Product Specialist Leader

2 weeks ago

Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa Momentum Corporate Full time

Introduction

  • Through our clientfacing brands Metropolitan and Momentum, with Multiply (wellness and rewards programme), and our other specialist brands, including Guardrisk and Eris Property Group, the group enables business and people from all walks of life to achieve their financial goals and life aspirations. We help people grow their savings, protect what matters to them and invest for the future. We help companies and organisations care for and reward their employees and members.

Role PurposeRequirements**:

  • Qualified or nearly qualified actuary;
  • At least five (5) years' relevant experience preferred;
  • Experience with RiskAgility Financial Modeller will be advantageous;
  • Good knowledge of discretionary participation business as well as structured and/or guaranteed investments;

Duties & Responsibilities

  • The incumbent will be responsible for the following:
  • Ongoing management of retail discretionary participation business, including but not limited to the oversight, evaluation and projection of assets and liabilities;
  • Identifying improvements to the discretionary participation book or the management thereof, including obtaining approval for the changes from the various governance forums;
  • Assisting in the development of corporate structured and/or guaranteed investments including conducting the necessary quantitative analysis, solution research, stakeholder engagement, compiling detailed product specifications and preparation of product approval documents for the various governance forums;
  • Reviewing and proposing changes to discretionary participation business management actions;
  • Recommendation of bonus rates (interim, final, claim, reversionary or terminal where applicable) for discretionary participation business;
  • Review and update of the bonus philosophy which may require creating new bonus smoothing formulae;
  • Building, updating or reviewing appropriate models in order to quantify financial impacts appropriately;
  • Reviewing and proposing changes to the segment Principles and Practices of Financial Management (PPFM);
  • Managing the implementation of statutory and contractual requirements for retail discretionary participation business;
  • Mitigating financial, legal, reputational and other pertinent retail discretionary participation business risks by ensuring administration systems are continuously rigorously tested for adherence to contractual obligations;
  • Mitigating operational risks by adding a layer of governance to manual processes inherent within retail discretionary participation business;
  • Reviewing legal documentation (for example, client contracts, counterparty agreements, etc.);
  • Actuarial, compliance and performance reporting for retail discretionary participation business;
  • Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with various internal and external stakeholders and assisting them in analysing, supplying and translating information on retail discretionary participation business;
  • Driving projects to completion within stipulated timelines;
  • Undertaking adhoc actuarial tasks including the resolution of technical queries; and
  • Managing a small team. This requires delegation, review and analysis of work, and ensuring appropriate development opportunities for staff.

Competencies

  • Ability to work accurately under pressure;
  • High attention to detail and quality orientation;
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills;
  • Good written and verbal communication skills;
  • Good time management skills;
  • Ability to work in a team as well as independently

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