Senior Analyst, Data Products & Insights X2

Company Description

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-centric financial services group, and a pioneering player on the global stage, offering a range of opportunities to enhance your career – in addition to the opportunity to work with some of the industry's most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients vary from individuals, businesses of all sizes, wealthy families to large multinational corporations and institutions. We are committed to fostering growth in Africa. We strive to bring real, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve while providing a genuine sense of purpose to you.

Job Description

The role aims to revolutionize the user experience of CIB Operations’ services by prioritizing and implementing impactful and data-driven solutions (Intelligent Process Model) to ensure the future relevance of the business and service optimization in line with the strategy.

To research, analyze and interpret client/market/business data and deliverables to facilitate the implementation of strategic transformation initiatives and constantly increase operational efficiency.

The role entails delivering on strategic objectives and benchmarks to meet stakeholder expectations and contribute towards ensuring the future relevance of CIB Operations aligned with the strategy.

As a part of the Data Products & Insights portfolio for the global CIB Operations business, the role involves:

• Transforming data into actionable and valuable commodities, primarily focusing on data and insights derived from Process Mining as the golden source while building our Intelligent Process Model.
• Contributing to the creation of commercially viable and widely available data products.
• Collaborating with a team of data professionals to utilize data products and insights to drive transformation at all levels towards the future state of CIB Operations.

Critical 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 – Use data to monitor the implementation of new solutions and the continuous improvement of Operations environments.
3. Realise Value – Proactively monitor benefits realization with observable and timely data points.

Critical Behavioural Competencies:

• Exploring possibilities
• Articulating information
• Challenging ideas

Critical Technical Competencies:

• Data storytelling and visualization
• Commercial mindset
• Results focus

Qualifications

Type of Qualification:

Degree

Experience Required
3-4 years proven experience applying understanding of insights, metrics, strategy and benefits realization measure across the organizational value chain to demonstrate the value of successful implementation of initiatives to meet stakeholder expectations.

3-4 years proven experience in Data Analytics and/or Data Science with interpretation of data, analysis of results using statistical techniques, and reporting with tangible examples of driving impactful change.

1-2 years experience demonstrating an ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify and implement suitable solutions that deliver tangible business value aligned to the overall organizational strategy.

1-2 years proven experience aligning insights and trends with the overall strategic objectives to proactively respond to upcoming change while managing external and internal challenges to promote the success of change.

Additional Information

Behavioral Competencies:

• Developing Strategies
• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Developing Expertise
• Convincing People
• Challenging Ideas
• Articulating Information
• Making Decisions
• Empowering Individuals
• Resolving Conflict
• Conveying Self-Confidence
• Showing Composure
• Exploring Possibilities

Technical Competencies:

• Change Enablement
• Change Management (HR)
• Client Business Case
• Client Relationship Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Creative Problem Solving
• Data Analytics & Visualization
• Innovation Leader
• Insight Storytelling
• Operations Commercial Acumen
• Process Analysis and Redesign
• Process Automation Value Management
• Project Management
• Solution Design & Enablement
• Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Alignment & Execution
• Strategy Definition