Data Analyst: Digital Growth

Who are we?

Sanlam is a leading financial services group, recognized for our innovative approach towards providing comprehensive insurance, investment, health, and credit solutions to millions of clients across Africa. Now, we’re on a mission to digitize new and existing business models and activate them to acquire digital-first customer segments that have historically been difficult and expensive to acquire. And we’re hiring top talent from around the world to make it happen. 

Position Overview

As a data analyst your work is a canvas for change, painted with the data you explore and the insights you uncover. You're not just joining a team; you're embarking on a mission to reshape the financial landscape for all Africans, making tomorrow not just different, but better. Turning data into pathways, obstacles into stepping stones, and potential into reality. Together, we can build lasting financial confidence across Africa, one insight at a time. 

About the role

This is a data analyst role focusing on acquiring as many quality clients as possible through performance and brand marketing, in the most cost-efficient way possible.  

Your ability to explore and interrogate data, generate impactful visualizations, and deliver data driven stories will be key in shaping the success of our digital growth initiatives. 

What you'll achieve in the first 12 months

• We have a full-funnel view of client acquisition journey: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build a comprehensive picture of the client acquisition journey. Transform raw data into clear visual dashboards and reports that highlight key performance metrics. 

• We produce high quality insights which are used to improve the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns:  Evaluate the effectiveness of digital marketing efforts and user interactions with our products. Work closely with business partners and data scientists to define relevant performance metrics, translate them into data, and produce insights that can be used to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our marketing campaigns. 

• We have insightful visualizations that reveal underlying trends in marketing efforts and product engagements: Create data visualizations that not only report on performance but also reveal the “why” behind trends—helping teams quickly understand drivers of success and areas for improvement. 

• We have empowered our marketing team to make data-driven decisions with relevant, timely, user-friendly and actionable insights: Work with engineers and business partners to ensure data reliability, consistency and recency for powering your metrics and insights. Develop reporting and visualisation experiences that empower non-technical stakeholders to answer “how much/how many” questions independently. 

Qualification and Experience

• A relevant qualification Degree or Diploma in Computer Sciences or Data Science
• 3+ years in insights producing role as a data scientist/analyst 
• Experience working with Tableau or PowerBI. Strong proficiency in SQL. 
• 1 + years in growth marketing 

What you'll enjoy

• Being in a high ownership, high ambiguity, high autonomy environment where the impact of your work matters. The ideal environment for your capability growth.  

• Learn from the best. Get guidance from some of the most seasoned professionals around. Our mentorship vibe is all about growing together, both professionally and personally. 

• Diving into projects that touch the lives of millions. Making a real difference in how people manage their money and plan their lives. 

• Working with modern technologies, from Snowflake to DBT, Airflow and Tableau 

• A chance to be one of the first data analysts in a newly formed domain team! 

Knowledge and Skills

Personal Attributes

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.

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.

Our commitment to transformation

The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.