General Manager – Business Development

Job description / Role

Our Client, a leading insurance broker is looking for a General Manager-Business Development to join their expanding team in Bahrain. The ideal candidate will be tasked with aggressively growing the business by identifying and exploring opportunities in the local market and in the other GCC regions.

Responsibilities:
• Identifies trendsetter ideas by researching industry and related events, publications, and announcements; tracking individual contributors and their accomplishments. Locates or proposes potential business deals by contacting potential partners; discovering and exploring opportunities.
• Accomplish business development objectives by establishing plans, budgets, and key performance indicators; allocate resources; review progress; suggest strategic revisions if necessary.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing corporate and retail customers; schedule and attend meetings to understand the nature of clients’ businesses or lives.
• Direct and coordinate the company's financial and budget activities to fund operations, and increase efficiency; review financial statements, sales and activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement.
• Develop and refine a marketing strategy to grow the company’s brand awareness in the local market; lead and guide the marketing team to execute upon aforementioned strategy.
• Provide leadership and vision to the organization by assisting the Board and staff with the development of long range and annual plans; evaluate and report progress against plans and budget periodically; prepare and deliver performance-update presentations to the Board.
• Develop a clear understanding of the operational implications of existing regulations as well as upcoming regulatory revisions; ensure that all activities comply with CBB regulations and fall strictly within the laws of the Kingdom of Bahrain; assist GMTRA in developing responses and suggestions to the CBB on newly proposed regulations.

Requirements

• University degree in commerce & business administration. MBA a plus.
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant industry experience a senior management position; intimate knowledge of the Bahraini and/or GCC market strongly preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of finance and accounting principles and practices (IFRS); ability to interpret and assist with the preparation of financial reports; experience interacting and collaborating with internal and external auditors.
• Demonstrated experience in sales, marketing, relationship-building, and business development activities.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is a must. Arabic proficiency preferable but not required.

Candidates who qualify for this position may kindly apply online. Please upload your CV in MS Word Document format.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

About the Company

Gulf Connexions Group is the regions leading specialist recruitment consultancy providing a wealth of local and international expertise and in-depth market intelligence for its blue-chip clients and candidates.

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Headquartered in Bahrain in the heart of central business district, Gulf Connexions maintains offices in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Singapore, fully equipped with state-of-the-art database technologies. Gulf Connexions has a rigorous screening process for all prospective candidates with interviewing facilities available throughout the region.

Gulf Connexions has the most extensive database of experienced and qualified banking candidates available for regional deployment. Gulf Connexions works closely with the region\'s leading blue chip organizations providing candidates with excellent career path development and unrivaled employment opportunities.