CEO â Regional Insurance Brokerage
CEO â Regional Insurance Brokerage
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30-07-2025
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Job Description
Key Accountabilities and Outcomes
Strategic Leadership
- Lead execution of a multi-year modernisation plan aligning with the investor-backed transformation pillars of: market diversification digital alignment talent renewal financial discipline and governance.
- Translate strategic goals into annual operating plans budgets and departmental and individual performance for all operating entities.
Commercial and Growth Leadership
- Drive top-line growth by expanding broker productivity cross-selling corporate client acquisition and market share in targeted segments.
- Personally oversee strategic accounts and high-stakes client/partner negotiations.
- Build and mentor a business development function focused on institutional deals intermediated channels and regional partnerships.
- Lead marketing strategy and implementation across digital content events and brand positioning translating awareness into pipeline value.
- Guide new product development and innovation in response to customer feedback and market opportunities.
- Expand and deepen strategic partnerships across East and Southern Africa and with global partners.
Financial Stewardship
- Deliver financial KPIs and strategic milestones
- Ensure strict budget adherence cash flow optimization and performance-driven cost control.
- Drive rigorous structured financial reviews to ensure the business stays aligned with its strategic objectives controls costs maximizes returns and meets stakeholder expectations.
Operational Excellence
- Optimize claims and policy management workflows across all business units subsidiaries and correspondent partners.
- Embed automation data integrity and cross-border consistency in client experience and internal service delivery.
- Oversee performance dashboards and quarterly reviews to drive broker and departmental accountability.
- Integrate marketing and sales performance into broker and departmental scorecards. Ensure CRM campaign tracking and lead conversion metrics are reported and acted upon.
People and Culture Transformation
- Build and develop a high-performance executive and broker leadership team aligned with strategic KPIs.
- Build a high-performance commercial team (marketing business development client experience) and embed market-driven thinking across all functions.
- Lead implementation of a performance culture linked to learning and development incentives and scorecards.
- Foster ethical leadership values-based behaviour and a culture of action accountability and integrity in line with Board expectations.
Digital & Brand Modernization
- Oversee the modernization of the IT stack CRM systems digital client platforms and marketing infrastructure.
- Elevate brand visibility across digital channels and partnership ecosystems.
Governance Risk and Stakeholder Relations
- Represent the brokerage at board investor regulatory and industry levels.
- Ensure full compliance with local insurance and financial regulations across all jurisdictions of operation.
- Maintain regular and transparent reporting to the board on financial operational and strategic metrics incorporating operational efficiency financial discipline technology and brand modernisation market and product diversification people culture and talent renewal governance and leadership
Performance Impact Metrics
- Revenue/new premium
- Cost management
- Margin protection
- Free cashflow
- Client growth/retention
- Lead conversion
- Client lifetime value
- Client satisfaction score
- Net promoters score
- Employee engagement
- Productivity
- Employee satisfaction Employee net promoters score
- Brand awareness / perception / loyalty
- Automation and digitisation
- System availability uptime and utilisation
Qualifications :
Ideal Candidate Profile
Professional Experience
- 15 years of experience in insurance broking financial services or risk advisory; 7 years in C-suite or P&L leadership.
- Proven turnaround experience in medium-sized or PE/VC-backed environments.
- Experience operating across African markets and regulated multi-jurisdictional settings preferred.
- Track record of building and scaling marketing and BD functions in financial or insurance sectors.
- Hands-on experience in enterprise sales B2B client engagement or broker-channel growth.
Leadership Competencies
- Strategic execution and operational rigour
- High emotional intelligence and team empowerment
- Focus resilience courage decisiveness and forward momentum
- Commercial leadership & deal-making acumen with financial discipline
- Client engagement & institutional sales strategy
- Marketing vision and tactical delivery oversight
- Stakeholder engagement and board management
- Technological fluency and digital innovation mindset
Academic & Certification Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Business Insurance Finance or related field (mandatory)
- MBA or executive leadership certification (preferred)
- CII AIIK or equivalent insurance qualification (mandatory)
- Exposure to ESG and data-driven governance is an advantage
Additional Information :
Application & Selection Process
This role will follow a rigorous multi-stage process assessment process including stakeholder panel interviews strategy case presentation psychometric and leadership assessments and board engagement. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.
How to Apply:
To express interest or refer a suitable candidate please apply via our website with subject line: Executive Opportunity: CEO Regional Insurance Brokerage.
We look forward to welcoming you to our team!
Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
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