Product Manager (Employee Benefits)
Johannesburg, ZA
Job ID
138748
Closing Date: 04 April 2025
FAIS Affected
Job Purpose
To oversee and provide support with regards to the products and platforms that are covered in the Product Houseview
Job Responsibilities
- Conduct initial and ongoing product and platform due diligence.
- Reporting on product and platform penetration, sales, performance, trends and forecasts.
- Product training and support to the business, including induction, provider training and ongoing awareness.
- Ongoing competitor analysis and market insights to ensure that there are no gaps in our approved product offering, and that our houseview is comprehensive compared to market.
- Maintain approved funds and solutions on approved platforms
- Maintain the product specific training platform and ensure that content gets reviewed, updated and approved on a regular basis.
- Provide frontline support with product comparison, appropriateness of products, deal-making and structuring.
- Build and maintain relationships with frontline, product providers and platforms.
Essential Qualification
- Relevant Tertiary Qualification
- Post graduate diploma in Financial Planning
Preferred Certifications
CFP Certification
Minimum Experience Level
3 - 5 years relevant experience supporting advisors and financial planners with product support in the areas of Employee Benefits and Umbrella Funds. Including but are not limited to Group RAs, Long-Term insurance products and other group retirement offerings.
Technical / Professional Knowledge
- Communication Strategies
- Data analysis
- Industry trends
- Principles of financial management
- Relevant regulatory knowledge
- Decision-making process
- Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
- Governance, risk and controls
Behavioural Competencies
- Customer Focus
- Decision Making
- Facilitating Change
- Initiating Action
- Innovation
- Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566