Master Data & Data Quality Manager

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:Master Data Management (MDM)Execute the Enterprise Master Data strategy to ensure a single source of truth across all KCB Group technology and platforms.Ensure the creation, maintenance, matching, merging, syndication, and retirement of master data across systems, ensuring data consistency, integrity and effective management of hierarchies and relationships.Collaborate with the Metadata Manager to ensure master data entities map accurately to enterprise data catalogs and business glossaries.Ensure compliance with regulatory, business, and data governance requirements for master data.Data Quality ManagementLead the institutionalization of Data Quality frameworks, defining metrics, KPIs, and thresholds (accuracy, completeness, consistency).Deploy automated continuous profiling and monitoring tools to proactively catch and flag data defects.Liaise with the Data Governance Team to assign data stewards and establish data quality issue escalation paths.Conduct root-cause analysis on data anomalies and execute remediation strategies with technical and business owners.Leadership & Cross-Functional CollaborationLead, mentor, and grow a team of Data Quality Analysts and MDM specialists.Collaborate with IT, Data Engineering, and Analytics teams to implement robust, automated data cleansing and standardization processes.Embed a data quality mindset across bank business units.MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATIONSThe preferred candidate will meet the following minimum criteria:Hold a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Data Science, Statistics or similar related field from a recognized university.Professional qualifications in data management or relevant quality management is an added advantage.At least five years' relevant working experience in data management in a similar sized organisation, including specific experience in the below areas:Master data management, preferably in financial services sector.Working with data quality frameworks and tools...