Old Mutual is seeking a high-calibre professional to step into the role of Business Performance Manager for its iWYZE division. This is a critical leadership-support position designed to act as a strategic bridge between the Chief Executive and the wider organisation. Based in Johannesburg, the role demands a candidate capable of translating high-level vision into actionable outcomes while ensuring operational discipline across the business.

About the role

This position is essentially a strategic extension of the Chief Executive’s office. You will be responsible for creating an environment where executive decisions are not just made, but effectively executed. You will serve as the glue that binds disparate functions—such as finance, operations, and customer experience—into a cohesive unit. By maintaining an enterprise-wide view of performance, you will help the leadership team identify delivery gaps, manage risks, and focus on the most impactful growth opportunities.

Your work will involve navigating the complexities of a major financial services provider, ensuring that strategy and delivery remain synchronised. You will oversee the rhythm of the business, from quarterly planning cycles to the management of executive-level reporting and governance.

The core of this role involves balancing high-level strategic planning with hands-on performance monitoring. Your primary responsibilities will include:

• **Strategic Planning:** Translating the long-term vision into integrated delivery plans, tracking progress against milestones, and identifying recovery actions when objectives deviate from the plan.
• **Performance Dashboards:** Consolidating financial, operational, and customer data into meaningful executive insights that highlight trends, risks, and required interventions.
• **Commercial Decision Support:** Providing analytical rigour to business cases and investment prioritisation, helping the executive team weigh commercial opportunities against potential risks.
• **Executive Effectiveness:** Managing the CEO’s strategic agenda, preparing decision-ready briefings, and ensuring that governance commitments are met with high-quality documentation.
• **Transformation and Efficiency:** Leading special strategic initiatives and looking for ways to simplify internal processes to ensure better collaboration and reduced duplication across the organisation.

What they're looking for

Old Mutual requires a seasoned professional with a strong grasp of both the theoretical and practical aspects of business management. You should possess:

• **Academic Background:** A relevant degree in Commerce, Finance, Economics, or Business Management. An MBA or CA(SA) qualification will be viewed as a distinct advantage.
• **Professional Experience:** At least 10 years of relevant experience, with a minimum of 5 years in senior-level strategy, management consulting, or organisational transformation.
• **Industry Context:** A solid understanding of financial services or insurance, particularly within regulated industries, is highly preferred.
• **Systems Thinking:** The ability to connect the dots between customer outcomes, technology, finance, and operations.
• **Soft Skills:** Exceptional stakeholder management, the maturity to handle confidential information with integrity, and the ability to challenge the status quo professionally.

For professionals in the South African financial services sector, roles of this nature are often viewed as a springboard into senior executive management. Similar positions typically attract competitive, market-related remuneration packages that include performance bonuses and long-term incentives, commensurate with the level of influence the role commands. Candidates with a background in top-tier strategy consulting or those with a proven track record of driving transformation within large-scale insurance environments are usually highly sought after for such leadership-support mandates.

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.

Skills

Accounting, Action Planning, Budget Management, Calendar Coordination, Computer Literacy, Data Analysis, Database Reporting, Data Compilation, Data Interpretations, Digital Literacy, Executing Plans, Management Reporting, Numerical Aptitude, Oral Communications, Report Review

Competencies

Decision Quality

Directs Work

Ensures Accountability

Manages Complexity

Optimizes Work Processes

Plans and Aligns

Tech Savvy

Education

Bachelor Commerce: Business Finance And Economics (Required)

Closing Date

12 November 2026 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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