Business Development Pricing Actuary

3 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa Talent ID Full time

Are you a dynamic and motivated individual looking for an exciting opportunity to make an impact in the Life/ Health insurance industry? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where your analytical skills and business acumen can shine? This is a self-starting, client relationship role which demands the building of new business with the management of successful relationships, not only with clients but within the organization.

**Duties**:

- Manage and build client portfolio
- Drive an understanding of the financial and risk management needs of client portfolio and strategize solutions/products to meet those needs
- Lead the negotiation of contractual work
- Enhance and propose the Life/Health marketing strategy
- Ensure quality and competitiveness of quotations and tenders
- Build and leverage C-Suite relationships both internally and externally
- Proactive involvement in industry events
- Represent the company in industry forums - be known as an industry expert
- Create and deliver presentations and articles
- Support the workflow of the Business Development and Pricing Team to ensure quality, execution, and timeliness of work

**Experience & Qualifications**
We are looking for an individual who has proven experience building profitable business in a collaborative and inclusive manner. An individual who is a qualified actuary (FASSA) with reinsurance experience.

**Key competencies**
- The ability to build strong relationships with a wide range of people, both internally and externally
- Strong communication skills including verbal and written skills including the ability to summarize complex information clearly and concisely.
- The ability to work in a methodical manner with good analytical skills
- Able to work under pressure in meeting internal and external deadlines
- Strong problem-solving skills, particularly when in new situations or dealing with clients
- Consistent pursuit of excellence in execution and delivery
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Prior work experience in pricing, product development or reinsurance
- Innovative and willingness to continually improve on processes and systems being used
- Must display client focus, creativity, intuition, integrity, decisiveness, collaboration, accountability and be prepared to represent the company with professionalism.
- Ability to prioritize, while remaining flexible to deal with changing work demands



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