Governance Manager

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Glacier by Sanlam brings together leading experts and respected financial services companies to meet clients’ investment needs. We deliver focused investment services through specialist teams, partner with acclaimed financial intermediaries and pride ourselves on our superior products and solutions and high quality service. We offer a comprehensive range of investment solutions, designed to assist in the creation and preservation of wealth.

Our offering encompasses local investments, including fixed term investments and investments with guarantees, international investments, retirement saving solutions, and retirement income solutions. While each solution has its own distinct purpose, they all share the world-class quality and commitment that have come to distinguish Glacier.

Job Purpose

The Governance Manager is responsible for supporting the development, implementation and oversight of the governance framework within Glacier. Operating within the first line of defense, the role will report to the Senior Governance Manager and assist in supporting the Glacier Board and Exco in fulfilling their first line governance and compliance obligations by ensuring regulatory and governance requirements are optimally understood, implemented, embedded and monitored across the business.

The role provides governance advisory services to business stakeholders, facilitates regulatory reporting, monitors adherence to governance requirements and supports the implementation of regulatory changes. The Governance Manager plays an integral role in promoting a culture of good governance, ethical conduct and regulatory compliance across the organization, with particular emphasis on product governance and a deep understanding of the long-term insurance and the investment product landscape.

Key Outcomes

• Governance Framework
  - Assist in the development, implementation and maintenance of the governance framework, including policies, procedures, controls and standards. Support periodic reviews to ensure the framework remains current and fit for purpose considering regulatory developments.
• Product Governance
  - Support the oversight of product governance processes across Glacier's product range, including endowments, sinking funds, retirement annuity funds, discretionary investment products and other long-term insurance and investment products. Ensure that products are designed, distributed and reviewed in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements and sound governance principles, and that product-related compliance obligations are identified, monitored and reported.
• Regulatory Monitoring and Change Management
  - Monitor the regulatory landscape for applicable changes across all relevant legislation and assist in managing the implementation of new or amended regulatory requirements across the business. Ensure business stakeholders are timeously informed of regulatory changes and their implications for products, processes and governance structures.
• Advisory Services
  - Provide governance advisory support to business stakeholders, senior management and the Exco team, offering practical guidance on regulatory requirements, governance obligations and compliance expectations across the full spectrum of applicable legislation.
• Monitoring and Reporting
  - Monitor governance and compliance practices across the business and prepare accurate, timely governance reports which can be presented to Exco or relevant Governance or Risk Forums. Facilitate the compilation of regulatory and statutory reports from a first‑line perspective.
• Regulatory Liaison
  - Support the Senior Governance Manager in engaging with regulatory bodies, auditors and external stakeholders on governance and compliance matters. Assist in preparing the organization for regulatory engagements and ensuring leadership is appropriately briefed.

• AML, FICA, FATCA and CRS Oversight
  - Support the oversight of Anti-Money Laundering, FICA, FATCA and Common Reporting Standard compliance, including monitoring the implementation of related policies, procedures and controls. A thorough understanding of FATCA and…