Business Performance Manager

Old Mutual Insure; Johannesburg; Presencial; ZAR 1.800.000 - 3.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Old Mutual Insure is seeking an experienced executive to act as a strategic extension of the Chief Executive, driving strategy development, performance governance and enterprise-wide transformation. The role focuses on translating strategy into measurable outcomes, aligning cross-functional plans and ensuring executive decisions are delivered with impact.

The position emphasises leadership effectiveness, governance rigour and strategic initiative delivery within a financial services context in

Formación

• Relevant degree in Commerce, Finance, Business Management, Economics or related field.
• Postgraduate qualification, MBA or CA(SA) advantageous.
• 10+ years of relevant experience, including 5+ years in senior business management or transformation.
• Experience applying systems thinking across the organisational value chain.
• Proven delivery of enterprise-wide initiatives and cross-functional stakeholder management.

Responsabilidades

• Translate business strategy into annual and quarterly priorities with measurable outcomes.
• Coordinate strategic planning and review cycles across financial, operational and Group requirements.
• Consolidate performance metrics into an enterprise-wide view and prepare executive dashboards.
• Analyse opportunities and coordinate business cases and investment prioritisation.
• Structure the CEO's strategic agenda and prepare decision-ready briefings.
• Maintain governance submissions, risk visibility and stakeholder engagement.
• Lead or coordinate enterprise-wide strategic initiatives and transformation efforts.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve decision speed.

Conocimientos

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Cross-functional coordination

Educación

Relevant degree in Commerce/Finance/Business Management/Economics

MBA or CA(SA) advantageous

Descripción del empleo

Act as a strategic extension of the Chief Executive, integrating strategy, business performance, commercial insight, governance and execution across iWYZE. The role provides enterprise-wide visibility, drives cross-functional alignment and ensures executive decisions translate into measurable outcomes, enabling the Chief Executive to focus on growth, customers, leadership and critical stakeholders.

Strategy Development and Execution

• Translate business strategy into annual and quarterly priorities, integrated delivery plans and measurable outcomes.
• Coordinate strategic planning and review cycles, aligning financial plans, operational priorities and Group requirements.
• Track strategic milestones, ownership, dependencies, risks and benefits; identify delivery gaps and coordinate recovery actions.

Business Performance Management

• Consolidate financial, operational, customer, people and strategic measures into an enterprise-wide performance view.
• Prepare concise dashboards and executive insights highlighting trends, variances, emerging risks and decisions required.
• Coordinate business performance reviews, challenge recovery plans and track corrective actions through to demonstrated improvement.

Commercial Insight and Strategic Decision Support

• Analyse commercial opportunities, market developments, business issues and strategic options to inform executive decisions.
• Coordinate business cases, scenario analysis and investment prioritisation, considering customer value, affordability, risk and expected benefits.
• Distil complex cross-functional information into practical recommendations and identify matters requiring enterprise-level intervention.

Chief Executive Office and Leadership Effectiveness

• Structure and prioritise the Chief Executive's strategic agenda, commitments and critical engagements.
• Prepare decision-ready briefings covering context, options, recommendations and required decisions; ensure commitments are followed through.
• Establish an effective leadership operating rhythm across planning, performance, governance and delivery forums; clarify ownership, timelines and escalations.

Governance, Risk and Stakeholder Engagement

• Coordinate high-quality executive and governance submissions, decision records and action tracking.
• Maintain visibility of material strategic and operational risks, issues and cross-functional dependencies; escalates significant matters with proposed responses.
• Support engagement with Group, governance bodies, partners and key stakeholders, ensuring alignment, consistent messaging and completion of undertakings.

Strategic Initiatives and Transformation

• Lead or coordinate Chief Executive-sponsored strategic initiatives and special assignments requiring enterprise-wide collaboration.
• Establish fit-for-purpose delivery governance, milestones, accountabilities, reporting and escalation mechanisms.
• Monitor execution, resource commitments and benefits realisation, intervening early when delivery or outcomes are at risk.

Organisational Effectiveness and Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to simplify executive processes, improve management information and accelerate decisions.
• Strengthen collaboration, transparency, accountability and disciplined execution across functions.
• Reduce duplication and avoidable coordination effort while reinforcing the link between strategy, decisions and business value.

Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant degree in Commerce, Finance, Business Management, Economics or a related field; postgraduate qualification, MBA or CA(SA) advantageous.
• Executive development in strategy, leadership, transformation or organisational management beneficial.
• 10+ years of relevant experience, including 5+ years in senior business management, strategy, consulting or transformation.
• Demonstrated experience applying systems thinking and integrated thinking across the organisational value chain, connecting strategy, customer outcomes, operations, technology, finance and enabling functions.
• Proven delivery of enterprise-wide initiatives, business performance reviews and cross-functional stakeholder management.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen; financial services, insurance or other regulated-industry experience advantageous.

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking, systems thinking and commercial judgement.
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Integrated thinking across the organisational value chain and cross-functional coordination.
• High levels of integrity, discretion and professional maturity.
• Results orientation, adaptability and execution discipline.