Managing Director at Pula

Responsibilities

• Lead the Pula Re senior management team to coordinate and develop strategy and Board Approved KPIs for a 3-year rolling strategic business plan and proactively manage delivery against KPIs and/or reset targets as Pula Re better understands the market and opportunities.
• Shape the Vision & Strategy: Define and execute a bold strategy to position Pula Reinsurance as the go-to partner for African insurers, addressing gaps ignored by incumbent reinsurers.
• Drive Commercial Success: Build and nurture high-value relationships with African insurance companies, securing partnerships and hitting ambitious commercial targets.
• Deliver Results: Achieve measurable outcomes, from revenue growth to market penetration, while driving operational excellence.
• Innovate & Disrupt: Challenge conventional reinsurance models by designing solutions that solve insurers’ pain points, from product innovation to operational efficiency.
• Lead with Impact: Build and inspire a high-performing team, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and excellence.
• Market & Influence: Act as the face of Pula Reinsurance, leveraging your marketing acumen to amplify our brand and thought leadership across Africa and beyond.
• Navigate Regulatory Landscapes: Ensure compliance with Bermuda’s regulatory framework and African insurance regulations, maintaining a robust governance structure.

What you need to be successful

To thrive in this role, you must be a trailblazer with an unrelenting drive to challenge the status quo. You’re not here to follow—you’re here to lead, innovate, and rewrite the rules of reinsurance in Africa. Here’s what you bring:

• Proven Commercial Track Record: You have at least 10 - 15 years work experience with a history of smashing revenue targets and forging strategic partnerships, ideally with African insurers. This is either in a reinsurance brokerage role, reinsurance role or even as a Executive in an insurance company
• Reinsurance Expertise: Deep technical understanding of reinsurance structures, risk transfer mechanisms, and insurer-reinsurer dynamics.
• African Market Mastery: Extensive relationships with African insurance companies and a nuanced grasp of the continent’s diverse insurance ecosystems.
• Visionary Leadership: A bold thinker with a record of transforming whatever they work on, coupled with the ability to inspire and rally teams around a shared mission.
• Entrepreneurial DNA: A knack for doing things differently, with strong views on how reinsurance can evolve to address Africa’s unique challenges.
• Marketing Savvy: Exceptional ability to craft compelling narratives, build brand equity, and position Pula Reinsurance as a market leader.
• Regulatory Acumen: Working knowledge of reinsurance compliance, particularly in Bermuda and African jurisdictions.
• Results Obsession: A relentless focus on outcomes, with the ability to translate vision into measurable impact.