• Application Deadline:
• Position: Head of Retail Sales


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 8 years


• Location Not specified


• Job Field Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development 
  

About Your Role:

• Responsibility includes managing the strategic directions of retail delivery (agents and partnerships), marketing and business development for the organization.


• Responsible for service and sales performance of the organization’s retail sales division which offer consumer, business, and insurance products and services.


• Develop and implement Octamile's product Distribution strategy to achieve the desired growth


• Collaborate with other teams to ensure alignment in proposition and driving distribution strategy goals


• Define distribution models, strategic agreements and manage stakeholder relationships to achieve high growth and business profitability


• Build a scalable and efficient distribution model and ensure agents and recruited sales team are professionally trained and supervised


• Provide excellent sales support and product expertise at all points during the sales process


• Actively manage the sales funnel through business-driven Management Information (MI) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)


• Leverage your people skills to represent Octamile as a thought leader at events and conferences, and build relationships with prospects, partners and industry stakeholders.


• Responsible for coordinating the planning and budgeting processes for all reporting departments.

About You:

• 8+ years experience with solid experience in Financial services, FMCG or Consulting


• Must be able to drive business results using excellent commercial judgment and entrepreneurial thinking


• Demonstrated experience in marketing and business development initiatives


• Significant knowledge of Insurance products and the ecosystem


• Customer-centric with a commitment to improving customer experience


• Able to create a positive working relationship with senior executives internally and externally


• Insurance experience is a plus

Benefits at Octamile for You:

• Opportunity to Simplify Access to Insurance across Africa


• Opportunity to become a business leader in Africa's insurTech sector


• Competitive salary and equity


• Group life insurance and health insurance


• Paid annual holidays and paid parental leave


• Flexible work hours and hybrid work: 60% Office and 40% remote


• Fully paid pension