Product Manager - LISP Solutions

Who are we?

Glacier by Sanlam brings together leading experts and respected financial services companies to meet clients’ investment needs. We deliver focused investment services through specialist teams, partner with acclaimed financial intermediaries and pride ourselves on our superior products and solutions and high quality service. We offer a comprehensive range of investment solutions, designed to assist in the creation and preservation of wealth. Our offering encompasses local investments, including fixed term investments and investments with guarantees, international investments, retirement saving solutions, and retirement income solutions. While each solution has its own distinct purpose, they all share the world-class quality and commitment that have come to distinguish Glacier.

What will you do?

Job Purpose

Glacier is a subsidiary of Sanlam. ‘World-class’ is a word we use often as we bring together leading experts and respected financial services companies to meet our clients’ investment needs. We take pride in delivering on being a chosen partner of acclaimed financial intermediaries through our superior solutions to our clients, supported by strong partnerships and quality service.

Our dynamic Product Management team has many and great plans and is looking for a self-motivated individual to join the team and help develop and enhance our investment solutions.

This role will be in the Product Management team, responsible for development and management of LISP product and solutions (in conjunction with our corporate partners) and help steer the overall Glacier product strategy. While your qualifications and experience are important to us, your fit into the Glacier culture and potential to grow and develop is equally important to us.

Key Outcomes

The following outcomes will be expected to be achieved by the Product Manager:

• Set the vision for growth within your product set and execute against ambitious goals playing an active role in defining and driving the strategy and roadmap, project planning and business development.
• Provide product management insights across the product platform, focusing on new developments and enhancements of investment solutions in line with the business strategy and as agreed with Partners.
• Coordinate all new developments and enhancements through collaboration with various stakeholders including Actuarial, Sales, IT, Client Services, Legal and Marketing to make the most impactful decisions.
• Develop and communicate business plans internally to share the product vision and priorities for new product proposals or current product enhancements.
• Continually iterate to ensure that client needs are met, and that the product remains competitive.
• Provide ongoing support to the Sales and Marketing teams, which would include:
• guiding the content and structure of marketing and other positioning material.
• providing training to the Sales teams and intermediaries.
• engaging, as required, with corporate clients.
• developing good relationships with business partners and regulatory authorities.
• Understand the markets, technologies, competitors and clients and stay abreast of local and international industry trends for your products and solutions.
• Manage the product lifecycle.
• Ensure that products comply with regulatory requirements.
• Working with the Partners to continually iterate to ensure that client, intermediary and corporate client needs are met, and that the product remains competitive.
• Develop and communicate business plans internally to share the product vision and priorities for new product proposals or current product enhancements.
• Understand the markets, technologies, competitors and clients and stay abreast of international industry trends for your product set.

Qualifications and Experience

• Product development experience in financial services.
• A proven track record of originating and implementing new investment ideas in the retail LISP/investments market.
• Relevant tertiary degree: a CA/CFA/Actuarial qualification or related tertiary degree or studying towards above qualifications advantageous.

Competencies

• Client focus
• Cultivates innovation
• Collaborates
• Being resilient
• Drive results
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good understanding of the tax and regulatory framework

Attributes

• You engage with people easily.
• Ability to influence positively through assertiveness.
• You value honesty, integrity, respect and authenticity.
• You are comfortable working in a driven, high-performance team.
• You can juggle many tasks, and flexible if priorities change quickly.

What will make you successful in this role?

Qualification and Experience

BSc (Maths, Statistics and Actuarial Science) with 6 to 8 years related experience.

Knowledge and Skills

• Conduct client/market research
• Specialist product support
• Product enhancements
• Product performance tracking and measurement
• Management of employees

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 MiWay 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.

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.