General Manager

General Manager | Life and Investments | Gauteng

Responsible for the Tied Agency distribution channel strategy implementation across the Group, including Life, Wealth, Commercial and Personal Lines. Facilitate significant growth in the business through building and implementing a digitally enabled Tied Agency model and digitally disrupting the market.

Digital Strategy/Transformational Projects Execution

Lead execution of digital road map for the Tied Agency model, establishing and managing business processes, programs, and projects, resource allocation, KPIs, and governance activities.

Functional Strategy Formation & Implementation

Develop the strategy for a digital Tied Agent strategy for intermediated sales operations to meet business growth requirements, anticipating complex issues, challenges and opportunities. Ensure the strategy is successfully implemented and meets medium-term business needs. Successfully implement channel initiatives and projects ensuring profit targets are exceeded in line with the commercial business cases.

General Education:

Relevant Marketing or Commercial Degree / Diploma or Business Administration qualification

RE1 and 2 and KI RE1 (Preferred)

CFP or a post graduate qualification (Advantageous)

General Experience:

7 - 10 years'' substantial general work experience together with comprehensive job related experience with a specific focus on intermediated sales and distribution to fully competent level (Essential)

Managerial Experience:

3 - 5 years'' senior management experience in Financial Services / General Management experience in either the long-term or short-term insurance industry

Experience managing in a Tied Channel Distribution (Advantageous)