies:

• Data storytelling and visualization
• Commercial mindset
• Results-focused approach

Qualifications

Type of Qualification

• Degree

Required Experience:

• 3-4 years of experience demonstrating the application of insights, metrics, strategy, and benefits realization measures across the organizational value chain to prove the value of successful initiative implementation in meeting stakeholder expectations.
• 3-4 years of experience demonstrating the ability to partner with internal and external stakeholders to identify and implement fit-for-purpose solutions, delivering tangible business value aligned with the overall organizational strategy.
• 3-4 years of experience in Data Analytics and/or Data Science and the interpretation of data, analysis of outcomes using statistical techniques, and reporting with tangible examples of driving impactful change.
• 1-2 years of experience demonstrating alignment of insights and trends with overall strategic objectives in order to proactively respond to an upcoming change while managing external and external challenges to promote the success of change.

Additional Information

Behavioral Competencies:

• Exploring possibilities
• Challenging ideas
• Articulating information
• Developing strategies
• Adopting practical approaches
• Developing expertise
• Convincing others
• Making decisions
• Empowering individuals
• Resolving conflicts
• Expressing self-confidence
• Maintaining composure

Technical Competencies:

• Data storytelling and visualization
• Commercial mindset
• Results-oriented perspective
• Strategy and Planning
• Project Management
• Business Process Modeling
• Trading and Transacting
• People & Culture
• Operational Excellence and Automation