309 Insurance jobs in Sandton

Role Overview

Data Scientist – Insurance & Actuarial Insights. Data Scientist – Insurance role focused on cleaning messy insurance data, uncovering actionable insights, and supporting actuarial teams to influence pricing, reserving, and risk strategies. With IFRS17 reporting considerations, the position emphasizes accuracy, compliance, and strategic analytics to drive business decisions.

• Recruiter: Network Recruitment
• Job Ref: NFP /HN
• Date posted: Friday, October 3, 2025
• Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

• Partner with actuarial teams to deliver data-driven insights on pricing, reserving, and risk.
• Analyze large, complex insurance datasets to identify patterns, trends, and opportunities.
• Support IFRS17 reporting by ensuring accurate and compliant data pipelines.
• Build, maintain, and optimize predictive models and reporting solutions.
• Translate technical findings into clear business insights for decision-makers.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field.
• Proven experience in the insurance industry (essential).
• Strong technical proficiency in SQL, Python, R, or similar.
• Familiarity with IFRS17 and insurance reporting requirements.
• Analytical mindset with problem-solving flair.
• Strong communication skills – able to bridge the gap between data and business.

Our client is a forward-thinking insurance player where data and analytics drive smarter decisions. This role directly impacts business outcomes, sharpens technical edge, and grows influence in the insurance and actuarial space.

Senior Business Partner, People & Culture, Insurance & Asset Management

Company Description Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

Job Description To lead People & Culture for the Insurance & Asset Management, SBIS & SIL portfolio, using specialist knowledge, collaborating with senior stakeholders; advising on crafting & execution of bespoke & pragmatic people solutions. To formulate a way forward for the IAM, SBIS & SIL Portfolio that is fit for purpose, advances the business agenda & people experience within a transforming organisation. To lead the IAM, SBIS & SIL Portfolio change agenda, managing various stakeholders, ensuring visibility of the Business Partnering team in resolving highly complex problems.

Qualifications Minimum qualifications

Degree in Human Resources Management / Behavioural Science / Social Science.

Experience Required

• 10 years or more experience in People & Culture Business Partnering, with at least 5 years managing and leading a team, and strong project and change management experience is a requirement.
• Experience focusing on partnering with business managers, taking a commercial approach, using data & insights.
• Experience within a multinational company working with and influencing senior management teams on People & Culture matters in a complex environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge & understanding of the role People & Culture management plays in enabling business commercial & social relevance, whilst remaining relevant to the people within the business.
• Track record of successfully implementing integrated, effective People & Culture solutions in support of business specific objectives & driving for sustainable performance in the businesses, with the ability to collaborate and influence, and get buy-in from the People & Culture Partners in the respective business units.
• Drive the implementation of the People Plan for the portfolio/s in collaboration with business stakeholders and CoE's; analysing and understanding the current and future business strategy needs and translating these into an execution strategy, which delivers on the People Promise.
• Inform and drive business performance and enhance the People & Culture value proposition through collaboration with Digitisation, Insights and Operations, using critical workforce and business data, insights and analytics, market intelligence and industry trends.
• Interrogate the appropriate use of data to create insights, through predictive analytics, in order to optimise the solution offering and inform decision-making processes which achieve the people promise.
• Lead the team according to SBG's leadership principles and values, including managing the employee lifecycle from recruitment through to exit, performance management, training and development, discipline and grievance management, retention, reward and people administration to ensure a high-performance culture.

Behavioural Competencies

• Articulating Information
• Convincing People
• Developing Strategies
• Directing People
• Embracing Change
• Empowering Individuals
• Establishing Rapport
• Exploring Possibilities
• Making Decisions
• Managing Tasks
• Team Working
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies

• Decision Making
• Digital Advocacy
• Inclusive Facilitation
• Integrative Leadership
• Organisational Navigation
• Storytelling

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Business Development and Sales

Overview

To provide pro-active management and operational support enabling the implementation of the risk management strategy across the Short Term Insurance business unit of the Insurance and Asset Management (IAM) cluster.

Minimum Qualifications

Type of Qualification : First Degree

Field of Study : Actuarial Science / Risk Management / Finance related / BCom

Experience Required

• 3-4 years Operational Risk Management. Practical knowledge and experience of applicable Short Term Insurance legislation which would include an understanding of the SAM regulatory environment the Insurance Act and other applicable legislation to the insurance business.
• 5-7 years Practical knowledge of risk control frameworks assurance & applications in the financial services industry. Fully conversant in risk appetite risk responses & process improvement concepts. Understand of both regulatory and financial reporting risk principles.

Behavioural Competencies

• Interpersonal skills.
• Ability to interact with diverse stakeholders for example Executive management Regulators Line management and operational personnel at all levels.
• Analytical and strategic thinking abilities.
• Attention to detail
• Good communication Skills - written verbal and presentation skills.
• Disciplined and have high level of integrity professionalism and trustworthiness.
• Customer service focused
• Team player

Technical Competencies

• Risk and governance experience.
• An understanding of the risk environment in which the different business units operate.
• Understand the legal implications and pitfalls of insurance legislation and policy wordings.
• Financial planning / budgeting.

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Arm,Risk Management,Financial Services,Cybersecurity,COSO,PCI,Root cause Analysis,COBIT,NIST Standards,SOX,Information Security,RMF

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Business Segment: Insurance & Asset Management

Location: ZA, GP, Roodepoort, 4 Ellis Street

To lead the strategic roadmap for intelligent automation initiatives, including the implementation of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) programmes and the application of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to automate and improve operational business processes. To drive business enablement practices, processes and systems to enable customer value add through effective and efficient service delivery, maximising service revenue and optimising operating profit.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: First Degree
Field of Study: Information Technology

Experience Required
Intelligent Automation
Operations
5-7 years
Experience in Automation (BPM, RPA, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence), Operational Excellence approaches and methods (Lean agile delivery, DevOps, Lean thinking, Process excellence, System & Management Thinking). Deep Understanding of automation and emerging technology solutions i.e. BPM, Robotics Process Automation, Cognitive automation and Data / process integration . Experience deploying best practices for Process Excellence, RPA and Automation within a mid - large organisation

5-7 years
Strong presence and leadership skills; Ability to communicate effectively across organizational levels and with various audiences; Strong ability to influence and lead diverse groups to achieve desired results; Ability to work independently, set and manage plans, achieve results; Highly organized and able to effectively multi-task and plan/manage deliverables; Demonstrated ability to drive action and sustain momentum to achieve results

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 or

We are looking for a Life Valuations Actuary to lead a world class team and make groundbreaking contributions.

This is an innovative insurance company with a rich history spanning over 20 years. They have established themselves in the financial services sphere and their product offerings have grown immensely in the last decade.

This is an exciting role for an Actuarial Manager to drive strategic support and business understanding of risk and financial reporting. The successful candidate will give insight into a wide variety of products in Life Insurance. This role will manage a team working on financial reporting and business support and forecasting, as well as work closely with the CFO of the space.

• Actuarial degree or Honours degree
• Qualified Actuary (Fellow/FASSA) or 1-2 exams away from Qualifying

• 5+ years relevant experience
• Experience includes life valuations, financial reporting
• IFRS17 experience advantageous, but not a requirement
• Strong leadership skills and ability to report on a senior level

Apply now!

Business Segment: Insurance & Asset Management

Location: ZA, GP, Roodepoort, Ellis Street 4

To provide pro-active management and operational support enabling the implementation of the risk management strategy across the Short Term Insurance business unit of the Insurance and Asset Management (IAM) cluster.

Minimum Qualifications

Type of Qualification: First Degree

Field of Study: Actuarial Science/ Risk Management/ Finance related/ BCom

1. 3-4 years Operational Risk Management. Practical knowledge and experience of applicable Short Term Insurance legislation which would include an understanding of the SAM regulatory environment, the Insurance Act and other applicable legislation to the insurance business.
2. 5-7 years Practical knowledge of risk, control frameworks, assurance & applications in the financial services industry. Fully conversant in risk appetite, risk responses & process improvement concepts. Understand of both regulatory and financial reporting risk principles.

• Interpersonal skills.
• Ability to interact with diverse stakeholders, for example, Executive management, Regulators, Line management and operational personnel at all levels.
• Analytical and strategic thinking abilities.
• Good communication Skills - written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Disciplined and have high level of integrity, professionalism and trustworthiness.
• Team player.
• Risk and governance experience.
• An understanding of the risk environment in which the different business units operate.
• Understand the legal implications and pitfalls of insurance legislation and policy wordings.

Reference: NFP -ASl-1

We are looking for a Life Valuations Actuary to lead a world-class team and make groundbreaking contributions.

This is an exciting role for an Actuarial Manager to drive strategic support and business understanding of risk and financial reporting. The successful candidate will give insight into a wide variety of products in Life Insurance. This role will manage a team working on financial reporting and business support and forecasting, as well as work closely with the CFO of the space.

• Actuarial degree or Honours degree
• Qualified Actuary (Fellow/FASSA) or 1-2 exams away from Qualifying

• 5+ years relevant experience
• Experience includes life valuations, financial reporting
• IFRS17 experience advantageous, but not a requirement
• Strong leadership skills and ability to report on a senior level

Apply now!

Overview

Senior Business Partner, People & Culture, Insurance & Asset Management

Business Segment: Insurance & Asset Management

Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, 30 Baker Street

To lead People & Culture for the Insurance & Asset Management, SBIS & SIL portfolio, using specialist knowledge, collaborating with senior stakeholders; advising on crafting & execution of bespoke & pragmatic people solutions. To formulate a way forward for the IAM, SBIS & SIL Portfolio that is fit for purpose, advances the business agenda & people experience within a transforming organisation. To lead the IAM, SBIS & SIL Portfolio change agenda, managing various stakeholders, ensuring visibility of the Business Partnering team in resolving highly complex problems.

• Minimum qualifications: Degree in Human Resources Management / Behavioural Science / Social Science.

• 10 years or more experience in People & Culture Business Partnering, with at least 5 years managing and leading a team, and strong project and change management experience is a requirement.


• Experience focusing on partnering with business managers, taking a commercial approach, using data & insights.


• Experience within a multinational company working with and influencing senior management teams on People & Culture matters in a complex environment.


• Demonstrated knowledge & understanding of the role People & Culture management plays in enabling business commercial & social relevance, whilst remaining relevant to the people within the business.


• Track record of successfully implementing integrated, effective People & Culture solutions in support of business specific objectives & driving for sustainable performance in the businesses, with the ability to collaborate and influence, and get buy-in from the People & Culture Partners in the respective business units.


• Drive the implementation of the People Plan for the portfolio/s in collaboration with business stakeholders and CoE's; analysing and understanding the current and future business strategy needs and translating these into an execution strategy, which delivers on the People Promise.


• Inform and drive business performance and enhance the People & Culture value proposition through collaboration with Digitisation, Insights and Operations, using critical workforce and business data, insights and analytics, market intelligence and industry trends.


• Interrogate the appropriate use of data to create insights, through predictive analytics, in order to optimise the solution offering and inform decision-making processes which achieve the people promise.


• Lead the team according to SBG's leadership principles and values, including managing the employee lifecycle from recruitment through to exit, performance management, training and development, discipline and grievance management, retention, reward and people administration to ensure a high-performance culture.

Business Segment: Insurance & Asset Management

Location: ZA, GP, Roodepoort, 4 Ellis Street

To supervise and drive the management of the call centre-based claims area nationally, and to verify that the set key deliverables, such as cost containment and customer service levels, are met. To foster a dynamic Claims Fulfilment team and share the common goal of exceeding customer expectations, by keeping customers informed and timeously settling claims, whilst applying risk management principles.

Type of Qualification: A relevant qualification

Experience Required: 10 years' experience in Short Term Insurance and non motor claims, with 5 years' managerial experience in Short Term Insurance.

• Directing People
• Documenting Facts
• Exploring Possibilities
• Following Procedures
• Generating Ideas
• Making Decisions
• Managing Tasks
• Providing Insights
• Team Working
• Thinking Positively
• Business Adminstration skills
• Process Analysis and Redesign
• Claims knowledge and Management
• Change Management
• Root cause analysis
• Current and Emerging Capability Development