Chief Executive Officer at The Human Capital Group (Pty) Ltd

Job description

Key Performance Areas

Amongst others, the key performance areas will include:

• Development and execution and management of the overall business strategy.
• Ensuring that the company infrastructure is optimally geared to maximise revenue growth.
• Taking responsibility for all functional and operational areas in the company.
• Managing and optimising existing distribution stakeholder relationships and developing additional profitable relationships.
• Being integrally involved in assessing and managing strategic and operational risk.
• Ensuring effective relationships with all stakeholders, be it internal, external, regulatory, partners, policyholders, et cetera.
• Maintaining and enhancing the corporate image of the business as a significant player in the insurance and financial services arena as well as in terms of corporate citizenship and social responsibility.

Requisite qualifications, competencies, knowledge, skills, and experience.

Qualifications.

• A relevant commercial and/ or financial degree/qualification.
• A postgraduate business qualification, e.g. an MBA would be advantageous.

Experience.

• Solid executive experience in the financial services industry is nonnegotiable, preferably in the order of 8 to 10 years.
• The successful candidate is likely to have at least 3 to 5 years of top executive experience in the financial services industry.

Knowledge

• An understanding of the financial services industry in South Africa.
• An understanding of the regulatory environment pertaining to the financial services industry and preferably the insurance industry in South Africa.
• An integrated comprehension of the strategic imperatives to successfully lead and manage a financial services company.
• An integrated and solid understanding of processes and systems and operations pertaining to the financial services industry.

Skills and competencies.

• Well-developed and proven leadership abilities in the financial services industry.
• Personal and interpersonal gravitas and the ability to influence and persuade at all levels with all stakeholders internally and externally.
• An ability to lead and manage and interface with all stakeholders in a relatively varied and complex environment.
• Exceptional business nous will be required.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities will be required.
• Demonstrably achievement orientation and record in the industry.