First Quantum Minerals is a forward-thinking organization dedicated to leveraging data for informed decision-making and innovation. We are currently seeking an experienced Data Designer with a minimum of 8 years' experience to join our dynamic team.
The Data Designer will play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining data models, optimizing data performance, and driving data governance, primarily in an internal-facing capacity.
Key Responsibilities:
Data Operations:
- Deploy Data Products
- Identify and develop data products such as tabular models or enriched datasets
- Develop and maintain data models to support business reporting and analytics needs.
- Establish and manage relationships between tables for accurate data analysis
- Monitor Data Products
- Optimize tabular models for query performance and data responsiveness.
- Implement test processes for data product functionality and accuracy.
- Manage the deployment of data products and provide ongoing support.
- Training
- Develop training materials and provide user support.
- Feedback from users
- Continuously gather user feedback and iterate on data products.
Data Product Management:
- Detailed definitions & requirements
- Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to understand data requirements.
- Work closely with stakeholders to understand reporting and analytics needs
- Modelling
- Design and implement gold layers to create a unified and standardized representation of data.
- Define measures, calculated columns, and tables for meaningful metrics.
- Storytelling and Visualisation
- Support the development of dashboards, reporting tools, and visualizations
- Prioritize user experience through user-friendly designs.
Data Engineering:
- Data Governance
- Document data models, data dictionaries, and metadata for user understanding.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate data models into business applications.
- Adhere to data governance policies, data quality standards, and best practices.
- Data Quality
- Analyse data sources to ensure data quality and address data modelling issues.
- Ensure data accuracy and consistency through validation and checks.
- Contribute to a data catalog to make data assets easily accessible and searchable.
Qualifications Required:
- Degree related to mining
Experience & Skills Required:
- Strong mathematical background with at least 5 to 8 years' experience.
- A minimum of 8 years of experience in data modelling, ETL, and data governance.
- Proficiency in data modelling tools and languages (e.g., SQL, Power BI, AAS, SSAS, or similar).
- Proven experience in cloud computing, with a strong preference for Azure. (Synapse)
- Competence with python analytical packages.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
- Knowledge of data quality best practices and data management principles.
- Familiarity with data visualization and reporting tools.
- Experience in user-centered design and data product development is a plus.
- Experience creating and working with relational databases.
- Proven experience developing/optimising standard processes for deploying and changing data models.
Behavioural Traits Required:
- Performance and results orientated
- Team player
- Effective communication abilities
- Ability to manage change
- Ability to work under pressure
- Demonstrate leadership skills
- Knowledge and interest in computer systems and the latest technologies
Other Requirements:
- Travel: Regionally, minimum twice a year
- Location: Cape Town
- Place of work: Hybrid (2-3 Office days per week)
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