System & Product Specialist - Western National - Cape Town, South Africa - PSG Konsult

PSG Konsult

Verified Company

Cape Town, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Job description:

Responsibilities:

Strategic Contribution:

Strategic shortterm insurance product development.
Ground up product specification, development, documentation, testing to completed product implementation.
Improve current product expansion, development to drive enhancements and efficiencies.
Actively Identifying new beneficial product and system enhancements.
Product backlog and high priority / high risk grooming.
System setup Improvement by challenging the status quo across departments.

Return on Investment:

Benefits to business. (Internal processing, enhanced product quality, etc.)
Ensure developments focus on cost effective efficiency drivers.

Governance Process:

Improve project tracking and reporting end to end.

Portfolio Management:

Inclusion and contribution to company projects portfolio.
Improvement to portfolio coordination via PM tools and techniques.
Improve project processes via cross departmental engagement.
Ensuring that product expansion and development is in line with business vision and mission.
Owning product specification and system development in conjunction with the product owners.
Driving Binder and Outsourced 3rdparty platform core product development & alignment to Western standards.
Support data alignment between 3rd Party systems and Western data requirements.

Project Management:

Skills Development (Personal)
Regular administration and reporting tasks.

Resource Management:

Increasing visibility on team tasks and work packages.
Developing team performance (

Stakeholder Management:
Improve Overall Internal Stakeholder Satisfaction)

Minimum Requirements:

Relevant tertiary qualification.
Project Management background will be advantageous.
Minimum 5 years' experience within the shortterm insurance industry and/or technical systems specialist background (Short term insurance system/platform provider)
Knowledge of shortterm insurance products.
Integral knowledge of the Tial system and/or any similar short term insurance administration platform.

Competencies:

Strong communication and presentation skills
Effective coordination skills
Selfmanagement skills
Problem solving and critical thinking skills
Conflict resolution
Team guidance and leadership
Integration management skills
Proactive management skills

PSG's commitment to transform and embrace diversity is what drives us to achieve a diverse workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce.
**In achieving our employment equity goals, we give preference to applicants from designated groups and we encourage people with disability to apply.