Specialist: Group Data Privacy

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At Capitec, we offer our best by living up to our CEO values in every situation – we always put the Client first, act with Energy and take Ownership. And to support people in being their best, our Employee Value Proposition offers every value to all team members through cohesive teams, growth opportunities as well as employee benefits and savings. We make it a priority to ensure that each member of the Capitec team feels welcome, valued, focused, and has the opportunity to grow.

About the role

Engaging with senior stakeholders to implement the data privacy strategic plan and ensure enterprise-wide data privacy implementation is crucial. This role aims to promote data privacy and shape and influence the digital transformation in the organization by providing specialist advice and support to help mitigate privacy risks, enhance client and employee trust, encourage compliance, and ensure the ethical processing of personal information.

This role is pivotal in ensuring the organization’s data privacy and governance frameworks are robust, compliant, and effectively integrated into business operations. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of technical expertise, strategic insight, and practical experience to drive the company’s data governance initiatives forward.

Our ideal candidate has

• A relevant Degree (Information Technology, Information systems, Law or Accounting Management)
• At least 5 – 7 years’ proven technical experience in one or more of Data Governance portfolios including privacy or data security.
• Working Knowledge and understanding of the Protection of Personal information Act (POPIA)
• Developing and maintaining data policies and standards; OR developing and maintaining Data Governance Ownership Frameworks, data privacy or data security frameworks)

Knowledge

• The data product life cycle
• Data, information or privacy Governance and Management practices including metadata, data quality, data ownership, data architecture, data modelling, incident management, data loss protection and security, privacy breach management
• Business and technology issues related to management of enterprise information assets and approaches related to data protection
• Understanding of data related legislation in the banking industry: RDARR, POPI or GDPR, FICA, AML, PCI DSS
• Experience and efficiency with data governance toolsets and technologies

If you are interested in being part of this dynamic team, on a mission to build the best bank in the world through unlocking the potential of its people, please apply. We would love to hear from you!

Capitec is committed to diversity and, where feasible, all appointments will support the achievement of our employment equity goals

Conditions of Employment

• Clear criminal and credit record
• A valid driver's license and own vehicle is required

Capitec is committed to diversity, applications to this position will strictly be considered in support of our employment equity goals.

Capitec Bank is an authorised financial services provider (FSP 46669) and registered credit provider (NCRCP13). Capitec Bank Limited Reg. No: 1980/003695/06