Discovery Corporate & Employee Benefits

Operations Data Analytics Team Leader

About Discovery Employee Benefits

Discovery Corporate & Employee Benefits is the first and only employee benefits provider to be shaping employee behaviour, creating healthier and wealthier workforces. It is an exciting business to be in as we reimagine the way retirement savings and life insurance is brought to companies and employees.

About Discovery Corporate & Employee Benefits

Discovery Corporate and Employee Benefits is the first and only employee benefits provider to shape employee behaviour, creating healthier and wealthier workforces. It is an exciting business to be in as we reimagine the way retirement savings and life insurance are brought to companies and employees.

Key Purpose of the role

The purpose of this role is to provide high level of assurance over the quality, integrity, and reliability of enterprise data, while translating data into actionable insights that support strategic and operational decision making. The role is accountable for overseeing data governance activities, including data and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) audits and remediation initiatives, with a particular focus on Group Risk products and the critical data assets underpinning key business functions. The position partners closely with senior stakeholders across Operations, Product Development, Business Analysis, and Technology, and provides leadership and direction to the data remediation function to ensure sustainable data quality and control outcomes.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Gather data from multiple sources such as databases, spreadsheets, APIs, and surveys

• Clean, validate, and transform raw data to ensure accuracy and consistency
• Maintain structured datasets and manage data documentation
• Analyze large datasets to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies
• Apply statistical methods to interpret results and test hypotheses
• Translate complex data findings into meaningful business insights
• Create dashboards, charts, and reports using tools like Power BI, Tableau, or Excel
• Develop regular and ad‑hoc reports for stakeholders
• Present insights clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences
• Collaborate with business teams to understand data needs and objectives
• Provide data‑driven recommendations to support strategic decisions
• Monitor KPIs and performance metrics
• Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and compliance with governance standards
• Identify and resolve data quality issues
• Support data audits and documentation efforts
• Lead, coach, and mentor a team of data analysts and/or data remediation specialists.
• Set clear priorities, allocate work, and ensure timely delivery of high‑quality analytical outputs.
• Perform quality reviews of team outputs to ensure consistency, accuracy, and adherence to standards.
• Support capability development within the team, promoting best practice in analytics and data management.

Personal Attributes and Skills     

The successful candidate must demonstrate the following competencies:

• Communication Skills: able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.
• Reporting Skills: ability to consolidate information and compile reports reflecting the necessary relevant information
•  Ability to communicate logically and objectively is essential components of this role.
• Attention to detail
• Very organised
• Conflict Management
• Expresses opinions, information and key points of an argument clearly.
• Probes for further information or greater understanding of a problem.
• Relates well to people at all levels.

Education and Experience

 EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.                    

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   
                             
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.