Job Opportunities at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

Assist with Asset Liability Management within Sanlam Financial Markets.

What will be your key responsibilities

Your key responsibilities will include assisting with

• Management of financial risk, including market and liquidity risk
• The development and execution of hedging strategies
• Ensuring a fit-for-purpose control environment relating to the execution of financial instruments and risk management
• Facilitating balance sheet optimisation transactions

Qualifications

• B.Sc (Hons), BBusSc(Actuarial Science)
• Masters in Financial Maths, Financial Engineering or similar

Experience and Knowledge

• Minimum of 2-5 years of experience in a Quantitative Analytics (or related) role, designing trading and risk management tools across different asset classes.
• Experience in derivative pricing, modelling and risk measurement is key.

Knowledge and Skills

• Pricing, analysis and modeling
• Market and liquidity risk analysis and management
• Understanding of underlying theoretical stochastic models and various numerical methods required to develop, implement and maintain pricing models. 
• Actuarial problem solving
• Financial markets knowledge
• Good communication skills
• Stakeholder and client management

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What will you do?

With the appropriate supervision, as a Risk and Compliance Graduate you will provide support to a department, or group of professionals, within Sanlam. Part of the job function will call on your understanding of the impact of statutory/legal obligations and government legal requirements – so will collecting, compiling and analysing complex data and information. When performing administrative tasks, you will need to show consideration for the implications of decisions and the consequences thereafter.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Drafting of facility terms sheets
• Documentary and facility compliance
• Assisting, where necessary, in commercial progress payments and/or development loan recons
• Following up with external clients for outstanding information, and, where necessary, obtaining this information
• Requesting valuations

Qualification and Experience

• Relevant legal/risk/compliance qualification

Knowledge and Skills

• Handle and resolve ad-hoc complaints, inquiries, and investigations
• Compliance and Risk Management monitoring
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the regulatory and statutory environment
• Financial plans and risk management plans

Personal Attributes

• Balances stakeholders – contributes independently 
• Decision quality – contributes independently
• Business insight – contributes independently
• Plans and aligns – contributes independently

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What will you do?

We are looking for an experienced and visionary Chief Information Officer (CIO) to join our leadership team and lead our IT department. As a CIO, you will be in charge of developing and implementing the IT strategy and infrastructure that aligns with our business objectives and operating model. You will also manage the IT budget, staff, and vendors, and ensure the security, reliability, and performance of our IT systems and services.

What will be your key responsibilities?

Define and execute the IT vision, strategy, and roadmap for Sanlam Financial Markets taking into account the longer term needs of key stakeholders including Group Risk, Group Balance Sheet Management including:

• A data management strategy;
• Tools to support and enable data analytics and reporting;
• System architecture to enable and support the above;
• Oversee the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of IT systems and platforms, such as networks, servers, databases, applications, and security systems in order to meet the needs of the business and its key stakeholders
• Manage the IT budget, resources, and contracts, and optimize the IT costs and value Lead, mentor, and evaluate the IT staff, and foster a collaborative and productive IT culture
• Establish and enforce IT policies, standards, and best practices, and ensure compliance with relevant regulations and laws
• Monitor and evaluate the IT performance, quality, and risks, and implement corrective and preventive actions
• Communicate and collaborate with other senior executives, stakeholders, and external partners on IT-related matters
• Research and identify new IT opportunities and solutions that can enhance the organization’s competitive advantage and customer satisfaction
• Experience and Knowledge

To be successful as the CIO, you should have

• A solid background in IT management and development,
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong business acumen,and strategic mindset.
• Be able to keep up with the latest IT trends and innovations.
• Extensive knowledge of IT systems (Murex knowledge will be a key advantage), infrastructure, and technologies in support of Murex and Data Management and Reporting solution, and these integration with business processes and functions;
• Experience in managing IT projects, budgets, staff, and vendors
• Knowledge of financial products and markets.
• Previous experience working within an investment bank or life insurer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field. Master’s degree or MBA preferred

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What will you do?

The primary purpose of the Support Engineer is to provide application support for specified tech products & services which includes first line support & basic optimization, administration, configuration, maintenance & trouble shooting / problem solving with end users of these tech products & services. 

Key Outcomes

The following outcomes will be expected to be achieved:

• Apply problem solving skills to solve technical problems on existing applications
• Take ownership for developing advanced design thinking and problem solving skills in preparation for greater complexity / changing / evolving tech
• Implement configuration, optimization (e.g. upgrades) & maintenance activity (e.g. regular maintenance patches) for enterprise wide applications
• Schedule and oversee planned maintenance tasks, such as backups and performance tuning, in production for tech products & services
• Provide inputs into application documentation for end users
• Execute unplanned maintenance tasks, such as disaster recovery procedures, for production IT services to prevent and to minimize issues
• Follow governance & risk procedures for all application support e.g. upgrades, maintenance etc.
• Work as part of an integrated application / product / service team throughout their lifecycle and assist in the application-related aspects of designing, testing, operating and improving technology products & services
• Identify stakeholder & communication dependencies / interdependencies & requirements in all application support processes & ensure these are followed prior to any application support implementation
• Proactively identify any risks ahead of application support processes e.g. changes, optimization, maintenance, batch uploads etc.
• Develop and maintain knowledge in application functionality, user workflow, and business processes to improve level of support provision on an ongoing basis
• Develop sufficient knowledge of application infrastructure (server, network, security) to improve application support inputs
• Compile and maintain inventory of applications and related details
• Meet all SLA requirements associated with application support being provided
• Follow identified risk, governance & control procedures for all application support provided e.g. backup, documentation etc.
• Maintain awareness of application risks and opportunities for improvement
• Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management
• Understand and manage risks and risk events (incidents) relevant to the role

Qualifications and experience

• Appropriate university degree in Information Technology or equivalent qualification
• 1 - 2 years banking/financial services experience

Competencies

• Applying expertise and technology
• Client focus
• Cultivates innovation
• Collaborates
• Being resilient
• Drive results
• Time Management

Attributes

• Positive, enthusiastic attitude 
• Teamwork
• Honesty, integrity and respect
• Self-starter and self confidence 

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What will you do?

The Chief Actuary (regional) will play a critical role in ensuring accurate actuarial reserving practices for a large Pan African portfolio of general insurance companies across Africa on local regulations, IFRS4 and IFRS17 basis. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be part of the team creating a high-functioning actuarial function for the GI portfolio. This position involves working closely with various stakeholders in your allocated region, including other actuarial teams in the group, Finance, Capital Modelling teams, Internal Audit and External Auditors. This will involve compilation of data received from various departments (IT, Legal, Finance, Technical, etc.), which are used to model statistics and probabilities for different types of risk, as well as to maintain various actuarial models. You will also have a team reporting to you. 

What will make you successful in this role?

• Calculation, review and analysis of technical reserves under local regulations, IFRS4 and IFRS17.  
• Refine and further develop tools, process and reporting under IFRS17 to enhance value and accuracy of results. 
• Portfolio analysis: claims experience and profitability.   
• Data analysis: improve data quality, determine model points, and set actuarial assumptions. 
• Produce reports to enable accurate decision making by management and subsequent monitoring of action plans. 
• Work with central management and local management teams to establish a quarterly reserving review process across the portfolio. 
• Drive the relationship with Finance, Pricing, claims handling to ensure holistic approach on reserving and pricing. 
• Assistance with ad hoc actuarial needs from subsidiaries and JV central team. 

Qualification and Experience

• Master's degree: Engineering, Actuarial Science, Statistics or Mathematics 
• Qualified Actuary with 10+ years' experience 
• Insurance company or advisory firm experience 

Knowledge and Skills

• Mastery of statistical and probability calculation tools 
• Analytical skills 
• Synthetic skills 
• Sound knowledge of non-life reserving methods 
• Strong knowledge of statistical software programs (SAS - R) 
• Strong mastery of MS Excel 
• Writing and communication skills 
• Fluent in English 

Personal Attributes

• Good planning skills 
• Leading a team 
• Thoroughness and reliability 
• Attention to detail 
• Ability to see bigger picture and consider implications of results on wider processes and teams 
• Analytical and organisational skills 
• Good interpersonal skills 
• Confidentiality 
• Core Competencies
• Cultivates Innovation 
• Client Focus 
• Drive Results 
• Collaborates 
• Flexibility and adaptability 

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What will you do?

The role requires a Java developer in the Commission Management Systems team that has a passion for systems maintenance and derives great pleasure from improving existing systems. A proven track record in system maintenance and working in a production environment is essential. Short regular release cycles require agility in analysis, design and implementation and as such the candidate should display competence in the area of agility. Quality outputs are a non-negotiable since incorrect payments and calculations could lead to reputational damage for the company.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Interpret specifications and question to enable understanding
• Maintain existing applications
• Produce quality software according to specification 
• Produce supporting unit & functional tests to support developed code
• Troubleshooting, defect tracking & defect resolution of programs within the application space
• Provide support to Test team, Analysts & other role players in the interest of getting the job done

Qualification

• Grade 12
• Relevant IT qualification is recommended

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years’ Java development experience
• Working experience in Agile will be advantageous 
• Experience in the Financial Services industry will be advantageous.

Knowledge:

Core Skills: 

• Java EE6 ++
• SQL
• JavaScript
• Spring Batch
• ORM - Hibernate
• Data modelling
• Unit Testing
• Code Refactoring

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What will you do?

This role has the primary responsibility to plan, structure and undertake business- and system testing processes. It will also undertake application testing within Sanlam Corporate’s application and integration testing with other systems. This role works closely with other Business Analysts, System Analysts, IT development and Audit to ensure business requirements for new solutions/changes are met and implemented correctly.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Identify, define and design new functionality and regressive test requirements
• Perform test scheduling and execution
• Identify and create test data
• Perform test case preparations and design, assist with the scripting of automated test cases, conditions and checkpoints
• Develop test scenarios to test each software component and demonstrate the business condition under test and the expected results
• Perform test reporting based upon coverage and clearance statistics
• Perform test documentation compilation
• Identify and analyse defects, log defects and track defect resolution within release time frames
• Risk identification and reporting
• Perform scope and test effort estimations
• Analyse risks, develop contingencies, and plan testing accordingly

Qualification and Experiemce

• An appropriate tertiary qualification
• A relevant testing related qualification such as ISTQB/ISEB qualification will be an advantage
• 2+ years testing experience is preferred
• Automation Testing experience will be an advantage