Executive Associate: Direct Personal Lines

Build a successful career with us

We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping  our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

What will you do?

The Executive Associate for Direct Personal Lines is a trusted, high‑impact strategic partner to the Executive Head of Direct Personal Lines, providing advisory, analytical, and operational support to enable effective decision‑making at the highest level of the organization.

This role acts as a critical liaison between the Executive Head of Direct Personal Lines and other senior leaders, supporting the coordination, prioritization, and resolution of strategic and operational matters. The Executive Associate will play a key role in driving execution against strategic objectives, ensuring focus, alignment, and delivery across the business.

What will make you successful in this role?

Minimum Qualifications

• NQF 7 Equivalent linked to fields of Commercial or Financial Sciences (e.g. Finance/Economics/Business management/ Actuarial)

Minimum Experience

• 5 years’ experience in a similar or related role (advantageous)
• Exposure to Finance, Strategy, Insurance, or Business Operations (advantageous)
• Experience in research, analysis, and data interpretation
• Experience in managing cross functional teams.
• Proven project management and delivery. 

Competencies Required

• Strong administrative, planning, and coordination skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong time‑management skills with a proactive and anticipative approach
• Solid numerical understanding and financial acumen
• Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint skills
• Strong work ethic with a continuous learning mindset
• Comfortable engaging with and challenging executive and senior leadership stakeholders
• Results‑driven with the ability to work independently
• High levels of self‑discipline and resilience under pressure
• Self‑motivated with a strong desire to excel
• Analytical, structured, and well organized
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Professional, credible, and highly organized

Deliverables include, but will not be limited to

• Preparing, coordinating, and submitting executive‑level business reports and presentations
• Managing and tracking timelines, priorities, and key deliverables linked to strategic initiatives
• Monitoring, tracking, and following up on high‑priority action items and decisions
• Coordinating and scheduling focused meetings to enable timely decision‑making on critical matters
• Ownership of the EXCO members priorities
• Translation of strategy into actionable executive deliverables
• Acting as proxy or advisor in select executive forums
• Synthesizing complex information into clear executive insights
• Driving accountability across senior leaders
• Conducting research and analysis to support executive decision‑making and strategic direction

Knowledge and Skills

Personal Attributes

Core Competencies

Turnaround time

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers. 

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