Group Managing Director at Whytecleon

Responsibilities
The Group Managing Director (GMD) will provide group-wide strategic leadership and management oversight across the Group in line with the strategic business plan.  He will:

• Direct the Group activities effectively and efficiently in line with the Board and regulatory guidelines to ensure stakeholders’ satisfaction and optimal returns to investors
• Take full ownership of the financial performance of the Group, with all its subsidiaries, and provide periodic update on it to the Board
• Improve the financial standing of the subsidiary companies and ensure profitable balance sheets
• Guarantee the development of the Group asset management capability
• Create markets and marketing strategies and drive interventions aimed at attracting new businesses and maintaining existing ones from target sectors of the economy, in line with the Group’s strategy.
• Drive the development and implementation of annual operating plans, including operational requirements.
• Move the digital transformation strategy of the Group from current state to reality for continued growth and optimal profitability.
• Develop a viable 3-5 years business plan for the Group (thereby for each subsidiary).
• Establish leading corporate governance, together with a leading digitized platform across the businesses
• Build top quality human capital, starting with the leadership team, and thereafter with the businesses
• Develop leading industry analytics (Actuarial and other) and investor briefings to establish the Group as a front runner in the minds of existing and potential investors.
• Conduct all affairs of the company within a framework determined by its corporate mission, strategies and overall policies.

Requirements

• Knowledge of the organization's industry group, trends, directions, major issues, regulatory considerations, and trendsetters
• Strong business acumen and excellent understanding of sound financial management within a regulated environment
• Demonstrable helicopter view of things and evidence of hands-on track record in core areas
• Knowledge of the investment business and ability to analyze and evaluate asset types, market and industry trends, major issues, and regulatory considerations
• Excellent manager of human and material resources,
• Operates with ease in an ethical, professional and information technology driven environment
• Strong leadership and motivational skills

Qualifications

• A Bachelors’ degree in Banking and Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or any other relevant discipline.
• Possession of additional professional qualifications such as ACA, CII, CFA, are advantageous
• Minimum of 18 years post-graduation experience, of which 10 years must have been in senior management roles, preferably in financial services sector such as insurance and banking