Current Vacancies at Old Mutual South Africa

Job Description

Build high performing, scalable enterprise grade platforms that enable business agility and rapid deployment within an ever-changing business environment.
This is achieved by embracing system and design thinking to implement platforms leveraging software automation principles and data driven insight.

• Identify, internally or externally, technologies and patterns to deliver version control to development teams and apply the Old Mutual Cloud Security Controls Standard.
• Assist the Platform Engineering Product Owner to refine the product backlog, and define new quarterly objectives, informed by the demand of development teams.
• Own the design of the platform deployment system and associated tools, processes, role assignments, dependencies, and documentation.
• Ensure software configuration management tooling adheres to the Old Mutual Cloud Security Controls Standard.
• Facilitate cadence calls with the development teams to understand demand in software configuration management and deployment, in order maintain the Platform Engineering product backlog.
• Own the execution/implementation of multiple Platform Engineering objectives, per quarter.
• Develop boilerplate infrastructure-as-code to provision build and deployment environments for software teams.
• Craft and maintain Platform Engineering documentation, templates and style guides and assist software development teams to adopt standards during delivery.
• Review technical artefacts (code, templates and documentation) generated by Associate Platform Engineers, Platform Engineers and software development teams.
• Respond (2nd line) to and resolve support tickets in the Platform Engineering support queue.
• Facilitate AWS technical enablement workshops to the software development and architecture teams.
• Craft public-facing artefacts (blog posts, whitepapers, or open-source projects) which can be used by the engineering community outside the organization.
• Represent Old Mutual at relevant industry events (e.g. Meetups, conferences, webinars etc.), as a speaker or panelist.

Minimum Qualifications

• Programming diploma/on the job training, with 5+ years of programming experience.
• Experience working with information architecture and design interfaces.
• Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle. Knowledge of DevOps advantageous.
• Familiarity with architecture styles, Microservice and Serverless architectures
• Knowledge of at least one high-level programming language: Java, C#, C++
• Ability to produce technical documentation.
• Technical skills required:
• Monitoring solutions at scale (any of: Elasticsearch, New Relic, AWS X-Ray, Amazon CloudWatch)
• Knowledge of LAN and WAN networking concepts (routing and switching), TCP/IP advantageous.
• Strong knowledge and practical implementation of: 
• AWS Services: AWS Lambda, AWS CodeBuild, AWS CodePipeline, AWS CodeCommit, AWS CloudFormation
• Kubernetes
• Terraform
• Jenkins
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Shell (e.g., Bash) scripts are advantageous.
• Experience maintaining any *nix-based platform (Linux, FreeBSD etc.)
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate
• AWS Certified Developer Associate
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional

Additional Qualifications(Preferred)

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional
• AWS Certified Security Specialty
• Cisco Certified Networking Associate

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Job Description

This role is responsible for providing exceptional customer service and financial education and to achieve lending, servicing, transactional banking and insurance sales targets through the marketing and selling of Old Mutual and its products.

The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through own efforts.

• Meets monthly sales targets in terms of lending, transactional banking and insurance.
• Servicing of existing Old Mutual policies such as facilitation of claims and attending to customer complaints and queries in order to meet the Net Promotor Score (NPS) requirements.
• Check loan application documentation for accuracy, authenticity and compliance to Policy and Procedures as well as completeness
• Accurately capture all client information on Summit as per loan application and supporting documentation
• Suspend or reject loan applications to be re-quoted as and when required
• Report suspicious or fraudulent loan application documents to the Branch Manager
• Explain the Loan Application Process to facilitate client understanding of the process
• Explain Terms and Conditions of Old Mutual Finance Products to clients
• Issue copy of Contract / Agreement to Client
• Print loan agreement for client’s signature
• Correct altered loan application information sent for rework and reprint for client’s signature
• Follow up on clients with 1st and 2nd missed instalments
• Meets collections and arrears targets in terms of lending products.
• Educates clients on responsible use of credit and effective money management
• Establishes a new business pipeline through internal and external marketing, lead generation and cross sell to customers to ensure the retention and acquisition of new clients.
• Adheres to internal regulatory and legislative governances to ensure quality business and mitigate risk.
• Facilitates intra branch referrals by building mutually beneficial relationships with other business units (i.e. Retail Mass Market, Personal Finance, Octogen etc.)
• Provides excellent face to face and telephonic service to customers.
• Project / promote the professional image of Old Mutual Finance by adhering to the dress code, housekeeping, professional behavior and code of conduct
• Builds sustainable relationships that enhances the brand.
• Delivers on daily production standards and adheres to service and quality standards.
• Processing of lending products and verification of the required information.

Minimum Requirements

• National Senior Certificate or; (Equivalent NQF level 4)
• Minimum of 1 years sales or service experience (preferably in the Retail, Banking & Financial Industries)

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Role overview

• This role is responsible for research, modelling, analysis and provision of relevant information for listed and unlisted asset classes, as well as for making recommendations on alternative investments. The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through own efforts.

Key Result Areas

• Old Mutual’s Investment Strategy Team has an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified investment professional to join the team. The Investment Strategy Team is responsible for the strategic management and oversight of assets invested on behalf of Old Mutual’s customers – with a specific focus on life-wrapped discretionary investment products in South Africa and also in our Africa regions.
• We are looking for a talented and hard-working individual with excellent analytical and quantitative skills, an in-depth understanding of investments, and the ability to interact effectively with people at all levels of the organization.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• designing, implementing and monitoring policyholder investment strategies, with a particular focus on quantitative modelling, investment and asset class analysis and strategic allocation
• Ensuring that investment strategies are structured to meet policyholder needs and expectations, including requirements for investment returns, risk management, diversification, liquidity and other relevant factors.
• Evaluation of new investment opportunities, including in traditional and alternative asset classes.
• Assisting with setting and monitoring investment mandates and performance, including setting benchmarks and performance targets and setting risk limits.
• Working with the Old Mutual Investments (OMI) on strategic investment initiatives in order to enhance investment outcomes for policyholders.
• Supporting asset manager due diligence, selection, and monitoring.
• Representing policyholder interests on various investment committees.
• Preparation of investment reports and proposals which are presented to various senior internal Investment and Governance Committees.
• Ongoing research into investment industry developments and portfolio structuring techniques.
• Providing investment guidance and mandate support to other African business units.
• The role will report to the Head of Investment Strategy Team (IST).
• The position requires an individual who also has knowledge and passion for sustainability issues as well as investment processes across different asset classes. The job is suited to a candidate who is driven to deliver cutting edge research, has excellent written and Excel skills, has strong communication and presenting skills and an ability to influence and “sell” ideas.
• Preference will be given to appropriately qualified, previously disadvantaged South African citizens, in accordance with OMLACSA’s commitment to Employment Equity.

Requirements:
Skills, Qualifications and Experience Required

• CA (SA), Qualified Actuary, MBA, or B Com plus CFA who has at least 5 years of relevant financial services and/or investment experience.
• Relevant experience includes asset consulting, legal (commercial), investment management, investment product development or other relevant field.
• Deep interest in investments and especially Alternate asset classes.
• Passion for producing great investment outcomes for clients, and for protecting them from unnecessary risks and conflicts of interests.
• Appreciation and understanding of the commercial environment in which Old Mutual operates, and the requirements of Old Mutual’s policyholders and shareholders.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to build constructive relationships with key stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Ability to confidently and assertively participate in committee and other group discussions to ensure that policyholder interests are clearly communicated and taken into account in investment decision making.
• Ability to produce high quality written reports with robust arguments for senior management and Investment Committee consumption.
• The ability to successfully manage and deliver multiple strategic investment initiatives.
• Excellent analytical and modelling skills.
• Self-starter with strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• The following competencies would also be advantageous:
• Strong negotiation and influence skills.
• Good understanding of the Old Mutual’s main investment product ranges (particularly the smoothed bonus & with-profit products), as well as the legislative and regulatory environment within which Old Mutual’s policyholder investments are managed.
• Strong ethos of continuous learning and research, to stay abreast of cutting edge developments in the investment management and asset ownership world.
• Knowledge of Responsible Investment and ESG as applicable to asset ownership.

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Job Description

This role is responsible for providing exceptional customer service and financial education and to achieve lending, servicing, transactional banking and insurance sales targets through the marketing and selling of Old Mutual and its products.

The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through own efforts.

• Meets monthly sales targets in terms of lending, transactional banking and insurance.
• Servicing of existing Old Mutual policies such as facilitation of claims and attending to customer complaints and queries in order to meet the Net Promotor Score (NPS) requirements.
• Check loan application documentation for accuracy, authenticity and compliance to Policy and Procedures as well as completeness
• Accurately capture all client information on Summit as per loan application and supporting documentation
• Suspend or reject loan applications to be re-quoted as and when required
• Report suspicious or fraudulent loan application documents to the Branch Manager
• Explain the Loan Application Process to facilitate client understanding of the process
• Explain Terms and Conditions of Old Mutual Finance Products to clients
• Issue copy of Contract / Agreement to Client
• Print loan agreement for client’s signature
• Correct altered loan application information sent for rework and reprint for client’s signature
• Follow up on clients with 1st and 2nd missed instalments
• Meets collections and arrears targets in terms of lending products.
• Educates clients on responsible use of credit and effective money management
• Establishes a new business pipeline through internal and external marketing, lead generation and cross sell to customers to ensure the retention and acquisition of new clients.
• Adheres to internal regulatory and legislative governances to ensure quality business and mitigate risk.
• Facilitates intra branch referrals by building mutually beneficial relationships with other business units (i.e. Retail Mass Market, Personal Finance, Octogen etc.)
• Provides excellent face to face and telephonic service to customers.
• Project / promote the professional image of Old Mutual Finance by adhering to the dress code, housekeeping, professional behavior and code of conduct
• Builds sustainable relationships that enhances the brand.
• Delivers on daily production standards and adheres to service and quality standards.
• Processing of lending products and verification of the required information.

Minimum Requirements

• National Senior Certificate or; (Equivalent NQF level 4)
• Minimum of 1 years sales or service experience (preferably in the Retail, Banking & Financial Industries)

go to method of application »

Job Description

This role is responsible for providing exceptional customer service and financial education and to achieve lending, servicing, transactional banking and insurance sales targets through the marketing and selling of Old Mutual and its products.

The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through own efforts.

• Meets monthly sales targets in terms of lending, transactional banking and insurance.
• Servicing of existing Old Mutual policies such as facilitation of claims and attending to customer complaints and queries in order to meet the Net Promotor Score (NPS) requirements.
• Check loan application documentation for accuracy, authenticity and compliance to Policy and Procedures as well as completeness
• Accurately capture all client information on Summit as per loan application and supporting documentation
• Suspend or reject loan applications to be re-quoted as and when required
• Report suspicious or fraudulent loan application documents to the Branch Manager
• Explain the Loan Application Process to facilitate client understanding of the process
• Explain Terms and Conditions of Old Mutual Finance Products to clients
• Issue copy of Contract / Agreement to Client
• Print loan agreement for client’s signature
• Correct altered loan application information sent for rework and reprint for client’s signature
• Follow up on clients with 1st and 2nd missed instalments
• Meets collections and arrears targets in terms of lending products.
• Educates clients on responsible use of credit and effective money management
• Establishes a new business pipeline through internal and external marketing, lead generation and cross sell to customers to ensure the retention and acquisition of new clients.
• Adheres to internal regulatory and legislative governances to ensure quality business and mitigate risk.
• Facilitates intra branch referrals by building mutually beneficial relationships with other business units (i.e. Retail Mass Market, Personal Finance, Octogen etc.)
• Provides excellent face to face and telephonic service to customers.
• Project / promote the professional image of Old Mutual Finance by adhering to the dress code, housekeeping, professional behavior and code of conduct
• Builds sustainable relationships that enhances the brand.
• Delivers on daily production standards and adheres to service and quality standards.
• Processing of lending products and verification of the required information.

Minimum Requirements

• National Senior Certificate or; (Equivalent NQF level 4)
• Minimum of 1 years sales or service experience (preferably in the Retail, Banking & Financial Industries)