Risk Specialist: Gauteng at Sanlam Group

Job Purpose

Responsible for the marketing support, growth and profitability of Sanlam’s risk offering within the SanlamConnect business.

Output/Core Tasks

• Proactively market Sanlam’s Risk offering to SanlamConnect support staff as well as supporting and non-supporting intermediaries on a predominantly one-to-many basis and targeted one-to-one interventions.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders in the SanlamConnect business and relevant product houses.

Support SanlamConnect with:

• Product training, application and competitive positioning of Sanlam’s risk offering.
• Identifying opportunities to increase penetration of relevant market segments.
• Use of business intelligence to drive growth initiatives aimed at increasing market share
• Strategies, tactics and business plans aimed at exceeding their risk targeted.
• Initiate and support agreed marketing plans with key stakeholders and the SanlamConnect business.
• Provide region specific feedback w.r.t. intermediary sentiment, competitor issues and risk trends as well as support the risk product house with the development of marketing support material and tools that will assist in marketing Sanlam’s risk offering.

Qualifications

• Role Requirements:ExperienceKnowledgeCompetenciesCore Competencies
• Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others
• Customer focus - Contributing through others
• Drives results - Contributing through others
• Collaborates - Contributing through others
• Being resilient - Contributing through others

Turnaround time

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.

Closing date: 20 December 2022

• CFP qualification
• Relevant tertiary qualification e.g. B Comm Financial Planning will be an advantage.
• 3-5 years relevant experience in a sales capacity within the Financial Services industry.
• Exposure to distribution channels (Financial Advisors / Independent Financial Advisors etc.).
• Specialised risk product knowledge.
• Knowledge and understanding of Sanlam’s and competitor risk solutions.
• Knowledge of the Life Insurance industry as it pertains to risk.
• Communicates effectively
• Presentation skills
• Sales and marketing orientation
• Decision quality
• Analytical thinking
• Cultivates innovation
• Plan and aligns
• Concern for accuracy
• Customer focus
• Collaborates
• Influencing and gaining commitment
• Drives engagement
• Drives results
• Being resilient
• Computer skills (MS Office)