Country Director – Insurance & Investments

thehivecareers.co

8h

About The Position

The Country Director – Insurance & Investments provides strategic leadership and overall management of country-level operations within the insurance and investment sectors. The role focuses on driving business growth, expanding market presence, overseeing insurance and investment services, managing financial performance, building strategic partnerships, and ensuring compliance with local financial regulations.

The director leads country-level business strategy and operations, develops market opportunities and partnerships, oversees insurance distribution and investment activities, manages budgets and profitability, and leads teams toward business objectives. Performance is measured through revenue and profitability growth, insurance premiums and policy acquisition, investment asset growth and portfolio performance where applicable, customer outcomes, market share, partnerships, risk management, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and team performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, Insurance, or a related field.
• Typically 10–15+ years of experience in insurance, investments, financial services, or related industries, including senior management responsibilities.
• Proven experience in business strategy, country operations, financial performance management, and commercial growth.
• Strong understanding of insurance products, investment services, financial markets, and applicable regulatory frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strategic partnerships, manage budgets, lead teams, and achieve revenue targets.
• Excellent leadership, analytical, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

Nice To Haves

• MBA, master's degree, or relevant professional certifications in insurance, finance, or investment management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement country-level business strategies, growth plans, and long-term objectives for insurance and investment operations.
• Identify market opportunities, expand distribution channels, and establish partnerships with insurers, banks, investors, brokers, and financial institutions.
• Oversee insurance product distribution, policy acquisition, renewals, claims coordination, and customer relationship management.
• Oversee investment-related operations, identify investment opportunities, monitor portfolio performance, and support asset growth where applicable.
• Manage country budgets, financial forecasts, revenue generation, cost optimization, and profitability targets.
• Drive insurance premium growth, investment product sales, customer acquisition, and market penetration.
• Identify and mitigate financial, operational, investment, and insurance-related risks.
• Ensure compliance with local insurance regulations, financial services laws, investment guidelines, and anti-money laundering requirements.
• Maintain relationships with regulators, institutional investors, corporate clients, insurance providers, and strategic business partners.
• Lead and develop country management, sales, investment, insurance, and operational teams to achieve business objectives.
• Monitor performance against country-level revenue and profitability, insurance and investment growth, customer, market share, compliance, efficiency, and team-performance indicators.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive