Co-operative Bank Head of Data Governance & Strategy Job in Kenya

Head – Data Governance & Strategy

How do companies keep track of the overflow of data in a technology driven market? 

How can data be turned into an asset? 

How does one discern good data from unusable data? 

Do you know your way around data? 

Do you have a genuine interest in organizing data for profit and you possess experience in leading major information management programs in key business areas as well as in operationalizing data governance and data Quality?

 

If you are looking for an employer who promotes individual excellence and mutual respect in a team-driven culture, with a key focus on social empowerment, then look no further. 

Consider this exciting role as Head – Data Governance & Strategy within the Co-operative Bank of Kenya, “The Kingdom Bank” the place for those looking to new horizons. 

We offer the opportunity for continued professional development in a congenial corporate environment.

Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, the Head of Data Governance and Strategy will be responsible for ownership of enterprise data and analytics strategy, road map, initiatives, solutions and cross-Business Unit collaboration as well as have the responsibility to ensure the strategy is implemented correctly, the data is correct and secure and privacy is governed correctly.

The Role
 

Specifically, the successful jobholder will be required to:

• Define and execute data management strategy and ensure alignment of business, IT, and data architectures and ensure the continuous delivery and operation of integrated data operations and administrative information systems


• Direct the company-wide data management technology strategy, to include information access and retrieval, aggregation, and data warehousing technologies.


• Formulate strategic partnerships with different Business Units/functions to communicate the data management vision, goals, and objectives and obtain buy-in at all levels of the company.


• Establish partnerships with industry to uncover and share leading practices in data management and inject them in the company to facilitate continuous improvement while staying abreast of industry and regulatory developments impacting company-wide data and related technology and operations.


• Carry out the management and administration of the Enterprise Data Management function and also leverage the organization’s data and information assets to inform the strategic direction of the company and have the total overview of what is going on within the Bank related to data and represent this as a strategic business asset at executive level.


• Responsible for overall corporate data governance, to include leading data governance boards, defining, and ensuring adherence to data quality and integrity standards and policies collaboratively with the IT organization.


• Craft and manage standard data operating procedures, data accountability policies, data quality standards, data privacy and ethical policies as well as being able to understand how to combine different data sources within the Bank with each other, keep an updated data dictionary and stay abreast of domain data dictionaries


• Interact regularly with internal and external data suppliers, information users, and executives to promote leading practices with respect to the management, protection, and application of information as well as lead joint business, operations, and IT efforts to define data integrity and transformation business rules, standards, and policies.


• Accountable for cross-business data standards, policies, data management processes and governance, and all related data technology to include data warehouses and business intelligence applications.

Desired Skills and Experience

• A degree in statistics, data sciences or related quantitative fields is preferred (or equivalent on-the-job experience).


• A minimum 8 years of business experience, with 5 years being in a Data Governance business environment.


• Experience in leading major information management programs in key business areas and in operationalizing data governance and data Quality;


• Familiarity with the major data analytics solutions and products available in the market; Like Oracle, Informatica, IBM InfoSphere, Pentaho, SAP, SAS, Talend as well as expertise or at least familiarity with big data solutions such as Hadoop, MapReduce and/or HBase and different modelling techniques such as data modelling and/or predictive modelling.


• Expertise in creating and deploying best practices and methodologies and knowledge about managing and leading technical data analytics teams across multiple departments.


• Knowledge and experience in building and supporting data analytics teams across the organization and developing business cases for technical projects with a lot of uncertainties.


• Strong co-ordination and project management skills to handle complex projects.


• Strong leadership and communication skills.

How to Apply:

 
If you are confident that you fit the role and person profile and you are keen to add value to your career then please forward your application enclosing detailed Curriculum Vitae to jobs@co-opbank.co.ke indicating the job reference number HDG/ICT/2015 by 16th November, 2015.

We are an equal opportunity employer.