# Senior Research & Development Manager

Key Purpose Conceptualise and drive existing and new R&D projects in support of the Discovery Insure business strategy. Bringing exciting new products and enhancements to the market on a regular basis is a key priority for Discovery Insure; the individual will play a leading role in driving the work behind this. Areas of responsibility may include but are not limited to: Drive exploratory research and analyses to develop strategic insights and identify core R&D questions, ideas, and solutions to inform the innovation agenda. Develop the product strategy and R&D priorities in line with the overall Discovery Group and Discovery Insure strategy. Analytical and pricing capabilities to understand the financial implications and parameters involved when developing new products, to ensure profitable results. Lead complex R&D projects which have an impact across multiple Discovery businesses, actively driving close collaboration within the team and with relevant business units to ensure buy-in and smooth handover post execution. Present regular updates to obtain executive input on key decisions. Relevant forums include but are not limited to the R&D Steerco, Insure Exco, and Ac

- **Id**: 3949961
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/discovery-senior-research-development-manager-2>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Johannesburg, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-12T09:03:28Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-10-12T09:03:28Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 27
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2193
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Property & Casualty Insurance, Health Insurance & Benefits, Digital Banks & Neobanks, Life Insurance & Annuities

## Company

- **Id**: 1811548
- **Name**: Discovery
- **Domain**: discovery.co.za
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/discovery-co-za>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SuccessFactors

## Technologies

- **SQL** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 27

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T00:22:45Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 17
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 0.85
- **P active**: 0.57
- **P room**: 0.35
- **Age days**: 27
- **Expected fill days**: 10
- **Reasons**: seen:27, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T04:54:54Z

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