Job Description

Job Overview

Business Segment:

Insurance & Asset Management

Location:

ZA, GP, Roodepoort, 4 Ellis Street

Job Type:

Full-time

Job Ref ID:

80324233A-0001

Date Posted:

7/25/2025







Responsible and accountable for the Short-term Insurance Limited HOC Personal product offering in respect of:

Leadership:

To provide strategic, operational, and tactical leadership in growing income and profitability of the HOC Portfolio

HOC Products strategy formulation and execution to drive growth and profitability

Product Management:

End-to-end product cycle management (including product development, research and thought leadership)

Underwriting Governance and profitability management

Strategic and operational stakeholder engagements

Channel management and oversight (SBIB /bank and 3rd party channels/partnerships) including business process oversight of mandated 3rd parties (binder and outsourced functions)

Providing input into Short term Insurance reinsurance renewal planning and preparations

Providing input into the marketing of Standard Bank Insurance products and product awareness

Reporting:

Preparation of budgets, business updates, Short-term Insurance Limited Board and other committee reports

Oversight of value-added services including non-regulated services



Qualifications



Qualification required

Business Degree,

An Insurance qualification accreditation (AIISA/ACII/FIISA/FCII)

Must be prepared to undertake KI Readiness Requirements



Knowledge

Knowledge of short-term insurance, especially Personal Lines products

Knowledge of regulatory, and compliance requirements for short-term insurance

Knowledge of short-term insurance value chain and related ecosystems.

General knowledge of the economic environment.



Experience Required

Min 5 years' experience in a similar managerial role in the short-term insurance industry (specifically in product management with exposure to prior experience in the above key responsibilities)



Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

Strategic thinking.

Assertiveness and problem solving

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Results-orientated.

Excellent communication skills.

Technical Competencies:

Strategic and operational /tactical leadership skills.

Analytical

Technical Underwriting skills (including product development).

Negotiation skills.

People management skills.

Please note:

All our recruitment processes comply with the applicable local laws and regulations. We will never ask for money or any from of payment as part of our recruitment process. If you experience this, please contact our Fraud line on +27 800222050 or TransactionFraudOpsSA@standardbank.co.za