Fresh Jobs at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

Core Tasks:

• Represent Sanlam’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Unit at required internal and external stakeholder engagements.
• Review and draft legal documents (among others: particulars of claims, legal notices etc).
• Provide various business with on time, up to date understandable, practical and relevant legal advice.
• Analyse disputes; consider, negotiate, implement and manage appropriate solutions.
• Facilitate the involvement of external lawyers.
• Mentor and train other legal advisors
• Consider practical and cost-effective dispute resolution alternatives.
• Research, prepare and draft opinions when required.
• Manage litigation matters.

What will make you successful in this role?

Role Requirements:

Qualifications:

• LLB or higher law degree
• Admitted attorney or advocate

Experience:

•  At least 7 years’ litigation experience (court appearances and alternative dispute resolution ADR)

Knowledge and Skills: 

• Good knowledge of legislation impacting Sanlam, including the FSRA, Insurance Act and Prudential Standards, Retirement funds legislation, FAIS Act and Code of Conduct.
• Good knowledge and understanding of contract negotiating and drafting.
• Sound knowledge of legal research and writing of legal opinions.
• Analysis of and determining business impact of regulatory developments.
• Good knowledge of litigation and ADR processes.
• Drafting of pleadings and notices
• Computer skills (MS Office)
• Knowledge of the Financial Services industry
• Understanding of commercial contracts
• Experience in managing litigation matters

Closing date: 19 September 2025 

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What will you do?

• The experience investigations team is responsible for delivering business insights through retrospectively looking at claims and persistency experience.
• The team is also one of the few within the broader Sanlam Group to be a custodian of a Business Intelligence (BI) asset. The vision for the team is to fully digitalise our processes, and also to further enable consumption of new age statistical/actuarial techniques to add business value.

Output/Core Tasks:

• Manage, own and enhance the Experience Investigation reporting process within SRS/Glacier Actuarial 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

What will make you successful in this role?

Qualifications:

• Qualified or nearly qualified actuary (FASSA)
• 3-4 years in the life insurance industry

Experience and skills:

• Experience / knowledge of Sanlam’s life insurance products will be an advantage
• Leadership and managerial qualities
• 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
• Ability to work independently, take initiative and meet deadlines
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking
• Good MS Office skills (Word, Excel)
• Knowledge seeking/learning orientation

Closing date: 20 September 2025

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What will you do?

• The SME Credit Analyst is responsible for assessing and managing the credit risk of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) clients. The role involves analyzing financial information, evaluating business risks, assigning credit ratings and making informed credit recommendations to support sound lending decisions and portfolio growth.

Responsibilities Include

• Responsible for researching, analysing and provision of relevant information and recommendations regarding investment attractiveness.
• Analyses an SME's position within its industry, sales and profit estimates, projected rates of return on capital, total equity, asset utilisation and leverage.
• Projects short- and long-term cash flows and ability to service and repay debt.
• Assists with annual reviews, covenant monitoring, report backs and explain performance variances.
• Makes recommendations for the initial loan facility, renewals and/or amendments.
• Responsible for post investment monitoring and liaison with support staff including fund accountants, legal, operations etc.

Qualification and Experience

• BCom, CFA, CA with 2 to 3 years related experience.

Knowledge and Skills

• Company research and analysis/ fixed interest/ alternative investments
• Rank companies within industry
• Recommendations and presentation of results
• Financial Modelling

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What will you do?

• As a branch manager, you will be responsible for growing the customer base and revenue of Sanlam Retail Mass through developing and overseeing the execution of the retail branch strategy.
• Guiding, integrating, and standardising the activities, goals and objectives of various Sales Consultants in the branch, in line with the strategy. 
• Leading a service delivery culture and eco-system within and outside of the branch to enable an optimal client experience. 
• Assuming responsibility for the successful day to day maintenance and management of the Retail branch. Responsible for Retail branch strategy development and business planning.
• Ensure retail branch sales delivery and establish and drive a service culture. 
• Ensure compliance, quality, and risk management. 
• Responsible for all operational people practices relating to direct reports, in collaboration with the HR (talent management, performance management, individual development and growth, resolving grievances, leave allocation, capacity management, etc.).
• Monthly planning and reporting of sales and service activities in the Branch.
• Identify key internal and external stakeholders (Area Managers, Business Owners, activation sites, community forums, etc.) and determine effective engagement tactics that will contribute to building and maintaining relationships. 

Education and Experience:

• Matric (Grade 12).
• RE1 and RE5. 
• 120 Wealth Management credits OR tertiary qualification recognised by the FSCA.
• Class of Business accreditation (annual). 
• Compliant with continuous professional development (CPD) current and past cycles.
• A minimum of 5 years recent industry experience of which 3 years should be in any leadership capacity.
• Service Management experience is essential.
• Insurance sales experience.
• Credit and lending experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:

• Sales tactics and approaches. 
• Stakeholder engagement and management.
• Customer service and engagement. 
• Relevant Regulatory frameworks, policies, and standards. 
• Sanlam insurance products (ideal).
• People management practices and principles.
• Business Acumen.
• Computer literate.
• Data and analytics (including data visualisation).
• Project management.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communicator (verbally and in writing).
• Able to lead and motivate a team.
• Driven to exceed targets.
• Organising skills.
• Adaptable and able to learn quickly.
• Resilient and open to change.