Managing Director-Insurance

Vista Group is a financial services holding company whose objective is to become a world-class pan-African financial institution and to participate in economic and financial inclusion across Africa.

Vista has established partnerships with several international financial institutions in order to implement its growth strategy in the MSME sector (SME banking services, leasing, factoring, microfinance, women's banking services, etc.), trade and supply chain financing, corporate banking as well as bancassurance.

Vista Group is ambitious in seizing all opportunities in its markets in order to become a leading financial institution through innovative banking and insurance products. 

For more information, we invite you to visit our website : https://vistabankgroup.com

Reporting to the Group Deputy Managing Director in charge of Business Development, the Managing Director is responsible for designing, structuring and driving the development of a Life and Non-Life insurance company across the WAEMU region, while ensuring its profitability, regulatory compliance and strategic positioning in the market.

The incumbent will be responsible for the following key responsibilities: :

1. Ensure the company’s overall viability and performance;

2. Ensure the establishment and operational development of the company (greenfield);

3. Ensure regulatory compliance and risk control;

4. Ensure team structuring and performance;

5. Contribute to the company’s strategic positioning and reputation.

Education

• Minimum Master’s degree/ Bac+5 (Insurance, Finance, Actuarial Science, Business School or equivalent)

Experience

• Minimum 10 to 15 years of experience in the insurance sector

• Proven experience in an executive management position (Managing Director, Deputy Managing Director, BU Director, etc.)

• Experience in business launch or transformation (greenfield / build-up) highly desirable

• Good knowledge of the WAEMU market and the CIMA framework

Hard skills

• Mastery of Life and Non-Life insurance products;

• Strong financial and actuarial background;

• Ability to analyze complex balance sheets and solvency indicators;

• In-depth knowledge of the CIMA regulatory framework

Strategic skills

• Business vision and ability to structure a profitable model;

• Ability to operate in complex and developing environments.

Soft skills

• Ability to build and mobilize teams from scratch;

• Entrepreneurial mindset and results orientation;

• Resilience and agility;

• Unquestionable ethical integrity;

• Strong influencing and negotiation skills.

Location : The role is based in Sierra Leone.