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Senior Primary Data Intelligence Consultant

R600000 - R1200000 Y Genesis Analytics

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Senior Primary Data Intelligence Consultant

Location:
South Africa (Remote/Hybrid options available JHB or CTN)

Practice Area:
Primary Data Intelligence (PDI)

Firm:
Genesis Analytics

About Genesis Analytics

Genesis is an impact firm founded and headquartered in Africa, with a global footprint spanning over 115 countries. We focus on the "Young World"—the arc of countries with youthful populations across Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia—where the social and economic returns on investment are highest. Our mission is to help societies, governments, and businesses navigate three historic transitions:

  • Reconfiguring economies for urbanising youth
  • Rethinking human development for cognitive and social well-being
  • Driving a just climate transition

About the Primary Data Intelligence (PDI) Unit

PDI is Genesis' Centre of Excellence for data intelligence. We deliver high-frequency, high-quality primary data solutions that drive decision-making and unlock value across sectors. Our work spans the full data lifecycle—from study design and fieldwork to analytics and visualisation—powered by cutting-edge technologies and rigorous methodologies.

We specialise in public health, Early Childhood Development (ECD), disease control, and social protection, but our reach extends to economic inclusion, digital access, and more. Our team has led landmark studies such as the Thrive by Five Index and the South Africa ECD Census.

Role Overview

We're looking for a
Senior Data Intelligence Consultant
to lead complex, high-impact primary data projects across Africa and the Young World. You'll manage end-to-end research engagements, guide technical execution, and contribute to the growth of our internal data capabilities.

This is a role for someone who thrives on solving real-world problems through data, is excited by innovation, and brings both technical depth and consulting finesse.

Key Responsibilities

Project & Client Leadership

  • Lead project management: budgeting, timelines, deliverables, and resource allocation
  • Manage client relationships and fieldwork partner coordination
  • Present findings via reports, dashboards, visualisations, and presentations

Technical Execution

  • Design studies, sampling strategies, and fieldwork methodologies
  • Digitise and deploy mobile data collection instruments
  • Set up and maintain backend data pipelines
  • Train and supervise fieldwork teams
  • Oversee real-time data management and quality assurance
  • Conduct data cleaning, analysis, and geospatial mapping
  • Build dashboards and troubleshoot technical issues

Team & Practice Development

  • Mentor junior team members and lead project teams
  • Contribute to internal training and capacity building
  • Help develop standards, workflows, and best practices

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

  • Master's degree in Economics, Statistics, Public Health, Psychology, Monitoring & Evaluation, or related field
  • Minimum 6 years of experience in managing primary data collection projects
  • Proven writing and reporting skills, including proposal development
  • Experience in designing and facilitating training

Technical Skills

  • Proficiency in SurveyCTO or similar mobile data platforms
  • Experience with Airtable, Looker Studio, Power BI, and Softr
  • Strong command of Stata, R, or Python for statistical analysis
  • Familiarity with QGIS or ArcGIS for geospatial work

Professional Attributes

  • Integrity, rigour, and a passion for impact
  • Strong communication skills, especially with non-technical audiences
  • Highly organised and self-driven
  • Tech-savvy and adaptable
  • Collaborative and eager to learn

Why Join Us?

At Genesis, you'll be part of a team that's shaping the future of data intelligence in the Young World. You'll work on projects that matter, with tools that challenge you, and colleagues who inspire you.

How to Apply:

Please follow the online application process on the career portal of the Genesis website. We are unable to accept emailed CVs or applications.

PrimaryDataIntelligence #ImpactConsulting #InternationalDevelopment #DataScience #DataDriven #ICT4D #Stata #SurveyCTO #Airtable #ProjectManagement #SouthAfrica
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Senior Associate, Primary Data Intelligence (PDI)

Genesis

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permanent

ABOUT GENESIS:


In a world undergoing convulsive technological and political change, Genesis partners with key actors to deliver urgent, lasting impact in critical areas.


Genesis, an impact firm founded, incorporated and headquartered in Africa, has worked in 46 African countries and more than 100 countries globally. Uniquely, Genesis is focused on the Young World – the arc of countries with young populations stretching across Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and parts of Southeast Asia. By 2030 four in five children will be born in the Young World, making this region central to the future. With growing markets and young, productive populations, Young World countries have the most positive potential trajectory in the world. It is here that investments of all kinds will have the highest social and economic returns.


Our job at Genesis is to help societies, governments and businesses across the Young World succeed at three fundamental historic transitions:



  • Reconfiguring economies: creating income for large, rapidly urbanising youth cohorts within a global economy undergoing profound changes.

  • A human transition: a fundamental rethink of how societies, governments and markets can ensure the health and cognitive and social well-being of all those young people, including the most vulnerable.

  • A just climate transition: both to decarbonise and to manage the human and economic impacts of a global crisis they did not cause.


To do this work, we are building a new type of impact firm.



PRACTICE AREA DESCRIPTION


PDI is Genesis’ Centre of Excellence for Data Intelligence. We deliver end-to-end quantitative and qualitative data solutions for collecting, managing, analysing, and visualising data using cutting-edge tools and methodologies. Our vision is for Genesis to become known throughout the Young World for data intelligence that drives decision-making and unlocks significant value.


We are experts in data intelligence, offering comprehensive research project management services including: study design and sampling, data collection tool development, backend data management systems, fieldwork management, data quality and cleaning, and analytics. Innovation through technology is at the core of what we do, where we leverage a suite of powerful, integrated tech tools to implement projects. In addition, we seek to advance the collective capabilities in data intelligence across our company, offering technical support and capacity building opportunities to the wider firm.


ROLE DESCRIPTION


We are seeking a dedicated Senior Associate to join our innovative team. The Senior Associate will be responsible for leading primary data collection projects and supporting our broader mission of advancing data intelligence capabilities across Genesis. The ideal candidate will be highly experienced in managing large-scale primary data collection including client relationship management, study design, fieldwork methodology, data collection instrument design and digitisation, fieldwork management, data management and quality assurance, and analysis.


We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about impact research and data, rigorous, with strong project management skills, excited about leveraging innovative tech solutions, and aligned with PDI’s mission and vision.



Key Responsibilities:


Project and Client Leadership:



  • Oversee project management, including budgeting, resource allocation, timelines, and deliverables.

  • Manage relationships with clients, fieldwork partners, and other relevant stakeholders.

  • Disseminate research findings using various mediums such as reports, dashboards, data visualisations, and presentations.


Technical Execution:



  • Lead the technical design of studies, including sampling and fieldwork methodology.

  • Oversee data collection tool design and digitisation.

  • Manage the set-up and maintenance of backend data pipelines.

  • Design and facilitate training for fieldwork teams.

  • Ensure robust data management and quality assurance processes.

  • Conduct data cleaning and analysis.

  • Develop insightful dashboards and map geographical data.

  • Provide support by troubleshooting technical issues.


Team and Practice Development:



  • Provide management and leadership to project teams.

  • Contribute to the training and capacity building of the PDI team and the wider Genesis firm.

  • Work with leadership to streamline processes and develop guidelines and standards for best practice.


REQUIREMENTS


Genesis consultants carry a balanced combination of powerful intellect, strong technical skills, and a consulting character to match. Successful candidates for roles at Genesis are passionate, self-motivated, and energetic problem-solvers who value integrity and exhibit ethical behaviour. They are analytical thinkers and fast learners with an excellent academic record.


Required Qualifications & Experience:



  • A Master’s degree or higher in Economics, Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation, Public Health, Psychology, or a related field.

  • At least 6 years of experience in data-driven consulting work, specifically managing primary data collection.

  • Excellent writing skills with proven experience in leading the development of analytical reports and project proposals.

  • Experience in designing and facilitating training sessions.


Technical Skills:



  • High proficiency with mobile data collection tools (e.g., SurveyCTO), relational databases (e.g., Airtable), and dashboard tools (e.g., Google Looker Studio).

  • Expertise in scripted statistical analysis software (e.g., Stata/R) and geospatial tools (e.g., QGIS).

  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues effectively.


Professional Attributes:



  • A person of integrity and rigour.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information to non-technical audiences.

  • Highly organised with strong project management and coordination skills.

  • Self-driven and able to work independently.

  • A tech-savvy individual excited to work with a diverse range of tools.

  • A collaborative team player.

  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

  • An eagerness to learn and grow.



HOW TO APPLY




    • Please follow the online application process on the career portal of the Genesis website. We are unable to accept any e-mailed CVs or applications.

    • Your application will be considered primarily for this role. If you are interested in multiple roles, please submit a separate application for each position.1

    • Once you have applied via our career portal, you will receive a system-generated confirmation e-mail that your application was received.2

    • NOTE: Please be advised that uploaded documents/attachments cannot3 be bigger than 4MB in total, as the system will not accept your application if the uploaded documents exceed this limit.

    • Communication will be with short-listed candidates only. If you do not receive any feedback on your application within 3 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

    • Genesis Analytics reserves the right not to proceed with an appointment for any advertised role.

    • All appointments will be made in line with Genesis Analytics’ Employment Equity Plan and Transformation Policies.

    • At Genesis, we prioritise your privacy by collecting essential personal information for job applications, which is reviewed confidentially by authorised hiring personnel to assess your suitability and communicate with you about your application status.




#PrimaryDataIntelligence #ImpactConsulting #InternationalDevelopment #DataScience #DataDriven #ICT4D #Stata #SurveyCTO #Airtable #ProjectManagement

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Data Science

Roodepoort, Gauteng R1500000 - R2500000 Y CapCircle Management Consultants

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Not for First Time Job Seeker

Important:
This role requires all 12 listed skills.

Please ensure your CV clearly reflects each of these with traceable experience and references. Candidates missing any of the required skills will not be considered.

JOB ROLE - DATA SCIENCE/ AI/ML Engineers:-

Educational qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in data science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
  • Master's or PhD in Machine Learning, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics, or AI (strongly preferred).

SKILLS:

Machine learning engineering

Azure databricks

Business acumen

Python

SQL

Version control and collaboration tools (git, azure repo)

Strong communication with non-technical stakeholders

Cloud platform knowledge (azure)

Model deployment (CI/CD pipelines, model monitoring)

Understanding of rag pipelines and autonomous agents

Feature and ml data engineering (advanced big data wrangling)

Understanding of project management and agile methodologies

Relevant experience

  • 8–12 years of experience in data science, machine learning, or advanced analytics roles, with at least 3 years in a leadership or managerial capacity.
  • Proven delivery of AI/ML models in production environments—preferably in Fintech, Banking, or Telecoms.
  • Experience translating complex data science solutions into measurable business outcomes (e.g., credit scoring, fraud detection, churn prediction).
  • Exposure to cloud-based ML platforms (e.g., AWS SageMaker, Azure ML, GCP Vertex AI)."

Required certifications

Preferred: TensorFlow, AWS ML Speciality, Microsoft AI Fundamentals

Key responsibilities

  • Lead and scale a high-performing team of data scientists and ML engineers.
  • Define and execute the data science roadmap, aligned to business priorities and monetisation opportunities.
  • Oversee the end-to-end model lifecycle—from ideation, exploration, development, validation, to monitoring.
  • Partner with Product, Risk, and Engineering to integrate models into digital and operational channels.
  • Establish standards for model governance, explainability, and ethical AI practices.
  • Drive innovation by exploring emerging techniques in generative AI, reinforcement learning, and real-time scoring.

Work location

Hybrid

Contract Position

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Data Science Manager

R1200000 - R2400000 Y FNB South Africa

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Hello Data Science Manager. Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and the game changers. As part of our talent team at FNB Personal Core Banking, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now's the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.

The Personal and Private Core Banking Pricing team is a centre of excellence for FNB. They perform the formulation and execution of pricing strategies across the various business units including Personal Core Banking, Private Core Banking, Credit Card, Home Loans, FNB Channel Islands and Broader Africa. This crucial function engages many senior stakeholders including our CEOs, CFOs and Product Heads to collaboratively drive revenue and income statement growth. The team consists of passionate driven individuals who are invested in the team's success and work together to drive towards outcomes that exceeds expectations.

We're looking for a seasoned Data Science Manager to revolutionize our data utilization. You'll be responsible for building, optimizing, and implementing innovative quantitative analytical methodologies, procedures, products, and advanced mathematical models for our Business Pricing Model. You'll provide analytical support and interpret insights to address business opportunities and problems and implement business strategy with minimal guidance. You'll manage an analytics team, streamline processes, and ensure compliance with privacy requirements. Your role includes integrating analytics into operations, developing core capabilities, and driving performance. Join us to lead data-driven strategies and enhance our business outcomes.

Are You Someone Who Can

  • Manage Quantitative Analytics and Modelling team (5 + team members)
  • Ensure adoption and localization of appropriate model building policies, standards, frameworks, and governance process and integration of business modelling and analytics value chain.
  • Establish goals and strategies for area of accountability in collaboration with senior data analytics management.
  • Ensure ethical usage of information that complies to restrictions applied for privacy and sensitivity classification.
  • Understand and ensure implementation and adherence to Privacy business requirements, legislation and policy.
  • Ensure reporting of any Information Privacy Incidents and drive resolution of Privacy and Protection Audit.
  • Findings, Complaints, Incidents, Investigations and Privacy and Protection Assessments.
  • Provide and use data and analytic insights to improve customer experience through a better understanding of the customers context to identify monetization opportunities.
  • Manage analytics team in the creation of high-quality analyses for all functions of the business, across area of accountability.
  • Create tactical plans for achievement of outputs / deliverables in collaboration with business stakeholders to understand information requirements for strategy delivery and define metrics that track performance.
  • Drive team performance of analytics solutions; drive and enhance data systems and streamline business processes to impact overall business results while keeping costs in check.
  • Analyse available data to identify information commercialization opportunities that have not been explored to address business needs and revenue options.
  • Ensure analytics productionization in the approved FirstRand architecture by translating technical data information into practical business information that addresses identified needs.
  • Analyse information requirements, availability and quality of data to feed into Data and information management function and forums for resolution.
  • Oversee the appropriate manipulation and analysis of data for to meet needs of the business for the purpose of future work and to ensure high information-quality and reliability across the business.
  • Integrate analytics into operational processes to improve efficiency and client experience.
  • Ensure development of core analytical capabilities or model libraries using advanced statistical, quantitative or econometric techniques.
  • Manage overall project dependencies management and long-term prioritization of the business's overall analytical needs and opportunities.
  • Serve as SME for analytics applying own understanding of the operations of the business product or service.
  • Define the business questions for Business unit that need be answered; define appropriate analytics models in addition to identifying and readying relevant data sources for analysis.
  • Address business problems and opportunities through robust underlying analytics.
  • Translate business requirements into tangible solutions or models utilizing own understanding of business value and interrelated nature of projects, models and processes.
  • Ensure accurate development and application of analytical algorithms and methods to build, test and implement advanced mathematical models and analytical solutions that address business problem, opportunities and improve business outcomes i.e. reduced risk and costs, increased profitability, optimized efficiency and to facilitate strategic decision making.
  • Provide requirements to Business Information.
  • Management Function as Supplier or Owner of Data to ensure data is prepared for consumption as an organizational asset.
  • Create team tactical plans for achievement of outputs or deliverables in collaboration with Technology stakeholders to ensure the effective implementation of analytical solutions and models to support business requirements.
  • Ensure governance and compliance rules are followed in application and implementation of predictive models to enable the business to manage risk.
  • Maintain ownership and oversee the implementation of models.
  • Monitor output and accuracy of models.
  • Ensure the documentation and auditing of relevant models, projects and processes.
  • Provide input into business strategies through data analysis that proactively improve efficiency, identify risks, save costs and drive innovation.
  • Lead business through efforts that drive business performance and potential by using the existent and new data sources and techniques.
  • Enable business unit to understand its own health, finds growth levers, and identify opportunities for optimization.
  • Create new data-driven approaches for the purpose of generating business insights through data analytics, information visualization and addressing unanswered business issues in a proactive manner.
  • Ensure validation and interpretation of analytical results and creation of reports and presentations for data analytics management, departmental heads/management, and relevant stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with numerous departments across the business to assist in the proper use of data that ensure delivery of desired operational results.
  • Model and drive a data driven culture that values data as an asset with business value.
  • Lead relevant change and communications functions to drive functional maturity.
  • Manage people by executing management responsibilities and create an environment that encourages employee growth and performance excellence.
  • Prevent wastage and identify process improvements to contain and reduce costs.
  • Take all necessary actions to ensure compliance with relevant statutory, legislative, policy and governance requirements in area of accountability.
  • Ensure implementation of relevant policies, governance and practice standards across the business.
  • Maintain expert knowledge on relevant legislative amendments, industry best practices and business's internal compliance procedures and requirements.
  • Ensure compliance is adopted in terms of systems and procedures as laid out by business.
  • Implement and provide input into the development of governance and compliance procedures and processes within area of specialization and identify risks.
  • Build relationships that allow for the managing of expectations; the sharing of knowledge and diverse insights; and the creation of buy-in.
  • Engage in cross-functional relationships to obtain and to provide work support.

You Will Be an Ideal Candidate If You Have

  • Mathematical/Analytical/Actuarial Science B.Sc. degree or B. Com degree with:
  • 5 – 8 years' experience in an analytical and/or modelling position
  • 3 years in a management role leading a team (Non-Negotiable)
  • Data science and big data knowledge preferable
  • Pricing experience, added advantage
  • Good communication skills
  • Quantitative and analytical skills
  • Financial modelling skills
  • SAS, Python, SQL, Teradata, PowerBI programming preferable
  • Good interpretation skills

You will have access to

  • Opportunities to network and collaborate
  • A challenging working environment
  • Opportunities to innovate

We can be a match if you are / have

  • Analytical
  • Adaptable and curious
  • Thrive in a collaborative environment
  • Conceptual and Big Picture Thinking
  • Strategic Thinking

Apply now if you are interested in taking the next step. We look forward to engaging with you
All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group's Employment Equity plan. The bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfil 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.

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Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below. *
25/09/25

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group's 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.

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Data Science Lead

R1200000 - R2400000 Y X, bigly labs

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At
X, bigly labs
, we're Dis-Chem's high-performance innovation hub, where bold ideas meet data, design, and radical customer focus. Our mission is simple:
power the future of healthcare
by lowering costs, improving outcomes, and unlocking new possibilities. We're driven by one big question:
How do we use data + technology today to create healthier lives tomorrow?
Here, we don't just imagine the future,
we build it
. From cutting-edge digital solutions to smarter, patient-focused experiences, we're reimagining health tech to make breakthroughs possible.

Welcome to
X, bigly labs.
This is healthcare, reimagined.

From retail and pharmacy to clinics, insurance and beyond, we're applying machine learning and smart systems to reimagine healthcare pathways and create personalised experiences at scale. Here, your work doesn't sit in a notebook or on a whiteboard. It becomes real. It shapes decisions. It improves lives. And we do it all the Bigly way, questioning, challenging, and building audaciously, together.

The
Data Science Lead
will spearhead the development and deployment of advanced analytics and machine learning solutions across the organisation. This role is responsible for driving data-driven decision-making, leading a team of data scientists, and ensuring scalable, secure, and efficient implementation of models using cloud-native technologies.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR?
Minimum

  • Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field.
  • 8+ years of experience in data science, with at least 3 years in a leadership or senior technical role.
  • Proven experience in designing, developing, and deploying machine learning models in production environments.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with cloud-native tools and platforms (e.g., AWS SageMaker, Azure ML, Google Cloud AI Platform).
  • Strong proficiency in Python, R, SQL, and relevant ML libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
  • Experience with MLOps practices and tools (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow, Airflow).
  • Solid understanding of data engineering principles and cloud data architectures.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Advantageous

  • Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field.
  • Experience in developing and deploying pre built models (e.g. Large Language Models).
  • Experience in healthcare, retail, or insurance data ecosystems.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING?

  • Model Development & Deployment
  • Accelerate Analytics and AI Adoption
  • Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
  • Innovation & Research
  • Team Leadership and Capability Building

WHO YOU ARE?

  • Analytical mindset with attention to detail.
  • Comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving environments.
  • Willingness to pivot strategies based on feedback and results.
  • Passion for exploring new technologies and methodologies.
  • Encourages experimentation and creative thinking.
  • Commitment to responsible AI practices and data privacy and upholds transparency and fairness in model development and deployment.

Our values aren't just ideals, they're the through-lines in how we think, build, and make decisions that impact real lives. From bold experimentation in digital solutions to platforms built on integrity, we're shaping a culture designed for
progress that lasts
. It's a culture that
designs for the future
, asks better questions, and answers them with care, urgency, and systems that scale.

Think you've got the energy, the curiosity, and the guts? Stay close
b
igly things are ahead.

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Data Science Manager

Randburg, Gauteng R2000000 - R2500000 Y FirstRand

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Job Description

The Pricing Manager will lead strategic pricing for Transact interest and facility fees, driving revenue and profitability through data‑driven decision making. This role implements Analytics standards across assigned business units and converts data into monetisation opportunities by developing and deploying advanced mathematical models and commercial frameworks. The Pricing Manager uncovers hidden patterns and associations in customer and transaction data to shape pricing strategy, optimise channel design, and predict client behavior for improved product performance and customer outcomes.

  • Ensure adoption and localization of appropriate model building policies, standards, frameworks, and governance process and integration of business modelling and analytics value chain.
  • Establish goals and strategies for area of accountability in collaboration with senior data analytics management.
  • Ensure ethical usage of information that complies to restrictions applied for privacy and sensitivity classification.
  • Understand and ensure implementation and adherence to Privacy business requirements, legislation and policy.
  • Ensure reporting of any Information Privacy Incidents and drive resolution of Privacy and Protection Audit.
  • Findings, Complaints, Incidents, Investigations and Privacy and Protection Assessments.
  • Provide and use data and analytic insights to improve customer experience through a better understanding of the customers context to identify monetization opportunities.
  • Manage analytics team in the creation of high-quality analyses for all functions of the business, across area of accountability.
  • Create tactical plans for achievement of outputs / deliverables in collaboration with business stakeholders to understand information requirements for strategy delivery and define metrics that track performance.
  • Drive team performance of analytics solutions; drive and enhance data systems and streamline business processes to impact overall business results while keeping costs in check.
  • Analyse available data to identify information commercialization opportunities that have not been explored to address business needs and revenue options.
  • Ensure analytics productionization in the approved FirstRand architecture by translating technical data information into practical business information that addresses identified needs.
  • Analyse information requirements, availability and quality of data to feed into Data and information management function and forums for resolution.
  • Oversee the appropriate manipulation and analysis of data for to meet needs of the business for the purpose of future work and to ensure high information-quality and reliability across the business.
  • Integrate analytics into operational processes to improve efficiency and client experience.
  • Ensure development of core analytical capabilities or model libraries using advanced statistical, quantitative or econometric techniques.
  • Manage overall project dependencies management and long-term prioritization of the business's overall analytical needs and opportunities.
  • Serve as SME for analytics applying own understanding of the operations of the business product or service.
  • Define the business questions for Business unit that need be answered; define appropriate analytics models in addition to identifying and readying relevant data sources for analysis.
  • Address business problems and opportunities through robust underlying analytics.
  • Translate business requirements into tangible solutions or models utilizing own understanding of business value and interrelated nature of projects, models and processes.
  • Ensure accurate development and application of analytical algorithms and methods to build, test and implement advanced mathematical models and analytical solutions that address business problem, opportunities and improve business outcomes i.e. reduced risk and costs, increased profitability, optimized efficiency and to facilitate strategic decision making.
  • Provide requirements to Business Information.
  • Management Function as Supplier or Owner of Data to ensure data is prepared for consumption as an organizational asset.
  • Create team tactical plans for achievement of outputs or deliverables in collaboration with Technology stakeholders to ensure the effective implementation of analytical solutions and models to support business requirements.
  • Ensure governance and compliance rules are followed in application and implementation of predictive models to enable the business to manage risk.
  • Maintain ownership and oversee the implementation of models.
  • Monitor output and accuracy of models.
  • Ensure the documentation and auditing of relevant models, projects and processes.
  • Provide input into business strategies through data analysis that proactively improve efficiency, identify risks, save costs and drive innovation.
  • Lead business through efforts that drive business performance and potential by using the existent and new data sources and techniques.
  • Enable business unit to understand its own health, finds growth levers, and identify opportunities for optimization.
  • Create new data-driven approaches for the purpose of generating business insights through data analytics, information visualization and addressing unanswered business issues in a proactive manner.
  • Ensure validation and interpretation of analytical results and creation of reports and presentations for data analytics management, departmental heads/management, and relevant stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with numerous departments across the business to assist in the proper use of data that ensure delivery of desired operational results.
  • Model and drive a data driven culture that values data as an asset with business value.
  • Lead relevant change and communications functions to drive functional maturity.
  • Manage people by executing management responsibilities and create an environment that encourages employee growth and performance excellence.
  • Prevent wastage and identify process improvements to contain and reduce costs.
  • Take all necessary actions to ensure compliance with relevant statutory, legislative, policy and governance requirements in area of accountability.
  • Ensure implementation of relevant policies, governance and practice standards across the business.
  • Maintain expert knowledge on relevant legislative amendments, industry best practices and business's internal compliance procedures and requirements.
  • Ensure compliance is adopted in terms of systems and procedures as laid out by business.
  • Implement and provide input into the development of governance and compliance procedures and processes within area of specialization and identify risks.
  • Build relationships that allow for the managing of expectations; the sharing of knowledge and diverse insights; and the creation of buy-in.

Additional requirements

  • Relevant BSC Degree / Actuarial Science
  • Minimum of 5 years' experience in a Data Science role
  • Relevant Pricing Experience
  • Experience Managing a team

Additional requirementEngage in cross-functional relationships to obtain and to provide work support

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.

23/10/25

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group's 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.

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Manager: Data Science

R1800000 - R2500000 Y MoMo from MTN

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Fintech is entering a new phase where operational and commercial excellence has become critical for success. We at MTN believe this is a game changer in terms of our business strategy. We are looking at an incumbent to join us as we build a successful business together.

As part of your portfolio as a
Manager: Data Science
you will:

  • Lead the development and implementation of the
    AI and advanced analytics strategy
    , ensuring alignment with MTN Fintech's business objectives.
  • Translate business needs into
    AI/ML use cases
    that deliver measurable impact (growth, efficiency, risk mitigation).
  • Drive adoption of
    real-time and prescriptive analytics
    , embedding AI into decisioning and product workflows.
  • Develop comprehensive implementation plans for data science projects, balancing innovation speed with governance.
  • Build frameworks for
    AI readiness assessment
    , ensuring data quality, ethics, and infrastructure alignment.
  • Provide analytical insight to shape product, marketing, and risk strategies.
  • Foster partnerships with Group Technology and external AI/ML vendors to co-create scalable data solutions.
  • Drive delivery of
    end-to-end machine learning pipelines
    from data ingestion to model deployment and lifecycle management.
  • Execute
    AI-driven automation
    for fraud detection, customer segmentation, personalization, and pricing optimization.
  • Leverage large-scale wallet and transactional data to identify patterns, forecast trends, and optimize risk strategies.
  • Apply advanced analytics, including
    deep learning, NLP, computer vision, and graph analytics
    , to solve complex fintech challenges.
  • Enable
    MLOps practices
    for model monitoring, retraining, and continuous delivery.
  • Collaborate with data engineers to evolve next-generation data platforms (streaming, real-time data lakes).
  • Build and scale
    AI-enabled APIs and microservices
    that plug directly into operational and customer-facing platforms.
  • Drive
    data democratization
    by developing self-service analytical tools for business teams.
  • Explore opportunities for
    data monetization
    through insights-as-a-service and ecosystem partnerships.
  • Implement
    Responsible AI principles
    , ensuring fairness, explainability, and transparency across models.

The incumbent
must have
the following:

  • Minimum of 4-year tertiary degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science or related field
  • Master's Degree in a Data Science, AI/ML, Statistical or related field (preferred)
  • MBA or Masters (advantageous)
  • 5 or more years of relevant work experience as a Data Engineer/ Data Scientist
  • 4–6 years applied data science; 2+ years owning production AI/ML.
  • At least 3 years' experience within a non-traditional FinTech, Banking or Financial Services Sector
  • Experience in Data Science and Data Analysis with a specific focus on AI/ ML models within banking, finance and/or telecommunications industry
  • Proven delivery of automated decisioning (recommendation/propensity/fraud/forecasting) with quantified business impact.
  • Experience in Data Engineering within banking or financial services industry
  • Understanding of enterprise-scale systems and technologies used in data infrastructures
  • Experience of working in an Agile/DevOps environment
  • GitHub or GitLab experience for CI/CD
  • Consistent improvement CI/CD applications for collaborations and enhancement to drive develop once and deploy to many mindset through container repositories
  • Proficiency in working with Python and its relevant libraries SAS or R / Scala for data clean up and advanced data analytics
  • Working knowledge in Hadoop, Apache Spark and related Big Data technologies (MapReduce, PIG, HIVE)
  • Demonstrated experience utilizing software tools to query and report data and being software agnostic
  • Highly proficient in database management systems like Postgres, Oracle, Mongo, MSSQL
  • Experience in data analysis and management, business performance management and/or reporting within the financial sector or banking industry

Ready to make and drive the change with us? Apply now

Closing date: 15 October 2025. Late applications will not be accepted.

Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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