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Junior Product Specialist wanted immediately: APPLY HERE

Junior Product Specialist wanted immediately: APPLY HERE

Cape Town, Western Cape
Main duties and responsibilities:

1. Assist the Executive: Product Development and Senior Product Specialist with all product-related matters and analysis.

2. Implement and maintain a structured process to review competitor products

3. Prepare draft reports that can be used for internal decision making and converted to distribution supporting information documents/reports.

4. Data segmentation to assist in identifying product and servicing opportunities

5. Maintain product specification documents for all existing and proposed products and check product-related marketing content for product accuracy before roll-out

6. Participate in formative discussions with internal business departments and other external service providers on product matters

7. Modeling of various investment structures for review of existing and design of new product structures

8. Assist with feasibility analysis on new product opportunities

9. Provide support to the business on any product related queries or complex analysis

Ideal experience:

1. 3 to 5 years’ experience within a LISP, an asset manager or a life insurance company, with strong analytical skills and attention to detail

2. 1 to 3 years product development experience within a LISP, an asset manager or a life insurance company

Ideal qualifications:

1. Bcom/Bus Sci degree with majoring in statistics and/or mathematics, other analytical focus will be considered

Competencies and ideal personality attributes:

1. Analytical and problem-solving ability

2. Strong attention to detail

3. Investigative nature to unpack complicated products

4. Proactive and able to use initiative

5. Clear thinker

6. Self-starter with the ability to multi-task

7. Highly organized and efficient

8. Evidence of being able to work collaboratively

9. Team player

Systems knowledge:

1. Proficient in MS Office with strong MS Excel skills

2. Applicable LISP administration systems

“Based on the nature of our business, honesty, and integrity is an inherent requirement for our roles, as the candidate will be exposed to financial transactions.” Apply Now

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