Job Description

The Focus Group Sandton, South Africa 18 August 2025 Mid / Senior 1500000 - 2000000 Full Time Cost to Company 5 years - 8 years Skills Actuarial Analysis Analytics Distribution Healthcare Leadership Management Marketing Medical Stakeholder Management Technical Support Industries Financial Services Insurance Medical

JOB PURPOSE

The Head of Department for Technical Product Marketing, will be a Fellow Actuary (FASSA registered) or close to completing all Actuarial Examinations, and will be responsible for sales and distribution, leadership and strategy, leading a weekly product and distribution committee, responsibility for Health Product launches and post-launch training, and ownership of all market insights, broker communication, opportunity analytics and thought leadership.



JOB REQUIREMENTS



Education and Experience

Qualified Actuary or close to completion of Actuarial exams (required)

Fellow of the Actuarial Society of SA (required)

5+ years' experience in healthcare preferably or within broader financial services sector (consulting, marketing, product management and/or pricing roles)

Management consulting experience, R&D experience, Client-facing experience

Leadership (required)

Communication (Verbal and Written)

Sales and Distribution expertise (required)



Personal Attributes and Skills

Self-starter with a strong drive for excellence

Strategic thinker

Exceptional analytical skills

Strong communication skills

Management and leadership skills



JOB RESPONSIBILITIES



Areas of responsibility may include but are not limited to

Sales and distribution leadership and strategy:

Chair of health engagement steercom, responsible for retention strategy development, curating and deployment.

Standing responsibilities of critical business forums, including Health Go-to-Market Steercom, R&D Steercom, Manco

Full ownership of content, positioning, curating and delivery of the Launch and post-launch distribution for Health



SA CEO engagement to position all R&D and innovation updates for the year

Development and delivery of highly technical and well-positioned collateral to support the rollout of the launch

Comprehensive post-launch training schedule, presentation and engagement with all distribution channels to ensure optimal product uplift.

Manage actuarial and statistical support for:

Effective product positioning.

demonstrating thought leadership in product design and development; and

differentiated marketing and sales collateral

Stay at the forefront of industry insights, including:

Competitor intelligence, through product comparisons and data sheets

Industry intelligence, through collation and analysis of market position, as well as local and international trends

Investigations to support R&D decision-making and strategy

Provide technical marketing support for various sales and distribution channels, including:



Maintaining up-to-date technical marketing collateral and tools

Ownership of all technical sales and positioning requirements

Contributing to continuous professional development of distribution support channels

Ownership of new business proposals, tenders and employer executive engagement



End-to-end coordination and delivery of all new business key opportunities Company Description

One of the largest Blue-chip Financial Services Companies (JSE listed), that has various business verticals within the financial services sector, with a fast-paced and dynamic environment that enables smart, self-driven people to excel, and thereby not only achieving financial success, but also igniting meaningful development for its people and adding value within our society.