Product Development Pricing Specialist Based in

**Who are we?**

At SanlamAllianz, we are proud of being the largest Pan-African, non-banking financial services organization on the continent. Our dynamic operations span across 27 African countries (excluding South Africa), and our business is focused on life insurance, general insurance, retail credit, health, bancassurance, and asset management. Our core values - Innovation, Care, Integrity and Collaboration - guide our vision of distinguishing ourselves as the most admired financial services group in Africa. We nurture a high-performance, energising and engaging culture. Why? Because we, as employees of SanlamAllianz, understand the importance of feeling cared for, empowered, challenged to produce our best work and live with confidence.

**What will you do?**Responsibilities of the role include**:

- Pricing - Determining appropriate pricing basis and performing the pricing calculations in Prophet.
- Documentation - Writing pricing reports clearly documenting the pricing process, assumptions and results.
- Drive pricing approvals - Engaging a wide range of stakeholders, including the Head of Actuarial function, to ensure an efficient approval process.
- Model handover - Supporting the Actuarial valuations and Prophet model development teams with the model implementation of new products.
- Process - Improving the pricing processes of the SanlamAllianz Product Support team.
- This role will involve working closely with Product Development Managers as well as actively engaging senior management from businesses, valuation teams, SPA Modelling team and SPA Head of Actuarial Function to ensure the requirements of various stakeholders are considered and appropriately addressed.**What will make you successful in this role?**- Work effectively with the product managers to develop effective pricing solutions;
- Deliver and develop accurate product pricing solutions;
- Ability to deliver within prescribed timelines;
- Solve problems that are encountered during the pricing process;
- Engage various internal teams to gather information;
- A willingness to learn;
- Prioritise deliverables and manage expectations of various stakeholders to ensure Sanlam Pan Africa’s strategic product objectives are met.
- Qualification and Experience- Qualified or nearly qualified actuary (maximum 2 exams outstanding)
- Knowledge and Skills- Product development and/or pricing experience preferable
- Prophet experience is essential
- Plans, prioritises and aligns to meet organisational goals
- Problem solving skills
- Technical pricing skills
- Personal Attributes- Strong analytical and conceptual thinking
- Ability to manage complexity and find simple solutions to complex problems
- Ability to work independently, take initiative and meet deadlines
- Good verbal and written communication skills to manage relationships with business stakeholders
- Core Competencies- Problem solving
- Drive Results
- Collaborates
- Flexibility and adaptability

**Turnaround time**Build a successful career with us**
- We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters - Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.**Our commitment to transformation**

The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are the key components to ensure a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.