41 Consulting jobs in Johannesburg

Wat Youll Do:
- Align AI methodologies with business objectives and market priorities.
- Refine predictive simulators, heatmaps, and competitive analytics tools.
- Lead stakeholder sessions and translate technical outputs into executive strategy.
- Produce strategic knowledge transfer packs for long‑t m capability building.
- Ensure insights directly tie to measurable commercial outcomes.

What You Bring:
- Proven background in banking analytics, strategy, or performance management.
- Experience with revenue analysis, market share diagnostics, and peer benchmarking.
- Ability to translate complex AI outputs into actionable strategic recommendations.

Why Join Us:
Youll be at the forefront of turning static banking data into dynamic AIâ€driven strategy, leveraging scalable open†ource AI to redefine competitive positioning in the financial sector.

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Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description

Purpose:

The Senior Director is leadership role part of the Visa Consulting & Analytics team which delivers high impact advisory and implementation projects to our clients across SSA, with focus on South Africa. We are looking for motivated individuals to join our growing practice to lead business development efforts, lead the work on consulting projects, structure and drive consulting and analytics projects, guide team members to develop detailed analyses, derive relevant insights, and shape clients strategies and implementation efforts.

Responsibilities include:

• In coordination with Country Managers, Account Executives, VCA service lines leads and VCA Geo leads, develop plans for consulting activities.
  
  

• Develop project pitches/proposals and secure new consulting assignments with clients, as well as (re-engagements opportunities) via a consultative sales approach. Leveraging VCAs various service lines- Portfolio, risk, digital, acquiring, managed services, training, data services and strategy.
  
  

• Resolve clients complex strategic problems, synthesizing complex questions and ambiguous client situations as required.
  
  

• Support Visa business development teams in developing client partnership pitches and proposals.
  
  

• Lead and deliver consulting projects
  
  

• Structure and deliver client project as well as guide team members in structuring and delivering different consulting project workstreams.
  
  

• Use Visa and external data to analyze client needs across the focus markets and identify opportunities for consulting assignments with Visa key clients.
  
  

• When required, work on client site to design and project manage the implementation of consulting recommendations, marketing campaigns, product value propositions, product migrations, etc.
  
  

• When required, develop and deliver client training programs and impart best practices knowledge sharing to Visa clients
  
  

• Manage project budgets and resources to perform all required duties.
  
  

• Work closely with different Visa functions, including Sales, Product, Marketing etc., to ensure a seamless consulting projects delivery and impact.
  
  

• Lead knowledge sharing initiatives with consulting teams in other regions to incorporate best practice, source analytical or other solutions to bring global perspective to local clients.
  
  

• Carry out other ad hoc support, support other functions and teams within Visa, and work on internal projects.
  
  

• Work closely with different Visa functions, including Sales, Product, Marketing etc., to ensure a seamless consulting projects delivery and impact
  
  

• Develop and evolve Visa Consulting & Analytics service offering
  
  

• Develop Visa Consulting & Analytics thought leadership material
  
  

• Lead knowledge sharing initiatives with consulting teams in other regions to incorporate best practice, source analytical or other solutions to bring global perspective to local clients
  
  

• Carry out other ad hoc support, support other functions and teams within Visa, and work on internal projects
  
  

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualification

•MBA or Post Graduate studies is a plus

•A recognized undergraduate degree qualification

•15+ years of work experience including solid consulting experience

•Consulting experience gained within either a strategy house, a Big 4 firm, or an

in-house strategy function of a financial institution is a plus



Preferred Qualification

•Experience in financial services/ payments industry is a must

•Knowledge of portfolio, risk and/or digital practices is preferred but not a pre-

requisite

•Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

•Strong analytical and excel modelling skills

•Excellent presentation skills and ability to present to senior execs including c-

suite

•Relationship management skills – should be able to manage internal and

external stakeholders at senior levels

•High attention to detail and commitment to quality

•Superior project management skills

•Expertise in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint to develop superb client

presentations

•Group facilitation and presentation skills

•Results driven, flexible and both internally and externally customer focused

•Self-motivated and able to use own initiative with limited direction

•Strong teamwork and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively

with inter-disciplinary groups

•Fluency in English mandatory - French preferred but not a prerequisite

Additional Information

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level Director

Employment type

• Employment type Full-time

Job function

• Job function Consulting
• Industries IT Services and IT Consulting

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About The Team

The Content Engineering teams at LexisNexis Intellectual Property (IP) are driving innovation in how patent data is processed, enriched, and leveraged. These teams comprise Data Engineers, Data Scientists, and Data Analysts, supported by subject matter experts in patent data. Our teams work closely with Databricks to migrate legacy ETL systems to a modern Strategic Data Platform built on Python, PySpark, and Databricks. This platform uses a medallion architecture to ingest, transform, and enrich global patent data. It will serve not only our flagship product PatentSight+ but also many other strategic products within our IP portfolio.

This is an opportunity to join a high-impact initiative still in its formative stages, where you can influence and evolve architecture, tooling, and best practices from the ground up.

About the Role

As the Principal Data Engineer for one of the Data Platform teams you will act as a technical lead in bringing new content and enrichments to the strategic Data Platform at LexisNexis IP. You will be instrumental in executing our data strategy for the Data Platform. Your role will be pivotal in developing and implementing advanced solutions for data integration, quality control, and continuous delivery, driving our data operations to new heights.

This is a senior technical individual contributor and does not have line management responsibilities. You will technically lead a high-performing agile team, guiding them through complex delivery projects, identifying technical needs, and devising innovative solutions. Your expertise will be crucial in embedding best practices and state-of-the-art data engineering tools, ensuring that our workflows are both efficient and scalable.

You will work closely with a range of technical leaders, data scientists, and data analysts across the Data Platform and the wider technology department. With colleagues based in the UK and EU, you will also engage with a diverse range of stakeholders across the UK, Germany, Netherlands, and the USA.

What does success look like? In the first 3 months you will lead and deliver content expansion ETL’s in our key pipeline’s, setting architectural best practices and standards as you go. You will build networks with other teams in Content, especially on the Data Platform.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead the development of our patent data ingestion pipeline using Databricks, Python, and PySpark.
• Mentor and guide a team of data engineers, fostering a collaborative environment that encourages growth and innovation. You will enable and lead technical discussions within the team and with stakeholders.
• Ensure the pipeline is efficient, scalable, and robust, capable of handling terabytes of data with low latency. Eliminate inefficiencies and teach the techniques to the team.
• Work closely with the wider cross-functional engineering department, including data scientists, analysts, and product managers, to ensure the pipeline meets business needs.
• Contribute to the overall data engineering strategy and drive the adoption of best practices in coding, architecture, and deployment.
• Identify and resolve technical challenges, ensuring the smooth operation of the data ingestion pipeline.
• Translate strategic business objectives into technical architecture and delivery plans.
• Contribute to platform-wide standards, tooling, and architecture decisions.

Requirements

• Expertise in Python and PySpark is essential for you to lead and develop the skills of the team.
• Expertise in Databricks would be highly desirable and advantageous.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement scalable data architectures for both batch and streaming data processing.
• Proficiency in using cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud for data infrastructure management would be beneficial.
• Prior experience with Patent data, or other complex data sources, is extremely beneficial.
• Knowledge of data governance practices, including data quality management, metadata management, and data lineage is also beneficial.
• Exposure to CI/CD for data pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or Airflow.
• Proven experience in technically leading and mentoring data engineering teams.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working for you

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Medical Aid

• Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)

• Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy

• Study Leave

About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis and Nexis services.

We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact 1- .

Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here .

Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy .

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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About The Team

The Content Engineering teams at LexisNexis Intellectual Property (IP) are driving innovation in how patent data is processed, enriched, and leveraged. These teams comprise Data Engineers, Data Scientists, and Data Analysts, supported by subject matter experts in patent data. Our teams work closely with Databricks to migrate legacy ETL systems to a modern Strategic Data Platform built on Python, PySpark, and Databricks. This platform uses a medallion architecture to ingest, transform, and enrich global patent data. It will serve not only our flagship product PatentSight+ but also many other strategic products within our IP portfolio.

This is an opportunity to join a high-impact initiative still in its formative stages, where you can influence and evolve architecture, tooling, and best practices from the ground up.

About the Role

As the Principal Data Engineer for one of the Data Platform teams you will act as a technical lead in bringing new content and enrichments to the strategic Data Platform at LexisNexis IP. You will be instrumental in executing our data strategy for the Data Platform. Your role will be pivotal in developing and implementing advanced solutions for data integration, quality control, and continuous delivery, driving our data operations to new heights.

This is a senior technical individual contributor and does not have line management responsibilities. You will technically lead a high-performing agile team, guiding them through complex delivery projects, identifying technical needs, and devising innovative solutions. Your expertise will be crucial in embedding best practices and state-of-the-art data engineering tools, ensuring that our workflows are both efficient and scalable.

You will work closely with a range of technical leaders, data scientists, and data analysts across the Data Platform and the wider technology department. With colleagues based in the UK and EU, you will also engage with a diverse range of stakeholders across the UK, Germany, Netherlands, and the USA.

What does success look like? In the first 3 months you will lead and deliver content expansion ETL’s in our key pipeline’s, setting architectural best practices and standards as you go. You will build networks with other teams in Content, especially on the Data Platform.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead the development of our patent data ingestion pipeline using Databricks, Python, and PySpark.
• Mentor and guide a team of data engineers, fostering a collaborative environment that encourages growth and innovation. You will enable and lead technical discussions within the team and with stakeholders.
• Ensure the pipeline is efficient, scalable, and robust, capable of handling terabytes of data with low latency. Eliminate inefficiencies and teach the techniques to the team.
• Work closely with the wider cross-functional engineering department, including data scientists, analysts, and product managers, to ensure the pipeline meets business needs.
• Contribute to the overall data engineering strategy and drive the adoption of best practices in coding, architecture, and deployment.
• Identify and resolve technical challenges, ensuring the smooth operation of the data ingestion pipeline.
• Translate strategic business objectives into technical architecture and delivery plans.
• Contribute to platform-wide standards, tooling, and architecture decisions.

Requirements

• Expertise in Python and PySpark is essential for you to lead and develop the skills of the team.
• Expertise in Databricks would be highly desirable and advantageous.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement scalable data architectures for both batch and streaming data processing.
• Proficiency in using cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud for data infrastructure management would be beneficial.
• Prior experience with Patent data, or other complex data sources, is extremely beneficial.
• Knowledge of data governance practices, including data quality management, metadata management, and data lineage is also beneficial.
• Exposure to CI/CD for data pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or Airflow.
• Proven experience in technically leading and mentoring data engineering teams.

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working for you

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Medical Aid

• Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)

• Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy

• Study Leave

About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis and Nexis services.

We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact 1- .

Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here .

Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy .

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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About The Team
The Content Engineering teams at LexisNexis Intellectual Property (IP) are driving innovation in how patent data is processed, enriched, and leveraged. These teams comprise Data Engineers, Data Scientists, and Data Analysts, supported by subject matter experts in patent data. Our teams work closely with Databricks to migrate legacy ETL systems to a modern Strategic Data Platform built on Python, PySpark, and Databricks. This platform uses a medallion architecture to ingest, transform, and enrich global patent data. It will serve not only our flagship product PatentSight+ but also many other strategic products within our IP portfolio.
This is an opportunity to join a high-impact initiative still in its formative stages, where you can influence and evolve architecture, tooling, and best practices from the ground up.
About the Role
As the Principal Data Engineer for one of the Data Platform teams you will act as a technical lead in bringing new content and enrichments to the strategic Data Platform at LexisNexis IP. You will be instrumental in executing our data strategy for the Data Platform. Your role will be pivotal in developing and implementing advanced solutions for data integration, quality control, and continuous delivery, driving our data operations to new heights.
This is a senior technical individual contributor and does not have line management responsibilities. You will technically lead a high-performing agile team, guiding them through complex delivery projects, identifying technical needs, and devising innovative solutions. Your expertise will be crucial in embedding best practices and state-of-the-art data engineering tools, ensuring that our workflows are both efficient and scalable.
You will work closely with a range of technical leaders, data scientists, and data analysts across the Data Platform and the wider technology department. With colleagues based in the UK and EU, you will also engage with a diverse range of stakeholders across the UK, Germany, Netherlands, and the USA.
What does success look like? In the first 3 months you will lead and deliver content expansion ETL's in our key pipeline's, setting architectural best practices and standards as you go. You will build networks with other teams in Content, especially on the Data Platform.
Responsibilities
+ Architect and lead the development of our patent data ingestion pipeline using Databricks, Python, and PySpark.
+ Mentor and guide a team of data engineers, fostering a collaborative environment that encourages growth and innovation. You will enable and lead technical discussions within the team and with stakeholders.
+ Ensure the pipeline is efficient, scalable, and robust, capable of handling terabytes of data with low latency. Eliminate inefficiencies and teach the techniques to the team.
+ Work closely with the wider cross-functional engineering department, including data scientists, analysts, and product managers, to ensure the pipeline meets business needs.
+ Contribute to the overall data engineering strategy and drive the adoption of best practices in coding, architecture, and deployment.
+ Identify and resolve technical challenges, ensuring the smooth operation of the data ingestion pipeline.
+ Translate strategic business objectives into technical architecture and delivery plans.
+ Contribute to platform-wide standards, tooling, and architecture decisions.
Requirements
+ Expertise in Python and PySpark is essential for you to lead and develop the skills of the team.
+ Expertise in Databricks would be highly desirable and advantageous.
+ Demonstrated ability to design and implement scalable data architectures for both batch and streaming data processing.
+ Proficiency in using cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud for data infrastructure management would be beneficial.
+ Prior experience with Patent data, or other complex data sources, is extremely beneficial.
+ Knowledge of data governance practices, including data quality management, metadata management, and data lineage is also beneficial.
+ Exposure to CI/CD for data pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or Airflow.
+ Proven experience in technically leading and mentoring data engineering teams.
+ Proven experience in technically leading and mentoring data engineering teams. Familiarity with Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, and experience working in an Agile team environment.
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
+ Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive
Working for you
We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
+ Medical Aid
+ Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
+ Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy
+ Study Leave
About the Business
LexisNexis Legal & Professional® provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis® and Nexis® services.
We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact 1- .
Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here .
Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy .
We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.
Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.
Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.

Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, 30 Baker Street

To provide support to the Dispute Resolution team and facilitate the continuance of day to day activities by investigating, retrieving and collating information and reporting on disputes/cases.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: First Degree
Field of Study: Legal

Experience Required
Dispute Resolution
5-7 years
Proven experience in case planning, development and management, legal research, drafting and analysing legal documents, with at least 3 years within the legal and/or financial sectors., or a law firm in a dispute resolution role.

Please note: All our recruitment processes comply with the applicable local laws and regulations. We will never ask for money or any from of payment as part of our recruitment process. If you experience this, please contact our Fraud line on +27 800222050 or

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Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, 30 Baker Street

To provide support to the Dispute Resolution team and facilitate the continuance of day to day activities by investigating, retrieving and collating information and reporting on disputes/cases.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: First Degree
Field of Study: Legal Experience Required
Dispute Resolution
5-7 years
Proven experience in case planning, development and management, legal research, drafting and analysing legal documents, with at least 3 years within the legal and/or financial sectors., or a law firm in a dispute resolution role.

Please note: All our recruitment processes comply with the applicable local laws and regulations. We will never ask for money or any from of payment as part of our recruitment process. If you experience this, please contact our Fraud line on +27 800222050 or

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Structural Engineer

RPO Recruitment’s client, a reputable and long-standing multi-disciplinary consulting firm in Johannesburg, is currently in search of an exceptionally hardworking and dedicated Structural Engineer to join their team as soon as possible.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic company that has a proven track record of delivering high-quality projects and exceeding client expectations.

Requirements:

1. BSc/BEng degree in Civil Engineering
2. Minimum 3 years’ post-qualification experience in structural design and assessments, draughting and detailing (producing own structural drawings – concrete and structural steel)
3. Good report writing skills
4. Candidate registration with ECSA

Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience. Apply for this role today, contact Meghan du Plessis and Riana Hattingh ( ) at RPO Recruitment or on LinkedIn.

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Job Reference: GTG001375-CG-3

This role offers you the experience and exposure to gain insight into starting your own consulting business. You will receive not only technical exposure but also significant business exposure. If you are an engineer with entrepreneurial aspirations, consider joining this consulting firm, which offers great bonuses and exposure to renewable energy projects.

Duties & Responsibilities

Qualification Requirements:
BEng Electrical Engineering
ECSA registration, or willingness to register.

Experience:
0-2 years experience within design and project management of HV electrical work, including substation, reticulation, and transmission line design.

You will gain design and project management experience, as well as exposure to renewable energy, construction, and property development.

Please apply online if this is the type of opportunity you are looking for. If you have not received feedback within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Package & Remuneration

R 25000 - R 5000 - Monthly

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