Vacancies at Absa Bank Limited

Job Description

Accountability: SALES TO RETAIL CUSOTMERS TIME SPLIT 60%

• Deliver exceptional sales performance by identifying and meeting customer needs through selling & cross selling of all Absa Bank Retail products and services.
• Provide direct “hands on” sales support (quality lead generation and effective follow-up) to generate and convert quality leads into sales.
• Participate in specific product campaigns by ensuring that the products are explained to customers.
• Agree, meet and exceed targets for specific sales campaigns.
• Maintain own sales performance statistics for management information usage.
• Own and manage personal products & channel sales targets to contribute towards the direct sales objectives and targets.
• Refer to the appropriate area of delivery for specialist product help or advise (e.g. Schemes or Mortgage) when uncertain about the product delivery or application process. Respond directly to the customer.
• Complete account opening documentation together with customers and submit to Line Manager for review before submitting to operations for processing.
• When selling loans to Retail customers, complete the financial analysis and statement review on customer accounts. Where customers do not meet the minimum criteria, advise the customer verbally or in writing as the customer requires. Report such denials to the Line Manager on a daily basis.
• Call customers when their accounts have been opened and provide the customer with contact information for the branch at which their account is held.

Accountability: CUSTOMER SERVICE TIME SPLIT 15 %

• Own customer queries and complaints around account opening, loans and card applications and resolve in a timely manner. Escalate any unresolved queries, or queries not resolved in a short period of time to the Line Manager.
• Build relationships with internal service providers (Operations and the KYC Helpdesk) to ensure a quick turnaround time of escalated queries and complaints.
• Advise customers as soon as new loans are approved and encourage draw-downs on the new loans
• Open scheme loan accounts referred by the Scheme Loans Relationship Managers

Accountability: OPERATIONAL RIGOUR, COMPLIANCE AND CONTROLS TIME SPLIT 15 %

• “Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Absa Policies and Policy Standards. Understand and manage risks and risk events (incidents) relevant to the role.”
• Ensure accuracy of each new account application, loan document, Barclaycard application and all other customer documents. Lead Generators (LGs) are held personally accountable for accuracy and quality of these and supporting documents that they complete and submit.
• Achieve operational rigour excellence in all aspects of procedures and processes personally undertaken to ensure green audit.
• Follow the Retail end to end account opening ensuring new accounts are authorized and KYC compliant. Escalate any items that exceed the agreed service level time lines or where there are unresolved KYC requirements, to the Line Manager.
• Comply with general Absa operational risk & rigour requirements e.g. Health & Safety standards and security of premises, KYC and anti-money laundering regulations.

Accountability: CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TEAM/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT TIME SPLIT 10%

• Share knowledge and experience with other Lead Generators in the team.
• Provide cover for other Lead Generators in case of excessive workload or absence.
• Deputize for the Line Manager whenever required.
• Agree annual performance objectives with the Sales Manager, including specific sales targets.
• Pursue continued improvement in personal development by participating in development programs and training.

Education

• Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC): Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

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Job Description

Metadata Management

• Capture, maintain and govern metadata for critical data elements across the enterprise.
• Support the creation and maintenance of business glossaries, data dictionaries, and data lineage documentation.
• Ensure metadata is consistent, accurate and accessible to data users and stakeholders.

Data Quality

• Define, monitor, and enforce data quality rules and standards.
• Collaborate with data stewards and business users to resolve data quality issues.
• Implement processes and tools for continuous data quality measurement and improvement.

Data Governance Support

• Act as a key contributor to the data governance framework, policies and procedures.
• Facilitate workshops and engagements with business and technical teams to define ownership, accountability and stewardship for data.
• Support compliance with internal standards and external regulations (e.g., BCBS 239, POPIA, GDPR).

Business Analysis & Stakeholder Engagement

• Gather and translate business requirements into metadata and data quality specifications.
• Act as the bridge between business units, data management teams and IT to ensure alignment of data initiatives.
• Provide insights and recommendations to improve data management practices and data-driven decision-making.

Central Team & Business Support

• Serve as a liaison between the central data management team and business units to ensure consistent execution of metadata and data quality practices.
• Provide hands-on support and guidance to business teams in implementing metadata standards and resolving data quality issues.

Tool Adoption & Enablement

• Promote and drive adoption of enterprise data management tools (e.g. Ataccama) across business and technical teams.
• Deliver training, communication and enablement activities to increase awareness and effective use of data management platforms.

Tools & Technology

• Work with metadata management tools (e.g., Collibra, Informatica EDC, Ataccama) and data quality platforms.
• Leverage analytics and reporting tools to monitor data quality and metadata adoption.

Education and Experience Required

• Minimum 3 - 5 years’ experience in enterprise data management, governance or related fields.
• BSc in Information Technology, Risk Management, or equivalent diploma advantageous.
• Proven experience in implementing metadata capabilities (business glossaries, metadata repositories, data lineage solutions).
• Experience with data quality tools and frameworks.
• Exposure to data visualisation tools (e.g., Power BI, QlikView) advantageous.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements related to data (e.g., BCBS 239, GDPR).