All right, all right - let’s cut to the formalities.
Here's the deal. At Hollard, we get up in the morning to ensure people sleep better at night.
Our job is to look after the stuff our customers love. In fact, 5 million people already trust us with their stuff.
That's pretty big deal to us.
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Job Purpose:
- Serve as the Centre of Excellence for integrated Talent, Performance, and Psychometric Assessment, driving the design and capability-building of initiatives that advance the organization’s talent and performance strategy.
Key Responsibilities:
Talent Management
- Ownership of the Hollard talent and succession framework and philosophy
- Introduces global talent definitions and pooling strategies and supports execution of all talent and succession activities.
- Establishes and coordinates the integrated talent calendar and key milestones with clarity around roles considering the Leader-led model
- Build HR business partners and capabilities and competence around integrated Talent and Performance strategic intention towards line capacitation and adoption using requisite training guides, toolkits, ongoing coaching and mastery sessions etc
- Design and implement change and communication toolkits for HR and Line managers
Performance Management
- Ownership of the Hollard Performance Management framework, philosophy and policy
- Ensure implementation and adherence to the Group performance management framework and methodology through Human Capital and line manager capacitation
- Utilise change and communication strategies to drive the implementation of a hogh performance culture and utilisation of the performance Management system as a tool
- Build capability of HR business partners through coaching, upskilling, data and process updates etc.
- Design and implement change and communication toolkits for HR and Line managers
Liaise with HR Shared Services for system support as well as enhancements Psychometric Assessment
- Drive the evolution of the psychometric assessment framework to support talent strategy.
- Build HR and line manager capability for strategic talent assessment utilisation.
- Use reporting insights to inform and improve talent practices.
- Advise on impactful talent development and feedback
Enhance service offerings and mature function STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
- Cultivate strategic partnerships with key stakeholders through expert Talent and Performance advisory.
- Drive collaboration across HC Advisors, Talent Acquisition, and Learning & Development to achieve STR outcomes.
- Champion innovation by adopting agile practices and emerging technologies.
Build Talent and Performance capability within HINT/HGR HC teamsREPORTING, GOVERNANCE & COMPLIANCE
- Ensure robust record-keeping of Talent actions for audit and compliance
- Leverage monthly reporting to inform HR strategy and address key issues.
- Uphold legal, ethical, and data privacy standards across all Talent processes.
- Continuously enhance talent management by adopting leading psychometric tools and practices
- Monitor emerging trends and methodologies to keep the organization agile and future-ready.
- Build Standard Operating procedures for the Talent and Performance, and ensure measures are in place for ongoing maintenance of same.
FINANCIAL
- Drive operational excellence by implementing cost-effective solutions that optimize efficiency and support organizational objectives.
PEOPLE & TALENT MANAGEMENT:
- Lead and mentor the team to foster collaboration, unity, and high performance.
- General: Deliver additional duties as needed to ensure operational effectiveness and support organizational goals, within the scope of the role
Required Knowledge and Experience
- 5-8 years demonstrated expertise in designing and leading Talent Management frameworks and senior-level Talent Reviews.
- 3-5 years Proven Human Capital experience within financial services.
- Advanced proficiency in psychometric assessment management preferred.
- Superior stakeholder management skills
- Agile and ongoing learning orientation
- Project and Change management (Conscientious and Results oriented)
- Initiative, Self-driven
- Positive and energetic
- Able to work under pressure
- Digital Fluency
Educational Requirements
- Hons Degree in Human Resources or equivalent
- Masters Degree advantageous
- HPCSA registered Psychometrist advantageous
Deadline:1st December,2025
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Job Purpose
- The Automation & AI Solutions Engineer will drive digital transformation across the insurance value chain by designing, automating, and optimising business processes using the Microsoft ecosystem (Azure, Fabric, Power Platform, M365). The role will further support the development of intelligent web portals, scoring models, and AI agents to enhance operational efficiency, customer experience, and decision-making. This role will also support strategic business initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Process Automation & Optimisation
- Analyse, map, and document end-to-end processes across the insurance value chain.
- Design and implement workflow automation using Azure services, Power Automate, and related Microsoft tools. This includes the design of insurance data models to enable efficient processing & reporting.
- Identify inefficiencies and propose technology-driven improvements.
- Build scalable, secure, and auditable automated solutions aligned to governance standards.
Web Portal & Application Development
- Design and develop user-friendly web portals to support internal teams, customers, or partners.
- Integrate portals with backend systems, APIs, and data sources hosted in Azure.
- Ensure strong UI/UX principles, accessibility, and responsiveness in portal design.
Scoring Model Development
- Build, test, and deploy scoring models (risk scoring, underwriting, fraud, operational models, etc.).
- Collaborate with data teams to extract and prepare datasets from cloud environments.
- Ensure models are explainable, robust, and aligned with business rules.
AI & Agent Development
- Design and build AI agents to automate interactions, assist workflows, and augment human decision-making.
- Leverage Azure AI services (OpenAI, Cognitive Services, LLM orchestration, etc.).
- Assist business teams in identifying practical AI use cases and implementing them.
- Continuously monitor AI agent performance and refine based on feedback and data.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
- Work with cross-functional teams (IT, business units, underwriting, operations) to understand needs and co-create solutions.
- Present prototypes, workflow maps, and automation roadmaps.
- Provide technical input into strategic automation and AI initiatives.
Required Knowledge and Experience
Required Experience
- Advantageous to have 3 - 5 years’ experience in a similar role, preferably with a track record of evidence based improvement in non-life insurance operations
- Proven experience with Microsoft Azure\AWS or the wider Microsoft ecosystem.
- Experience in process mapping and workflow design.
- Hands-on experience in automation, scripting, or low-code technologies.
- Understanding of AI/ML concepts and experience working with LLMs or AI platforms.
- Experience in web application or portal development (any modern framework).
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
Required Knowledge and Skills
- Microsoft Ecosystem Expertise
- Microsoft Azure (including AI services like OpenAI, Cognitive Services)
- Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps)
- Microsoft 365 integration
- Process Automation
- Workflow automation design and implementation
- Process mapping and optimisation
- Web Development
- Web portal/application development using modern frameworks
- API integration and backend connectivity
- UI/UX principles and responsive design
- AI & Machine Learning
- Understanding of AI/ML concepts
- Experience with LLM orchestration and AI agent development
- Scoring model development (risk, underwriting, fraud)
- Programming & Data
- Understanding of AI/ML concepts
- Scripting or low-code development
- Python or R for model development
- SQL and data engineering concepts (ETL, APIs)
- Security & Governance - Building scalable, secure, auditable solutions
- Cloud Integration
Preferred / Advantageous
- Azure OpenAI and Cognitive Services experience
- Insurance domain knowledge (underwriting, claims, reinsurance)
- Scoring model development in Python, R, or ML Studio
- UI/UX experience for user-facing applications
Soft Skills & Competencies
- Innovative and curious mindset
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
- Ability to simplify complex processes into technical solutions
- Excellent communication (technical and non-technical audiences)
- High attention to detail
- Independent work and multi-project management
Educational Requirements
Required Qualifications
- Matric
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Deadline:28th November,2025
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Job Purpose:
- Reporting directly into the Head: Long-term Corporate Actuarial, the role will be required to work on, provide direction and lead parts of business critical and strategic projects. The role supports and enhances BaU processes. It provides direct support to the Life Corporate Actuary and his direct reporting managers within his team on strategic priorities as and when these arise.
Key Responsibilities:
Support to the BaU function
- Assist with BaU activity in the Life Corporate Actuarial
- Assist with automation of data source reconciliations and data controls
- Work on ad hoc projects including
- Process optimisation
- Process automation
- Capital optimisation
- Control enhancements
- Reporting enhancements
- Profitability drivers and value measurement
Support to Life Corporate Actuary and his direct reporting managers
- Assist with insights required into the various businesses that cannot be obtained through BaU processes
- Assist with the actuarial model development and optimisation initiatives
- Assist with IFRS17 BaU embedment as well as refinement of reporting process
- Be part of the Ledger transformation project and drive to completion
- Assist with Iterative Risk Margin implementation as well as other capital optimization initiatives
Business Insights and Enablement
- Assist the Head of Corporate Actuarial to provide Exco and senior management with management information and business insights
- Assist in embedding the alternative reporting metrics workstreams into the Business Units
Required Knowledge and Experience
Required Experience
- A minimum of 3 years relevant actuarial experience
- Preferably have prior Life Insurance valuation and capital experience
- Preferably been exposed to coding of actuarial models including being familiar with Microsoft Excel/VBA, SQL and/or other open-source coding languages e.g. Python
- Must have a successful track record of having worked on projects and adhoc tasks
Required Knowledge and Skills
- In-depth knowledge of financial accounting, actuarial and related processes
- Ability to interpret and apply legislation and regulation in all operating environments.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Analytical thinking skills
- Strategic thinking skills
Educational Requirements
Required Qualifications:
- Meet all the subject requirements for AMASSA (or international equivalent)
Deadline:30th November,2025
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