Business Manager, Business Assurance – East Africa
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Upper Hill Rd, Nairobi, Kenya
Salary on application
On-siteFull-timeSeniorPosted today
What you bring
Required Profile & Skill Sets
University degree in Business Management, Engineering or a related discipline; an advanced business qualification is an advantage.
Minimum 12–15 years of progressive commercial and business leadership experience, including responsibility for a P&L or substantial business unit.
Proven record of growing and transforming a B2B services business across multiple African markets.
Demonstrated experience entering new markets, developing new revenue streams, building commercial capability and winning major customers.
Strong preference for experience in TIC, certification, professional services, industrial services, sustainability, risk, compliance, laboratories or comparable technical B2B services.
Demonstrated success in delivering profitable growth through both commercial expansion and operational improvement.
Experience leading organisational change, upgrading capabilities, developing leaders and making difficult people decisions where required.
Strong understanding of East African markets and regional business practices; an established regional business network is highly desirable.
Experience managing diverse stakeholders and cross-functional teams across multiple countries and cultures.
Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship management skills.
Fluent in English; additional regional languages are an advantage.
Strong knowledge of East African markets, including private-sector, government and development/international organisation ecosystems; an established regional network is highly desirable.
Experience developing business with a mix of private companies, government entities, international organisations, NGOs, development agencies or donor-funded programmes is highly desirable.
Key Skills
Entrepreneurial leadership and business-building mindset.
P&L leadership and strong commercial acumen.
Market-entry, go-to-market and business development capability.
Leadership of transformation and organisational change.
Sales leadership, pipeline management and negotiation skills.
Strategic thinking with a strong bias for execution and accountability.
People leadership, coaching, succession development and performance management.
Customer focus and senior stakeholder management.
Financial planning, pricing and performance management.
Analytical problem-solving and sound decision-making.
Ability to influence and execute across multiple countries and cultures.
Strong organisational and project management skills.
Effective collaboration across global, regional and local teams to deliver superior results.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a complex environment.
Identifies and develops new growth opportunities.
Translates strategy into action.
Collaborates effectively and delivers superior results.
Strong East Africa market intelligence and ability to convert market insight into commercial action.
Executive-level stakeholder management across private-sector, government and international/development organisations.
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