SUMMARY:
A leading financial services provider is seeking a Head: Business Development to join their dynamic team in Johannesburg.
POSITION INFO:
Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for product innovation and cross-functional collaboration?
A leading financial services provider is seeking a Head: Business Development to join their dynamic team in Johannesburg. This pivotal role focuses on driving innovation and growth within the insurance space—across both Life and Non-Life markets—through hands-on involvement in product development, opportunity analysis, stakeholder engagement, and project implementation.
This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned professional with strong commercial acumen and project management expertise to shape the future of insurance offerings.
Key Duties:
- Lead and manage the end-to-end product development process, including expansion into new channels
- Develop and evaluate business cases to support franchise growth
- Drive and monitor pilot projects, assessing outcomes and benefits
- Represent business interests in innovation processes and forums
- Support the delivery of strategic initiatives aligned to a 3-year planning framework
- Collaborate with marketing and portfolio managers on research and benchmarking activities
- Present project updates and business case proposals to senior stakeholders
- Facilitate and track distribution and commercialisation opportunities
- Identify operational and strategic risks, proposing mitigation strategies
- Contribute to blue-sky thinking by identifying market and competitor-driven opportunities
- Support project implementation, stakeholder communication, and reporting
Minimum Requirements:
- Matric (Grade 12) and a Master’s Degree
- Minimum of 8 years’ experience in opportunity/pipeline management, research, and project delivery
- Strong knowledge of governance, risk and controls, financial principles, and project management methodologies
- Proficient in research methods and business communication strategies
- Ability to build strong internal and external partnerships
- Comfortable navigating large, complex organisations and driving initiatives through to execution
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