Actuarial Product Specialist

Momentum Corporate, Cape Town, South Africa
February 2023 – Present

  • Product development for the institutional, pre-retirement and post-retirement markets, covering with-profit funds, structured solutions, index-guaranteed funds and LDI strategies.
  • Conducted quantitative analysis of with-profit portfolios and developed product proposals to address regulatory changes, risk-mitigation requirements, and evolving client needs; presented board-level recommendations to governance forums and drove cross-functional implementation.
  • Developed analytical tools to quantify the financial impact of product and regulatory proposals; interpreted modelling outputs and delivered decision-grade insights to stakeholders. Extensive use of Monte-Carlo simulation and scenario testing (Python, VBA).
  • Automated monthly operational reporting using Python; reduced manual effort and improved auditability while developing practical PostgreSQL and Git skills during implementation.
  • Collaborated with executive and distribution teams to evaluate business opportunities, produced compliant marketing literature, trained distribution channels on product details, and resolved complex client queries.
  • Responsible for product management activities including SARB reporting, fund fact-sheet review, back-tested bonus preparation, database maintenance and ad-hoc product investigations and adjustments.
  • Received recognition for consistent high performance and value creation across key projects (Q1 2025).

Actuarial Analyst

Santam Reinsurance, Cape Town, South Africa
February 2022 – January 2023

  • Led the reinsurance pricing development team as Product Owner; managed the project team and backlog.
  • Refined treaty pricing methods, translated them into actionable IT requirements, guided developers in understanding and debugging actuarial calculations, and ensured that the resulting outputs were accurate.
  • Engaged closely with diverse teams and senior management, fostering alignment, securing buy-in, and enabling informed decisions that drove meaningful change.
  • Enhanced reinsurance pricing tools using VBA, RMS RiskLink and MS Access.
  • Developed an inward reinsurance portfolio optimisation tool using ReMetrica and Python.
  • Provided ad-hoc actuarial support for data analytics, risk management, and reserving.