Business Development Actuary

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

NFP016369/LLR

Date posted:

Friday, November 21, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Market Related

SUMMARY:
If you’re a commercially minded Actuary who thrives at the intersection of strategy, analytics, and relationship-building, this opportunity is your next big move. Join a dynamic organisation where your actuarial insight directly guides client solutions, pricing strategy, and sustainable growth.

POSITION INFO:
Small, high-impact teams mean that your voice matters — and your ideas will shape the future of clients' portfolios and new business.

Join a forward-thinking insurance partner known for technical excellence, strong client relationships, and a culture where innovation and collaboration drive performance. In this role, you’ll blend actuarial expertise with business development flair — crafting product strategies, shaping client engagements, and influencing bottom-line outcomes.

You’ll work with cross-functional teams locally and internationally, stay ahead of emerging market trends, and help deliver capital-efficient solutions that support long-term profitability.

If you want a role where your strategic thinking, communication skills, and actuarial depth all come together, this is it.

Key Responsibilities:

Build, nurture, and expand strong, mutually beneficial client partnerships.
Develop compelling product positioning strategies and produce high-impact marketing and sales collateral.
Prepare and deliver powerful presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
Assess capital requirements across business lines and create strategies to optimise capital usage.
Collaborate with Pricing to ensure accurate, profitable quotations for new business.
Monitor client portfolios proactively and drive corrective actions where needed.
Draft treaties and treaty addenda aligned to internal guidelines, legal requirements, and due-diligence standards.
Manage client accounts, outstanding balances, and profit commission calculations.
Produce performance summaries for existing treaties and support ongoing relationship management.
Promote leadership excellence through collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Job Experience and Skills Required:

Education:

Qualified or nearly qualified Actuary.

Experience:

Minimum 5 years’ experience in life insurance or reinsurance.
Strong technical grounding with exposure to business development or client-facing actuarial work.

Skills:

Advanced MS Excel and Word, and intermediate PowerPoint and Outlook.
Exceptional communication and presentation capabilities.
Commercial acumen with strong analytical and problem-solving ability.

Non-negotiables:

High attention to detail.
Strong stakeholder-engagement and relationship-building skills.
Ability to take initiative and work independently.
Deadline-driven, customer-centric, and collaborative.

Apply now!

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I also specialise in recruiting in the following:

Actuarial roles (Life, Short-Term, Health, Pensions, Quantitative)
Data Scientists / Data Analysts (Python, R, SQL, Machine Learning)
Risk Analysts (Credit, Market, Model Risk, Operational)
Pricing Specialists (Insurance, Financial Products)
Machine Learning & AI Data Scientists (ML Ops, NLP, Predictive Modelling)
Quantitative Specialists across Banking, Insurance, and FinTech

If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles.

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Louide le Roux
Specialist Recruitment Consultant
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