Head of Analytics Solutions

3 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Marsh Full time

Marsh is a global leader in **insurance broking** and innovative risk management solutions. We help clients quantify and manage risk and help them unlock new growth opportunities.

Having an established presence in more than 130 countries worldwide, national and international collaboration and connectedness are at our business's core. We are **relation builders** at heart, both with our colleagues and our clients. **Diversity **and** inclusion** is an integral part of our culture. All this makes for fertile ground for your personal and professional development, benefitting from an environment that stimulates **internal mobility**.

**Head of Analytics Solutions**

**What can you expect?**

**In this role** You will be responsible for tracking key clients through connection with Client Executives, developing analytics consulting business for key clients and positioning Marsh as a preferred risk partner of choice. This will also involve developing new analytical advisory products and propositions for key industries to increase revenue growth.

As this is a key leadership position, You will also be leading a team of Actuaries and Analysts.

**What is in it for you?**
- An international well-established company with a strong brand and strong results to match
- Opportunity to make the difference and to work on both local and regional projects
- Attractive benefits coverage
- Employment contact and hybrid work model
- Outstanding learning and mentoring programs and internal mobility opportunities

**We will count on you to**:

- Lead analytics projects to deliver client specific analytics solutions in support of risk finance and insurance structuring decisions
- Provide technical oversight to risk quantification, modelling and general insurance pricing work in property, liability as well as non-standard classes of risk
- Adapt and/or develop analytical techniques to address specific problems or concerns faced by clients in conjunction with Marsh’s risk consulting practice
- Identify and undertake business development opportunities with other practice leaders in Marsh Advisory
- Manage analytics consulting budget and revenue in line with current and pipeline projects

**What you need to have**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Data Science or related field
- At least 8 years in related fields, with analytics, project and people management experience
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel (including Visual Basic)
- Fluency in English
- Superior analytical, statistical modeling and mathematic skills
- Ability to develop strong client oriented solutions
- Capacity to work in an entrepreneurial manner within a team environment
- Superior detail orientation, excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Associate or Fellows of the Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA/FASSA qualifications)
- Knowledge of program coding language such as R, Python, SAS etc.
- Knowledge or experience in the following specialist topics
- South African Solvency Assessment and Management (SAM) framework including Solvency Capital Requirements and ORSA
- Captive-related or captive-management expertise
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Natural Hazards or climate-related analytics
- Quantification and data analysis of mining, energy, power industries or financial institutions



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