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Sanlam
Risk Specialist: RA: Sanlam Risk & Savings: Gauteng
Bellville
FULL TIME
August 26, 2024
Who are we?
The Sanlam Retail Affluent business (SRA) is dedicated to empower South Africans in the middle- and upper-income segments to be financially confident, secure and prosperous. With deep client understanding and a focus on excellence in technology, client and intermediary experiences, SRA delivers financial solutions including comprehensive financial planning, life- and disability insurance, credit solutions, savings and investments, retirement and fiduciary services that can be accessed through various platforms.
What will you do?
1. Proactively market Sanlam’s risk offering to Sanlam Connect support staff, as well as supporting and non-supporting intermediaries on a predominantly one-to-many basis, and targeted one-to-one interventions.
2. Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders in the Sanlam Connect business and relevant product houses.
3. Support Sanlam Connect with:
5. Provide regional specific feedback w.r.t. intermediary sentiment, competitor issues and risk trends, as well as support risk product house with the development of marketing support material, and tools that will assist in marketing Sanlam’s risk offering.
2. Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders in the Sanlam Connect business and relevant product houses.
3. Support Sanlam Connect with:
- Product training, application and competitive positioning of Sanlam’s risk offering.
- Identifying opportunities to increase penetration of relevant market segments.
- Use of business intelligence to drive growth initiatives aimed at increasing market share.
- Strategies, tactics and business plans aimed at exceeding risk targets.
5. Provide regional specific feedback w.r.t. intermediary sentiment, competitor issues and risk trends, as well as support risk product house with the development of marketing support material, and tools that will assist in marketing Sanlam’s risk offering.
What will make you successful in this role?
Qualifications:
- CFP qualification
- Relevant tertiary qualification e.g. B Comm Financial Planning will be an advantage.
Experience:
- 3-5 years relevant experience in a sales capacity within the Financial Services industry.
- Exposure to distribution channels (Financial Advisors / Independent Financial Advisors etc.).
Knowledge:
- Specialised risk product knowledge.
- Knowledge and understanding of Sanlam’s and competitor risk solutions.
- Knowledge of the Life Insurance industry as it pertains to risk.
Competencies:
- Communicates effectively
- Presentation skills
- Sales and marketing orientation
- Decision quality
- Analytical thinking
- Cultivates innovation
- Plan and aligns
- Concern for accuracy
- Customer focus
- Collaborates
- Influencing and gaining commitment
- Drives engagement
- Drives results
- Being resilient
- Computer skills (MS Office)
Personal Attributes
Business insight - Contributing through others
Financial acumen - Contributing through others
Organisational savvy - Contributing through others
Decision quality - Contributing through others
Build a successful career with us
We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as Mi Way and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.
Core Competencies
Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others
Customer focus - Contributing through others
Drives results - Contributing through others
Collaborates - Contributing through others
Being resilient - Contributing through others
Turnaround time
The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.
Closing date: 9 September 2024
Our commitment to transformation
The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.
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