Managing Executive: Sanlam Group Risk

2 weeks ago


Bellville, South Africa Sanlam Full time

Who are we?
Sanlam Corporate forms part of the Sanlam Group which offers retail and corporate life insurance, health and investment products in South Africa. Our vision is to be the preferred partner to Corporate and Public Sector by providing an awesome client experience and comprehensive solutions that enable the financial resilience and prosperity of those entities and their employees. We tap into over 100 years of expertise to provide cost-effective Employee Benefits and Healthcare Solutions that enable financial confidence for our members. We enable our clients to make better retirement and risk decisions today through determined and passionate thought leadership and best-in-class people, innovative products and proven processes all designed to help people live a better life tomorrow.
We believe in creating and cultivating a positive, energised working environment that gives every individual the opportunity to achieve success by embracing diversity and growing our talent. What will you do?

**The Managing Executive**: Sanlam Group Risk is a member of the SC Executive Leadership team, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer: Sanlam Corporate. The role has several senior direct reports and partners with various Sanlam business units to deliver leading risk products and solutions to our clients. The role requires a seasoned executive with experience in the Employee Benefits business. What will make you successful in this role?
- Accountability for the direction of the Group Risk business to achieve agreed strategic and financial outcomes.
- Develop and maintain a framework for decision making in the quotes area to optimise the process and promote consistency
- Ensure risk products are priced appropriately and carefully monitor benefit design to ensure optimal outcomes.
- Execution of competitive pricing strategies to drive long term profitability and business growth.
- Drives the use of world-class capability in mortality and morbidity expertise including research, product management, modelling, underwriting, claims management, pricing and reinsurance.
- Integrate risk and healthcare products to improve member outcomes and to enhance our proposition, aligned to the strategic focus on holistic solutions.
- Investigate and analyse competitor trends and utilise insights to product development and pricing strategies
- Design, implement and drive an annual rate review strategy that focuses on process optimization, increased automation and alignment with the new business pricing strategies
- Assess the suitability and viability of new products and services and provide the necessary support to ensure development takes place within agreed time frames.
- Ensure that products are developed and priced with the Group’s governance framework and that products continue to be maintained within this framework.
- Set and review the reinsurance strategy for the Group Risk portfolio, foster a culture of close collaboration with our reinsurance partners.
- Partner with SC Distribution to establish, monitor and review pricing and product development principles across the product spectrum for both new and existing business.
- Actively participate in the research and monitoring of the industry, target market and competitors to identify opportunities and threats as well as areas for improvement in operations.
- Partner with the Client Experience to enhance client and intermediary reporting to enhance Sanlam Corporate’s ability to differentiate itself from competitors.
- Establish and promote healthy vertical and horizontal business processes that insure efficient and effective client delivery within set expectations and agreed performance standards in the area of accountability.
- Contribute to sustaining a competitive edge through external networking and benchmarking and representation on related forums.
- Partner with Distribution & Servicing to define fair and innovative client service practices which build rewarding relationships, and allows team to provide exceptional client service.
- Engage with key internal and external stakeholders to identify changing client needs and align service offering with client needs.
- Participate and contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service
- Foster a positive work environment and culture to energise employees, give meaning to work, minimise work disruption and maximise employee productivity.
- Demonstrate exemplary leadership behaviour, through personal involvement, commitment and dedication in support of organizational values.
- Optimally utilise the budget for the business, including the authorisation of expenditures and implementation of financial regulations.
- Identify solutions to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency.
- Implement and manage financial risk methodologies, techniques and systems and use to monitor and report on financial activities.
- Implement risk management,


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