Technical Marketing Specialist at Discovery Limited

Job Purpose
The Technical Marketing Specialist is responsible for analysing market trends and providing technical support and advice in order to develop new products and to use analytical expertise to create technical marketing materials which support product distribution and build the retail banking products.

Areas of responsibility may include but are not limited to

• Prepares and presents technical analyses on product utilisation, product performance, industry and market trends, and competitors’ products and performance
• Derives new insights and makes recommendations on product positioning, intermediary sales tools, white papers and product development
• Develop a multi-channel sales strategy and support the roll-out of key initiatives
• Provides technical support to the research and development team in the development of new products
• Researches potential consumer demands for the products and services and develops marketing strategies
• Develops pricing strategies and marketing materials and finds ways to market products to ensure awareness and profitability
• Collaborates with Marketing and Distribution teams to ensure the latest available assets, content and information is available for clients and the distribution force
• Produces high quality PowerPoint presentations including data gathering, interpretation of information and finally creating an overall polished look and feel

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Strong written, oral and presentation skills with the ability to discuss technical concepts to a variety of audiences
• Solid interpersonal skills
• Analytical, diagnostic and problem solving skills
• Ability to work under pressure across different organizational boundaries
• Ability to handle change and navigate ambiguity
• High level of attention to detail
• Strong work ethic with a focus on value added delivery
• Excellent strategic planning ability
• Understanding market trends and customer needs

Education and Experience

• 2-4 years' management consulting experience with project experience within a Financial Industry
• Degree in Analytics/ Science/ Statistics/ Mathematics/ Engineering
• Management consulting experience at a Tier 1 firm would be advantageous
• Existing experience with programming and running analysis using SQL would be advantageous