Head of Life Product Strategy and Development

4 days ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Specd Full time
Job Overview

Specd is seeking an experienced Head of Life Product Strategy and Development to join our team in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Job Description
  • We are looking for a seasoned professional with a strong background in actuarial science and product development to lead our life product strategy and development efforts.
Key Responsibilities
  1. Product Design and Development:
  • Support and participate in the execution of the company's life product strategy in an agile manner.
  • Understand business needs and related gaps to inform the design of product solutions.
  • Conduct market research to understand the competitive landscape and commercial and economic environment.
  • Collaborate with various stakeholders, including sales and distribution, to design innovative products that consider the end-to-end customer journey and policy lifecycle.
  • Partner with support teams, such as customer experience, claims, legal and compliance, and IT, to ensure seamless product design and implementation.
  • Present product features and actuarial results to project teams, management, and other stakeholders, including marketing and distribution.
  • Develop pricing practices and models to set appropriate rates, understand profitability, and analyze sensitivities.
  • Perform feasibility analyses and pricing projects for products, including deriving assumptions, constructing pricing models, performing in-depth risk and pricing analysis, producing product approval presentations, and supporting product filing and implementation.
  • Analyze product profitability and recommend product design changes where necessary.
  • Continually review, identify, and promote best practices and opportunities for improvement to the products.
Data Analysis and Reporting:
  • Oversee the development of actuarial or statistical models to aid decision-making and short- and long-term financial projections.
  • Analyze data to identify trends and key insights.
  • Develop and report on key performance and experience monitoring metrics.
  • Identify key trends and engage with business stakeholders to understand their impact and propose possible courses of action.
  • Produce regular and ad-hoc reports and presentations as required.
  • Compile reports and presentations for the executive committee, board, and actuarial committee.
Regulatory Compliance:
  • Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and internal governance and control policies and procedures.
  • Prepare or review product specifications and actuarial reports.
Actuarial Business Support:
  • Support the group life business as a member of the divisional exco team.
  • Oversee the application of ORSA methodology and SAM processes and procedures.
  • Timely respond to actuarial queries from regulators (FSB/SARB/SARS).
  • Plan and budget actuarial matters and maintain a timetable of submission (financial projections).
  • Inform management of actuarial-specific regulatory issues (solvency and capital requirements) for the Group.
  • Ensure a summary of returns and any actuarial issues are maintained to report to management (EXCO/BOARD/AUDIT etc).
  • Prepare and present actuarial matters to the Board and act as an advisor to the Board and its sub-committees.
  • Monitor experience (reserving and pricing).
  • Prepare actuarial-specific areas in all the Group regulatory returns.
Staff Management and Monthly Reporting:
  • Manage, supervise, and train staff.
  • Manage relationships within the company and stakeholders, e.g., statutory actuary.
  • Lead and motivate a team to achieve targets.
  • Monthly reporting of key performance indications for the actuarial reporting function.
  • Monthly report to FM on the status of accounts and returns for EXCO submission.
  • Effective reporting and assessment of problem areas.
Regulatory Compliance:
  • Ensure all work is performed in terms of required standards and regulation.
  • Translate the company's position into standards by assessing gaps in methodology, assumptions, and overall products and aligns to the standards and norms of the company.
  • Ensure adherence to company policies and procedures.
  • Timely submission of various periodical reports, highlights of the previous month's reports.
Requirements
  • NQF Level 7: Bachelor's degree – Actuarial Science.
  • Qualified Actuary.
  • Member of Actuarial Society /Institute of Actuaries.
Experience
  • Minimum 8 years' experience in an insurance regulatory environment.
  • Minimum 5 years' experience within an actuarial environment, with specific experience related to life insurance pricing and product.
  • Proven experience in pricing and product management and strategy development.
  • Strong knowledge of actuarial principles, methodologies, and relevant software tools (such as Excel, SAS, R, or Python).
Estimated Salary

R1,200,000 - R1,500,000 per annum, depending on qualifications, applicable experience, and previous earnings.

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