About the Role
Moniepoint is a leading financial technology company digitising Africa’s real economy by building a comprehensive financial ecosystem for businesses. We are looking for an analytical and driven Metadata & Data Lineage Specialist to establish and scale our data governance frameworks. In this role, you will transform our enterprise data catalogue into a trusted, highly utilised asset, ensuring cross-functional teams can effortlessly discover, understand, and trace data flows across our complex systems.
Key Responsibilities- Maintain and enhance enterprise metadata, developing comprehensive business glossaries and data ownership frameworks within DataHub.
- Design, validate, and maintain end-to-end data lineage for critical data products, ETL pipelines, and regulatory submissions.
- Configure and optimise DataHub platform integrations, establishing automated metadata ingestion workflows via APIs.
- Establish metadata quality rules, KPIs, and data classification standards aligned with privacy and regulatory mandates.
- Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, and InfoSec teams by supplying accurate lineage data for impact assessments.
- Drive the adoption of AI-assisted metadata management, semantic models, and knowledge graphs to automate data discovery.
- Act as a subject matter expert, facilitating workshops to boost data literacy and platform adoption across the organisation.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
- 3 to 6+ years of professional experience in Metadata Management, Data Governance, or Data Engineering within regulated environments.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise data catalog platforms such as DataHub, Solidatus, or Informatica.
- Solid understanding of SQL, relational databases, ETL/ELT pipelines, and modern data architectures like Data Mesh or Medallion.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted metadata tools, semantic modelling, and professional certifications like DAMA CDMP are highly advantageous.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills to influence data culture and drive platform adoption.
- Competitive salary with comprehensive health insurance and pension plans.
- A people-first culture prioritising wellbeing, continuous learning, and internal technical knowledge-sharing.
- Performance-based annual bonuses and exciting career growth opportunities in a fast-paced fintech environment.