Business Manager at Old Mutual

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Job Details

Status: Active
Category: Business Management
Posted: Jun 23, 2026
Expires: Sep 21, 2026
Work style: Remote

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About the Role

Let's Write Africa's Story Together!

Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

This is a Centurion based Sales/Business Management role in Personal Financial Advice, Gauteng, that requires you to manage a team of new and vested Financial Advisors. This role is undertaken to recruit, support, and develop the Advisors to build successful practices and generate compliant advice-based sales. This role also contributes to the overall management/leadership of the branch by serving as a member of the Area MANCO.

Key Result Area:

People Management: Recruitment and Selection of financial advisers; development & coaching of advisers & performance management (building and sustaining a productive team)
Sales Management: Strategy and business plan execution and evaluation; drive, monitor and report sales, practice management, compliance, and risk management
Financial Management: Apply business acumen to financial decision; undertake budget/expense
Managing the existing business processes (i.e. conservation, outstanding business, financing, administration, and client care).

Qualifications and Experience required:

Matric or equivalent
Must be FAIS compliant with a certificate in Financial Planning or an equivalent qualification with 120 relevant credits at a minimum NQF level 5.
Must have passed RE 5 level 1.
Previous experience as a Sales Manager is preferable.
Be accredited on all products that PFA distributes as well as accreditation on other optional products.
Preferably 24 month’s service as a Financial Advisor.
Have strong administrative capabilities.
Should be comfortable in applying the sales process.
Should be able to apply the six-step financial process.
Having difficult conversations and being assertive.
Coaching of others

Competencies:

· Strategic

· Innovation

· Customer First

· Leading with influence

· Collaboration (Relating)

· Decision Making

· Execution

· Personal Mastery

Technical /Business Competencies

Critical Skills and qualities:

· Coaching/training/development

· People/performance management

· Planning, organising and monitoring

· Analytical thinker

· Interpersonal/communication

· Goal setting and execution

· Sales and marketing focused

· Able to motivate and inspire

Business and financial acumen

Skills

Building Trust, Change Management, Client Needs Assessments, Commercial Acumen, Consultative Selling, Customer-Focused, Customer Service, Customer Understanding, Direct Selling, Executing Plans, Identifying Customer Needs, Identifying Sales Opportunities, Sales Software, Strengthening Customer Relationships, Upselling

Competencies

Builds Effective Teams

Builds Networks

Business Insight

Collaborates

Communicates Effectively

Customer Focus

Drives Results

Ensures Accountability

Education

NQF Level 9 – Masters

Closing Date

30 June 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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