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• To orchestrate and manage the end-to-end product governance workflow across Kenya and Uganda, ensuring that all product initiatives:
  • Follow the agreed governance process;
  • Are supported by complete and compliant documentation; andAre delivered on time in line with the Product Approval & Monitoring policy.

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Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Governance Workflow & Pipeline Management

• Design, maintain and manage the product governance pipeline, from concept notes through pricing, Product Approval Triad, implementation and in-force review Coordinate input and sign-offs from all key stakeholders (Business Owner, EA Product Actuary, BU Finance Owner, Risk, Compliance, Statutory Actuary, Operations and IT Track and report on governance SLAs (e.g. time-to-market, committee throughput, outstanding conditions

Documentation & Template Ownership

• Maintain the product documentation library, including design specifications, customer requirement specifications, pricing specifications and supporting templates.
• Ensure that documentation standards are consistently applied across Kenya and Uganda.
• Prepare or coordinate accurate minutes, approval conditions, waivers and related records for all product approvals.

Regulatory & Policy Compliance Support

• Support the preparation of regulatory product submissions, ensuring alignment between internal approvals and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor adherence to the Product Approval & Monitoring policy and escalate potential breaches or recurring non-compliance to the EA Product Actuary and BU Risk. Facilitate audit and assurance activities by collating evidence of policy adherence and process compliance.

Reporting & Management Information

• Produce regular governance MI for MDs, EA Product Actuary and BU Excos, including: Number and type of initiatives in pipeline; Status by stage and market;  Key risks, dependencies and bottlenecks.
• Provide governance insights to support continuous improvement of the product operating model.

Stakeholder Coordination & Communication

• Plan and coordinate Product Committee / Triad meetings (agendas, packs, pre-reads, actions).
• Serve as central coordination point between Product, Actuarial, Finance, Risk & Compliance, Operations, IT, Distribution and Group Product Governance.

Decision Rights:

• Authority to enforce process and documentation requirements (e.g. not scheduling committees without complete packs)
• Authority to escalate non-compliance, repeated delays or unresolved conditions to the EA Product Actuary and relevant BU leaders.

Key Interfaces:

• East Africa Product Actuary, MD Kenya, MD Uganda (indirectly via MI), BU Heads of Product, Distribution, Finance, Risk & Compliance, Statutory Actuaries, Operations and IT, Group Product Governance.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• High discipline in documentation, follow-through and control.
• Ability to work across multiple functions and manage competing priorities.
• Clear, concise communicator able to simplify governance requirements for business stakeholders

Qualification, Knowledge & Experience

• Degree in Business, Finance, Risk Management, Actuarial Science or related field.
• 4–7 years’ experience in project management, product governance or risk/compliance in financial services.
• Prior exposure to life insurance products and product approval processes highly desirable.
• Project management certification (PMP, Prince2, Agile, etc.) an advantage.

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