Senior Data Scientist
Sanlam
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Cape Town • 🇿🇦 South Africa
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Senior
Tech Stack
SQLTableau
About the role
- Develop, maintain, and automate continuous monitoring solutions to support ERM activities and key risk indicators.
- Assist the ERM team with deep-dive reviews and reporting on risk management inefficiencies, emerging risks, and control effectiveness.
- Design, build, and maintain interactive dashboards and reports using Power BI or similar visualisation tools to enhance risk transparency and management reporting.
- Partner with stakeholders (e.g., underwriting experts, risk management, Forensics, Finance, and IT) to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable, data-driven solutions.
- Support the preparation of reports and analytical insights for submission to the Risk Committee and other governance forums.
- Use SQL, ACL, and other analytical tools to extract, transform, and analyse data from multiple systems and platforms.
- Identify data quality issues, recommend corrective actions, and support the organisation’s broader data governance and integrity initiatives.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of data analytics processes, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and repeatability in reporting and analysis.
Requirements
- A relevant qualification (Diploma, Bachelor’s or Honours degree) in Science, Commerce, Engineering, Technology, Information Systems, Informatics, or a related field.
- More than 5 years of hands-on experience in data analytics, business intelligence, or related technical fields.
- Demonstrated experience using data analytics tools such as ACL (or similar) for data interrogation and assurance.
- Proficiency in SQL for querying, cleansing, and integrating large datasets (advantageous).
- Proven experience in designing, developing, and maintaining intuitive dashboards that support management and governance reporting.
- Strong background in visual analytics using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent platforms (advantageous).
- Experience building and automating data monitoring processes and exception-based reports.
- Proven ability to translate complex business requirements into practical, high-quality technical solutions.
- Prior experience within a Risk, Audit, or Financial Services environment will be an advantage.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
data analyticsbusiness intelligenceSQLdata interrogationdata cleansingdata integrationdashboard designdata monitoringvisual analyticsdata governance
Soft skills
stakeholder engagementanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationattention to detailadaptabilitycritical thinkingreportingprocess improvement