Manager: Collections Strategy

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

NFP016541/KM

Date posted:

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:

Ready to Own a National Collections Strategy?

POSITION INFO:
This is your chance to step into a highâinfluence strategic role where your ideas don’t sit in someone’s inbox — they shape the future of how a major financial institution drives collections, optimizes risk, and leverages AI and machine learning across the full credit life cycle.

You’ll be the person who answers the question: “How do we collect smarter, faster, and more efficiently — at scale?”

What You’ll Lead (and Transform):
This is not a maintenance role — it is a build, innovate, and optimize environment.

You will:

Design and optimize endâtoâend collections strategies
Build, deploy, and monitor predictive models
Drive portfolio analytics and provide deepâdive insights
Own target forecasting and collections scorecards
Lead champion/challenger tests to improve profitability
Integrate analytical models into operational processes for real impact
Automate reporting and enhance dashboards in partnership with BI
Identify opportunities to improve systems, processes, and tools

What You Bring:
You are strategic, analytical, commercially sharp, and technically strong.

Mustâhaves:

Honours degree or equivalent in Stats, Mathematics, Finance, Economics, Actuarial Science, or Engineering
5+ years in a similar strategic analytics role
High comfort with dataâdriven decision-making
Ability to communicate complex insights to nonâtechnical stakeholders
Strong technical skills: SQL, Python, R, AWS, and advanced Excel

Bonus:

Experience in banking or financial services

Apply Now!

This role is designed for someone who wants to lead, not just execute.

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Actuarial
Data Analytics
Product Development
Pricing
Valuations
Market Risk

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.
For more information,

Contact:
Kholo Mongalo
Recruitment Researcher in Actuarial & Analytics
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