Employee Benefits Growth & Solutions Manager

Guardrisk

Sandton

On-site

ZAR 1,100,000 - 1,700,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Guardrisk seeks an Employee Benefits Growth & Solutions Manager to drive growth across Guardrisk Life by identifying opportunities, developing practical solutions and building trusted relationships with consultants, clients and partners. The role blends market engagement with solution design, commercial structuring and cross-functional collaboration to deliver sustained portfolio growth.

The role emphasizes market presence, technical credibility and the ability to work with actuarial, pricing,

Qualifications

Relevant tertiary qualifications in Commerce, Finance, Actuarial Science, Insurance, Business Science, Economics, Law or a related field.
Postgraduate qualification or relevant professional designation advantageous.
FAIS compliance required, where applicable to the role.
RE5 advantageous.
Employee Benefits, group risk, insurance, risk management or related industry certification advantageous.

Responsibilities

Market Development and Business Growth: Identify, develop and convert Employee Benefits growth opportunities across Guardrisk Life.
Relationship Management: Act as relationship lead for selected strategic accounts and growth opportunities; build trusted relationships with clients, consultants and partners.
Solution Development and Commercial Structuring: Participate in solution development and transaction structuring discussions; assist with benefit design and commercial modelling.
Strategic Market Engagement: Develop and maintain an active presence within the Employee Benefits market; identify partnership opportunities.
Portfolio and Client Growth: Review existing client portfolios to identify retention, growth and value-enhancement opportunities; coordinate strategic account reviews.

Skills

Business development

Employee Benefits knowledge

Relationship management

Strategic account management

Commercial judgement

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Commerce/Finance/Actuarial Science/Insurance

Postgraduate qualification advantageous

FAIS compliance

RE5 advantageous

Industry certification advantageous

Job description

Guardrisk is the undisputed market leader in cell captive insurance and risk solutions. We are renowned for our innovative approach to cell captive structures and other alternative risk transfer solutions for our clients. Guardrisk offers clients custom designed cover and is registered in South Africa as an insurer for all statutory classes of non-life and life insurance business.

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Role Purpose

The Employee Benefits Growth & Solutions Manager is responsible for supporting sustainable growth across Guardrisk Life by identifying, developing and converting Employee Benefits opportunities. The role strengthens CRS’s market-facing capability by building trusted relationships with consultants, intermediaries, clients, distribution partners and internal stakeholders, and by developing commercially viable solutions across cell captive arrangements, participation models, risk-sharing structures, affinity structures and conventional insurance propositions.

This is a commercially focused Employee Benefits role that requires strong market presence, technical credibility, relationship management capability and the ability to work with internal specialists to develop practical solutions. The role is specifically focused on growth, solution development and strategic Employee Benefits market engagement. It is not a pure sales, actuarial, pricing or servicing role but a combination of these functions within the Employee Benefits market.

Requirements

FORMAL EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

Relevant tertiary qualifications in Commerce, Finance, Actuarial Science, Insurance, Business Science, Economics, Law or a related field.
Postgraduate qualification or relevant professional designation would be advantageous.
FAIS compliance required, where applicable to the role.
RE5 advantageous.
Employee Benefits, group risk, insurance, risk management or related industry certification would be advantageous.

Experience

5–10 years’ experience in life insurance, Employee Benefits, group risk, corporate consulting or a related financial services environment.
Strong understanding of the Employee Benefits market, including group risk products, benefit structures, consultant channels and related insurance solutions.
Proven client, intermediary or consultant-facing experience, including senior stakeholder engagement and strategic account management.
Experience identifying, developing and progressing commercial growth opportunities from market engagement through to practical solution development.
Experience in solution development, benefit design, commercial structuring, business case development or tender responses.
Ability to work with actuarial, pricing, finance, legal, compliance and operations teams to develop commercially viable and practical solutions.
Understanding of insurance operating models, risk-sharing arrangements, cell captive structures or participation models would be advantageous.

Duties & Responsibilities

Market Development and Business Growth

Identify, develop and convert Employee Benefits growth opportunities across Guardrisk Life.
Build and maintain strategic relationships with consultants, intermediaries, employers, affinity partners and other market participants.
Use market insight, consultant feedback and client engagement to identify emerging opportunities within the Employee Benefits sector.
Support the expansion of existing portfolios through cross-selling, benefit enhancement and new solution opportunities.

Relationship Management

Act as relationship lead for selected strategic accounts and growth opportunities.
Build trusted relationships with clients, consultants, intermediaries, cell participants and strategic partners.
Conduct regular commercial engagement to understand stakeholder objectives, challenges and future requirements.
Take commercial and relationship ownership of selected strategic portfolios, with a focus on retention, growth, issue resolution and broader opportunity development.
Represent Guardrisk Life professionally in market, industry and client-related engagements.

Solution Development and Commercial Structuring

Participate in solution development and transaction structuring discussions for prospective opportunities.
Assist with benefit design, participation structures and commercial modelling.
Work with pricing, actuarial, finance, legal, compliance and operations teams to develop commercially viable and practical solutions.
Support the preparation of business cases, proposals, tender responses, client presentations and executive submissions.
Contribute to the refinement and positioning of Guardrisk Life’s Employee Benefits value proposition.

Strategic Market Engagement

Develop and maintain an active presence within the Employee Benefits market.
Build relationships with consultants, brokers, administrators, retirement fund stakeholders and strategic industry participants.
Identify partnership opportunities that broaden market access and support sustainable growth.
Collaborate with distribution teams and business units across Guardrisk and Momentum to unlock new opportunities.

Portfolio and Client Growth

Review existing client portfolios to identify retention, growth and value-enhancement opportunities.
Coordinate strategic account reviews with internal stakeholders and relevant market-facing teams.
Support clients and consultants in evaluating alternative participation and insurance structures.
Facilitate ongoing commercial engagement aimed at increasing portfolio value and strengthening long-term relationships.

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