About this role
<p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Job Title: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Senior Manager - Data Architect (Modern Data & Cloud)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Rank/Level: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Senior Manager</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Service Line / Function: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Technology Consulting - Data & AI</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Location: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">South Africa</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Reporting Line: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Technology Consulting Partner / Associate Partner - Data & AI (to be confirmed)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Team Size: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Matrix leadership of data architects, data engineers, analytics specialists and global delivery teams; direct line responsibility to be confirmed</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Brief Description:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">EY Technology Consulting South Africa is growing its Data & AI capability to help Financial Services clients modernise data platforms, strengthen governance, improve regulatory reporting and build foundations for analytics and AI at scale.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">This Senior Manager role is a senior data architecture leadership position responsible for defining enterprise and domain-level data architectures across modern cloud data platforms. The successful candidate will advise CDOs and executive stakeholders, lead complex data modernisation programmes and build EY data architecture capability while contributing to commercial growth.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Key Responsibilities:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Define enterprise and domain data architectures across modern cloud data platforms.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Design and govern scalable data platforms supporting analytics, AI, real-time, risk and regulatory workloads.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Advise CDOs, CIOs and executive stakeholders on data strategy, data operating models, governance and modernisation roadmaps.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Lead complex data modernisation, cloud migration and data platform delivery programmes for Financial Services clients.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Act as senior data design authority across multiple workstreams and delivery teams.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Support major Financial Services pursuits by shaping data-led value propositions, solution architecture, estimates and delivery approaches.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Build, lead and mentor data architects, data engineers and analytics specialists across EY and global delivery teams.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Key Deliverables (6-12 months):</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Enterprise or domain data architecture vision, roadmap and target-state blueprint for priority client engagements.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Cloud data platform architecture covering ingestion, storage, processing, analytics, AI enablement, metadata, lineage and security.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Data governance, data quality, metadata and lineage design aligned to client operating model and regulatory requirements.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Architecture foundations for AI / ML, regulatory reporting, risk analytics and digital data use cases.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Data architecture input into major pursuits, including value proposition, solution scope, estimates and delivery model.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Development of reusable data architecture patterns, delivery accelerators and coaching interventions for local capability building.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Technical Skills:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Enterprise data architecture, data modelling, data platform architecture and data management across complex enterprise environments.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Modern cloud data platform experience, including Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Synapse and Snowflake where applicable.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Lakehouse, data warehouse, data lake, streaming, batch, ELT / ETL, API and integration architecture patterns.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Data governance, metadata management, lineage, master data, reference data, data quality and data controls.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Architecture foundations for analytics, AI / ML, real-time data products, risk data and regulatory reporting.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Knowledge of Financial Services data, privacy, security, resilience and regulatory expectations.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Leadership Skills:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">C-suite advisory capability, particularly with CDO, CIO, CRO, CFO and senior business data stakeholders.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Ability to translate data strategy into executable architecture, delivery plans and operating model implications.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Strong facilitation of data design authority forums, architecture governance and cross-functional decision-making.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Commercial awareness with the ability to shape data-led propositions, pursuits and client business cases.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Large-team leadership across data architects, engineers, analysts, vendors and distributed delivery teams.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Coaching and capability-building mindset, with the ability to establish high standards for data architecture delivery.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Minimum Requirements:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">12+ years of experience in data architecture, analytics, data platform delivery or enterprise data environments.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Strong experience designing modern cloud data architectures at enterprise or domain level.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Financial Services experience across banking, insurance, wealth, risk, regulatory reporting or related data environments.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Ability to operate at enterprise architecture and C-suite advisory level.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Proven leadership of large data delivery teams and multiple workstreams.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Demonstrated accountability for architectural quality and delivery outcomes.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 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style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Data management certification or strong practical experience aligned to DAMA, CDMP or equivalent frameworks.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Experience with regulatory reporting, risk data aggregation, data lineage, data quality remediation or AI-ready data 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analytics leaders, risk and finance stakeholders, enterprise architecture, data governance, information security, regulators where relevant, vendors and platform partners.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Internal: EY Data & AI Partners and Directors, Technology Consulting leadership, engagement teams, commercial and pursuit teams, global delivery teams, risk and quality teams, Talent and local practice leadership.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Key Challenges:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Balancing enterprise data ambition with legacy data quality, fragmented ownership, regulatory demand and platform migration complexity.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Designing modern cloud data platforms that can support analytics, AI, real-time and regulatory workloads without creating unnecessary complexity.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Aligning business, risk, technology and governance stakeholders around common data architecture decisions.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Building delivery momentum while ensuring data controls, lineage, quality and security are embedded from the outset.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Strategic Importance:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Critical to EY Technology Consulting South Africa growth in Data & AI and Financial Services transformation.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Enables EY clients to unlock analytics, AI and regulatory value through trusted, governed and scalable data platforms.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Strengthens EY credibility as a senior data strategy and data architecture advisor.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Builds reusable capability, delivery assets and senior talent depth within the local Data & AI practice.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Budget / Salary Range: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">To be confirmed by EY Talent, Reward and the relevant Technology Consulting Partner.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">ACI / Transformation: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">To be aligned with EY South Africa employment equity and transformation commitments; specific ACI priorities to be confirmed with Talent and business leadership.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Urgency / Start Date: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">High priority; preferred start date as soon as approvals and candidate availability allow.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Reason for Vacancy: </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Growth and capability build in response to increased Financial Services demand for modern data architecture, cloud data platforms and AI-ready data foundations.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"> </span></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p>