Actuary Technical Marketing - Sandton Verfied

Salary Negotiable Sandton, Gauteng Sandton, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 03-08-2020 11:33:05 AM
28-09-2020 11:33:05 AM
Actuary: Technical Marketing
Sandton, Johannesburg

• Work with product development to develop solutions for clients and tools for intermediaries in an environment that competes head-to-head with other product providers.
• Develop research material that can be used as a thought leader in the market.
• Compile material that can be rolled out through PR campaigns and to technical intermediaries.
• Design the marketing campaigns for both clients and brokers and a framework to measure the effectiveness of different marketing campaigns.
• Develop actuarial level papers.
• Compile communications and technical presentations for intermediaries.
• Present to various intermediaries on technical product information.
• Meet with various intermediaries and business representatives to form key partnerships and drive new business.
• Liaise with investment specialists, consultants, brokers and financial advisers in handling technical product queries and performing calculations.
• Work with the new business team and the Chief Digital Officer to propose and help build digital solutions for clients and brokers and bring actuarial insights into these solutions.
• Internal training to invest staff on invest products, technical details and calculations.
• Work within the product development and the Digital team to establish a position of brand leadership.

The candidate must be able to liaise at different levels and build relationships. This liaison will include interactions with:
­ Sales consultants, agents and IFA intermediaries
­ Back-office operations
­ Legal and compliance
­ Training teams
­ Marketing services
­ Product development
­ Distribution heads
­ Management and executives

Qualification, Experience, Knowledge and Skills

• Matric
• Completed qualification with a strong analytical focus in Actuarial Science / Mathematical / Statistics / Engineering, Business Science or related qualification
• Completed actuarial qualification with Fellow designation (FASSA)
• Track record of innovation, delivery and performance
• 5 – 10 years working experience in an Actuarial position with at least 2 years within a Technical Marketing or consulting environment (Preferable)
• VBA, SQL and/or Python coding experience (Preferable