The client is seeking an experienced Head of Product and Solutions, responsible for leading a team dedicated to generating shareholder value and creating attractive investment products and structured finance solutions through the development of customised financial markets and derivatives-based structured solutions. The incumbent will need financial engineering, structured finance and derivative structuring skills.

Role Responsibilities

• Leverage specialist skills within the wider group of businesses to evaluate and assess the viability of opportunities;
• Consult with external counterparties or advisors to ensure any solution is appropriate given Sanlam's risk appetite and seek advice where necessary
• Ensure that the optimal solution for the shareholder and customers is achieved consistently
• Coordinate the execution of solutions
• Manage and build a team of specialist product development, implementation and structuring specialists
• Ownership and ongoing risk management of products and structured solutions, including legal and regulatory risk and P&L

Requirements

• Preferred qualification CA(SA), CFA, Masters in Tax Law or similar
• At least 10-15 years of experience in structuring and balance sheet optimisation
• Appropriate Financial Degree with 10 to 12 years of related experience.
• Problem-Solving experience
• Issues Management experience
• Business Knowledge experience
• Business Analysis experience
• In-depth exposure across asset classes
• Structuring experience in long-term insurance or involving pension or similar long-dated liabilities
• Structuring experience in investment banking
• Derivative sales and structuring experience
• Experience in formulating and executing a strategy in a financial markets business

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• Salary: negotiable.
• Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
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