SATIC - Data Product Manager

About PwC SATIC

South African Technology & Innovation Centre (SATIC) is the latest part of PwC, a global brand delivering services for the biggest clients in the world. PwC leads the way in human led, technology enabled professional services, working with clients to transform their business and make it fit for the future.

You will become part of a dynamic and diverse team that blends human ingenuity, deep expertise, and cutting-edge technology. At SATIC, our inclusive workforce brings together forward-thinking perspectives and advanced tools to go beyond conventional solutions. Together, we are redefining service delivery by integrating the right mix of skills, capabilities, and technologies anchored in quality and innovation.

Responsibilities

As a Data Product Owner within PwC SATIC's Financial Innovation team, you will help drive operational effectiveness and data-driven decision-making by owning the end-to-end delivery of reporting and analytics products across the Finance function. You will lead and coordinate project delivery, prioritize and refine stakeholder requirements, and oversee the design and rollout of scalable dashboards and insight products that streamline Finance processes, reduce duplication, and simplify the user experience across areas such as FP&A, Record-to-Report, and management reporting. Working closely with the Finance Innovation Lead, Finance Transformation Lead, and Finance Reporting Lead, as well as Technology (Tech Cat) and wider Finance teams, you will guide data analysis and reporting initiatives to identify opportunities, translate business questions into clear KPIs and narratives, and ensure outputs are governed, reliable, and easy to adopt. You will promote best practices in reporting, analytics, and data governance, track adoption and impact of delivered solutions, and support the embedding of new tools and capabilities to align execution with PwC SATIC's Financial Innovation team's digital agenda and the firm's broader growth priorities.

Requirements

Qualifications / Certifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance / National Diploma in Accounting / Higher Certificate in Accounting
• A relevant professional finance qualification such as CIMA, ACCA, or ACA is advantageous
• Formal project management qualification or certification (e.g., PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum certification) is advantageous.

Desirable Certifications:

• Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300)
• Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals (PL-900) or Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate (PL-200)
• Databricks Lakehouse Fundamentals (foundational badge) or Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900) or Azure Data Engineer Associate (DP-203)

Experience Required:

• 4-6+ years' experience leading the delivery of Finance reporting and analytics products end-to-end, including the design, build, and rollout of scalable Power BI dashboards and insight solutions across Finance processes such as FP&A, Record-to-Report, and management reporting, driving measurable improvements in efficiency, insight quality, and stakeholder adoption.
• Project management and delivery: scope initiatives with Finance stakeholders, build work breakdowns and estimates, manage backlogs and sprints, set milestones, track progress, maintain RAID (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies) logs, coordinate across Finance, Technology (Tech Cat), and cross-functional teams, and deliver predictable outcomes aligned to the Financial Innovation team's digital agenda.
• Stakeholder engagement: facilitate requirements sessions with Finance teams, define KPIs and success criteria, align on timelines and trade-offs, coordinate UAT, provide concise status updates and executive-ready summaries, and build trusted relationships across Finance, Technology, and business teams to ensure reporting products meet evolving needs.
• Product ownership and backlog management: own the vision and roadmap for assigned Finance data and reporting products, define and prioritize requirements as clear user stories with acceptance criteria, continuously evaluate product effectiveness, and balance competing stakeholder priorities to maximize business value.
• Analytics and BI delivery: design and build Power BI reports and dashboards with sound data models and optimized DAX measures, including time intelligence, iterator functions, and complex calculated measures for Finance reporting; ensure performant dashboards, consistent visual standards, and clear metric definitions; champion advanced Excel for analysis, prototyping, and financial modelling.
• SQL and data preparation: conduct data extraction, joins, and aggregations to support Finance reporting; review query quality and performance; work with SQL-based environments including Databricks to ensure reliable, governed data sources underpin all reporting products.
• Data analysis and insight: interrogate, cleanse, validate, and interpret large and complex Finance datasets to derive meaningful insight; conduct detailed analysis to support decision-making, identify trends, validate data quality, and underpin reporting accuracy; translate business questions into clear KPIs, narratives, and actionable recommendations.
• Data quality and controls: implement validation checks and reconciliations across Finance reporting products, document assumptions, business rules, and metric definitions, manage change control for datasets and measures, and ensure audit-ready records that meet firmwide governance standards.
• Piloting and embedding new tools and technologies: support the identification, piloting, and implementation of emerging technology solutions including automation, advanced analytics, AI-enabled reporting tools, and Power Platform capabilities (Power Automate, Power Apps) to improve Finance processes and insight.
• Documentation and knowledge management: maintain comprehensive documentation of Finance data products, innovation initiatives, use cases, solution designs, data dictionaries, user guides, and change logs to support adoption, continuous improvement, and knowledge transfer across Finance teams.
• Training, adoption, and change enablement: champion the adoption of new reporting products and data tools across Finance, deliver training sessions, create user documentation, gather and incorporate user feedback, track adoption metrics, and quantify the impact and efficiency gains of delivered solutions.
• Governance and standards: ensure all reporting and data products comply with firmwide governance, security, data management, and access control standards; enforce approved connectors, sensitivity labelling, and least-privilege access principles; raise and resolve compliance concerns early.
• Process improvement and automation: identify high-impact opportunities for workflow and reporting automation across Finance activities, including refresh scheduling, distribution, and alerting; prioritize improvements, support standardisation and digital enablement, and track adoption and efficiency gains.
• Communication and escalation: provide transparent status reporting to the Finance Innovation Lead and senior stakeholders, escalate risks and dependencies early, document decisions and trade-offs, and maintain stakeholder confidence through consistent, predictable delivery aligned to PwC SATIC's Financial Innovation team's priorities and the firm's broader growth agenda.

Industry Experience:

• Experience in Professional Services or Financial Services is advantageous; ability to contextualize insights within Finance decision-making and business performance is preferred.
• Exposure to corporate Finance functions (FP&A, Record-to-Report, management reporting, operations) and working with financial data is particularly beneficial; experience partnering with Finance stakeholders to deliver reporting and analytics solutions is preferred.