Team Lead Data Modelling

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Job Description


Kick-start your career in the online gaming world and experience the very latest in technology and innovation.The Portfolio:We facilitate the ingress and egress of data from internal teams and 3rd parties. We model the organizations data and build/maintain our data warehouses to ensure data quality and integrity. We also ensure this data is made available to all organizational teams in a uniform manner using real time data processing and cloud technology.Purpose of the Role:Reporting to the Product Delivery Manager, the successful candidate will, as a member of the Enterprise Platform Data Modelling team, be required to effectively lead and execute the team responsible for developing and maintaining our data warehouses and ensure data quality and integrity is maintained. Responsibilities include the implementation of appropriate data models, querying the data to solve business problems, build business reporting and maintain data governance standards.This is a key role for the business that requires an entrepreneurial individual who can direct as well as do the work, and who will gain much satisfaction from solving a wide variety of challenging problems while playing a pivotal role within a small and focused team.Duties include, but not limited to:Operating DutiesIntegration of new sources of data into company databases so that it can also be analysed and included in relevant reporting and processes.Effective data modelling and cleanup to ensure data is ready for use by analysts with a focus on data quality and integrity.Assist in building and maintaining our data warehouses, data marts and cube marts.Conceptualizing, defining, and delivering new reports and dashboard, as well as improving existing ones.Analysis of data from various sources in order to ensure that the business acts proactively on the information at its disposal.Continually searching for new and useful ways to obtain, integrate and analyse data that is relevant to the companys business model.Education of report end-users so as to ensure a maximum spread of expertise around the company.Assist in gathering requirements and project specifications.Attend project kick-off meetings with clients and ensuring all projects are project managed, tracked, and delivered upon to customer expectations and within required timelines.Maintain/improve current industry knowledge of business intelligence and data concepts, practices, and procedures.Researching and understanding fluent usage across a broad spectrum of technologies.Constant research of new ways to make our lives easier and be more effective in business.Management of a team including recruitment, onboarding, career growth paths, performance appraisals, allocation of duties and other related management functions.Address team needs efficiently and effectively and expedite communication strategies to ensure impediments are resolved quickly.Work closely with Product Owners, Engineering, Tech Lead, and other external teams to ensure all aspects of development requirements are covered.Allocation of developers in accordance with the backlog prioritization.Familiarize the team with the customer needs, specifications, design targets, the development process, design standards, techniques, and tools to support task performance.Grow team competency on a business and technical level, individually and as a collective.Roll out new processes and tools that will improve work processes within team.Support team building and team development by utilizing the abilities and skills of individuals and fostering a feedback culture.Maintain healthy group dynamics and creating a positive, delivery focused team culture.Support to Product Delivery ManagerAssisting the Product Delivery Manager to ensure the knowledge sharing and flow of information is actively happening throughout the team.Understand the vision with the Product Delivery Manager and continually drive the vision within the team by creating goals and ensuring that they are met.Remove impediments where possible and to raise the ones you cant to the Product Delivery Manager and ensure they are dealt with.Report on all aspects of team dynamics; growth, project progress, recruitment needs, and other team needs.Ensure that relationships with other teams are smooth and that in all aspects processes and expectations are well defined.Support to Engineering and Technical LeadsEnsuring that the Architectural vision is implemented when building or maintaining systems and including such items within the product scope.Assist in driving system and development methodologies as recommended by the Engineering and Tech Lead & Architecture Team.Ensure that deployed solutions operate according to architectural specifications and standards.Facilitate time allocation for developer up-skilling via Engineering and Tech Lead, Architecture or consulted teams.Support to Product OwnerAssist in the adoption and nurturing of Scrum methodology in the team, creating an iterative and Agile culture.Ensure that the team are working accordingly to the backlog priority.Assisting to ensure all projects are tracked and delivered upon customer expectations and within required timelines.Assist the product owner in ensuring all individuals are properly briefed on project requirements.Keep the product owner informed of task accomplishment, issues, and status.This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities. The job holder may be required to complete any other reasonable duties in order to achieve business objectives.Essential Criteria:Minimum of 3 years experience in a data related field (data engineering, data analytics, BI, etc.)Minimum of 3 years experience in a technology environmentDemonstrates consistent behaviour aligned to the Combiined F and Organizational CultureDesirable Criteria:At least 5 years professional experience as part of a Technology team.Computer Science related degree, diploma or similar qualification.Previous leadership experience.Person Specifications:Time ManagementManagement, Motivation and LeadershipStakeholder ManagementInitiativeDecision MakingOrganisation and PlanningCommunicationResilience*Please note we will apply relevance to our Talent Management and Talent Development Programme as part of our recruitment process.*Shortlisted candidates may need to complete an assessment.This position requires trust and honesty it has access to customers financial details - therefore a credit and criminal record check will be conducted. The qualifications identified herein are an inherent job requirement; therefore, a qualification verification check will be done. By applying for this role, and supplying the necessary details, you hereby grant us permission to apply for these checks. This will be done in a confidential manner, and solely for the purposes of verification.Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please deem your application as unsuccessful.The perfect place to work, play and grow!

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  • Job Id
    JD1349705
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  • Education
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