Data Steward

Job Description Hello Future Data Steward (Global Markets)! RMB is a place where exceptional people create their own opportunities by challenging the conventional and driving sustainable impact. United by our proud heritage, strong ethics and philosophy of Traditional values. Innovative ideas, its the magic of our people and culture that sets us apart. Now, is the time to imagine your next move with South Africas number one employer in Financial Services for 2025, where you can embrace the power of collective thinking to unlock unique opportunities for our clients and society. This role is within the Data Management Office and reports to the Data Head. The Data Steward will be responsible for the Global Markets portfolio. Specifically to implement the strategy and business processes required to create, maintain, and enhance data, be responsible for the daily management of a critical data asset and provide overall guidance and governance oversight to an allocated data set and actively manage data in order to maximize value, align data to business priorities, continuously improve data quality, reduce cost of data management, and to increase confidence in data and information integrity. Are you someone who can:

• Provide input into the definition of data processes and standards.
• Embed data policies, standards, tools and best practices within the data domain of responsibility.
• Provide input into domain-level data architecture and data management best practices.
• Evaluate existing information management landscape and produce report for areas of improvement.
• Attend relevant information management working groups and implement requirements accordingly.
• Ensure compliance with internal policy, regulatory requirements and data practice standards.
• Interacts and builds relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
• Develop data service level agreements (SLAs).
• Document business term definitions.
• Create and maintain reference data and master data definitions.
• Ensure reference and master data management processes address uniformity, accuracy, accountability across entities.
• Maintain metadata, data quality rules, Enterprise Data Model (EDM), reference data, records register, where applicable.
• Publish relevant meta data to appropriate users in an organization, and monitor the published data sources for usage, relevance and quality feedback.
• Create and manage business metadata for published data sources to ensure that it is easily discoverable, and meaningful to information workers.
• Respond to data queries e.g. data quality issues as defined by the data quality issue resolution process.
• Co-ordinate data quality issue resolution.
• Perform root cause analysis to resolve data quality issues and implement solutions accordingly.
• Assess the access request and action according to access standards and information owner approvals.
• Monitor user access and usage of the data sets owned or accountable for.
• Define and obtain sign off on measurement for information management disciplines.
• Provide input into information management metrics.
• Provide accurate and reliable reporting together with analyzing trends and data used to improve business decisions.
• Provide accurate and reliable reporting in line with business, compliance and governance requirements.
• Accumulate information to review work progress that provides input to reporting, decision making and the identification of improvement opportunities.
• Present report on improvement opportunities to be prioritized or decision to be made by relevant decision-making committee as and when required.
• Define information management requirements (e.g. data cleansing and data quality, etc.) and drive the implementation of the requirements.
• Participate in data related projects and provide required domain level expertise.
• Align data activities to targeted projects for remediation.
• Drive activities of the Segment implementation roadmap for the information management function.
• Take ownership of the maturity roadmap for relevant Business Unit aligned to implementation roadmap and provide inputs for roadmap assessment.
• Deliver initiatives that improve the level of information management maturity.
• Apply understanding of data management and business processes and coordinate with relevant stakeholders to solve business problems.
• Specify information management objectives and benefits and in consultation with business stakeholders obtain sign off.
• Serve as a change agent for information management.
• Present information management trends to management and relevant committees using internal and external research as a proactive approach, including best practice and industry standards.
• Consult in matters of data workflows, master data security, and access rights.
• Promote best practices and make recommendations to business users that will create efficiencies and ensure data integrity.
• Develop an understanding of information flow and system architecture and how it relates to underlying data structures.
• Provide training or awareness to the business and data community on data management disciplines.
• Provide advice on new tools that offer increased business efficiency and profitability.
• Identify and recommend possible solutions to support business requirements and partners with stakeholders to develop an optimum solution.

You will be an ideal candidate if you:

• Have a relevant Degree
• Have previous experience as a Data Steward
• Have previous experience within a Corporate Investment Bank
• Experience with metadata, data quality rules, Enterprise Data Model (EDM), reference data and records register.
• Are knowledgeable in regulatory requirements and data practice standards.
• Are able to interact and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders

You will have access to:

• Opportunities to network and collaborate
• Opportunities to innovate

We can be a match if you are:

• Curious & courageous - youre driven by always wanting to know more and learn more
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it

Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now! #POST #RMB #LI-TF1 Job Details Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below. 09/04/25 All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Groups Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.