Head of Enterprise Data Governance
Job in
Sandton, 2172, South Africa
Listed on 2026-07-29
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Jobtailor
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-29
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Information Security & Data Protection, Data Warehousing
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Lead the enterprise Data Governance capability
- Define and administer the Group Data Governance framework
- Ensure governance is implemented via Data Management across central and federated teams
- Translate regulatory requirements into actionable data governance controls
- Act as the entry point for all internal and external risk, audit and regulatory compliance requests
- Oversee the end-to-end data issue management lifecycle
- Bachelor’s degree in information systems/computer science/data, or Risk/Compliance/Law/Finance (required)
- Postgraduate degree (MBA/MSc Data/Risk/Governance) (preferred)
- DAMA CDMP (Data Management and Governance) Certifications preferred
- 10 years in data governance, risk, compliance, and information management
- 5 years of large enterprise and banking experience
- Deep understanding of privacy and data retention regulatory requirements in financial services
- Experienced at translating regulatory and risk requirements into operational controls and mitigation processes.
Demonstrates expertise in Data Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance within the financial services sector, with a strong ability to translate regulatory requirements into actionable controls. Proven experience in overseeing data management processes and ensuring adherence to privacy and data retention regulations.
Highest-signal resume keywords- Data Governance Leadership
- Regulatory Compliance Management
- Risk Management Expertise
- DAMA CDMP Certification
- Data Issue Management
- Data Governance
- Risk Management
- Compliance Management
- Data Management
- Regulatory Requirements Translation
- Data Retention
- Operational Controls Development
- Information Management
- Data Privacy
- Data Issue Lifecycle Management
- DAMA CDMP Certification
- Financial Services
- Enterprise Governance
- Data Privacy Regulations
- Audit Compliance
- Risk Mitigation Processes
- Data Management Framework
- Central and Federated Teams
- Data Issue Management Lifecycle
- Regulatory Compliance Requests
- Information Systems
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