Actuarial Consultant at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

• The successful candidate will focus primarily on SRM experience investigations and BI work.

What will make you successful in this role?

Responsibilities will include, amongst others, the following output or core tasks:

• Manage, own and enhance the Experience Investigation reporting process within SRM to deliver valuable insights for the businesses that we serve
• Collaborate to define, create and realise the ideal operating model for actuarial experience investigations in the context of a new business intelligence (BI) platform
• Liaise and engage with stakeholders from Sanlam Group BI to ensure the efficient running of the experience investigations operation model
• Ensure the Experience Investigation operating model delivers business value
• Maintenance of the Experience Investigation model
• Automation and optimisation of legacy processes
• Assist with ad-hoc actuarial analyses on special projects
• Collaborate in the wider SLS teams working on special projects
• Regular engagement with senior management on the performance of the business
• Deliver analytical-, business- or projection models as required from special projects
• Research data science/statistical techniques and their application in an actuarial context

Qualifications and Experience

• Good progress with the actuarial exams
• At least 2 years’ experience in the insurance industry

Knowledge and Skills

• Python, R, SQL experience or knowledge of advanced analytics
• Keen interest in advanced predictive modelling capabilities
• Comfortable building and implementing statistical forecasting models
• The combination of actuarial and data science experience will be an advantage
• Comfort working with and interrogating big data sets
• Strong operational process focus
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good attention to detail
• Good MS Office skills (Word, Excel)

Personal Atrributes

• Ability to work independently and in a team, take initiative and meet deadlines
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking
• Knowledge seeking/learning orientation
• Core Competencies
• Cultivates Innovation
• Client Focus
• Drive Results
• Collaborates
• Flexibility and adaptability

Closing date: Tuesday, 19 May 2026