Job Description

Achieve more than YOU BELIEVEDiscovery Corporate and Employee BenefitsTechnical Marketing ManagerAbout DiscoveryDiscovery's core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.About Discovery Corporate and Employee BenefitsDiscovery Corporate Employee Benefits is the first and only employee benefits provider to be shaping employee behaviour, creating healthier and wealthier workforces. It is an exciting business to be in as we reimagine the way retirement savings and life insurance is brought to companies and employees.Key PurposeOur goal is simple - to reimagine the way we deliver benefits to South African employees and companies. We have the ability and responsibility to shape employee behaviour. In doing so, we will create healthier and wealthier workforces and move South Africa forward.Areas of responsibility may include but not limited toSales and support

• Lead product launches and roadshows.
• Compile presentations and launch materials.
• Present at webinars, in-person launched, client pitches and broker engagements.
• Support the Discovery distribution teams.
• Present to brokers and investment specialists on technical product information.
• Handle ongoing technical product queries.
• Write material (Discoverers, articles) for roll-out through marketing and PR campaign.
• Liaise with media and marketing to manage the rollout of campaigns and engagements.
• Train internal and external staff and brokers on products and technical details

Market dominance

• Understand the corporate market and competitors.
• Research competitor products and feed back into product development and distribution support.
• Develop research material to position Discovery as a thought leader.
• Develop actuarial white papers.

Product development

• Build calculators and tools to help brokers and clients understand our proposition.
• Work with product development to position new solutions for clients and tools for intermediaries.
• Measure the effectiveness of different marketing campaigns.

Build relationships with:

• Discovery sales consultants and intermediaries
• Back-office operations
• Training teams
• Marketing services
• Product development
• Distribution heads
• Discovery management and executives.

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Drives Results
• Values Driven
• Optimistic
• Learns on the Fly
• Resilient
• Instils Trust
• People Savvy
• Problem Solver

Additional attributes

• Demonstrate keen business acumen.
• Interact positively with difficult people.
• Manage various projects effectively.
• Plan, organize and deliver on individual deliverables.
• Deal with pressure, tight deadlines and setbacks.
• Present and communicate information effectively.
• Understand and work with big data sets in order to achieve desired outcome
• Show initiative and drive projects to completion with guidance.
• Manage a team effectively

Education and Experience

• Qualified actuary / nearly qualified actuary
• 3 - 7 year's actuarial experience
• Top achiever
• Knowledge of the corporate and employee benefits industry in SA
• Excellent English and presentation skills
• Excellent Excel skills (advanced)

Employment EquityThe Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.EMPLOYMENT EQUITYThe Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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