Partnership Development Manager
Commrisk Insurance Brokers (Pty) Ltd
Location: Johannesburg (national travel as required)
Own the Relationships. Drive the Results. Build the Future!
Commrisk Insurance Brokers is a specialist short-term insurance group with an established commercial insurance partnership portfolio spanning multiple industry sectors — including transport and logistics, asset finance and property management.
We are creating a new role — and we are looking for someone exceptional to fill it.
Until now, no single person has carried end-to-end accountability for our partnership relationships and their commercial results. The Partnership Development Manager will be the first — owning each existing partnership from relationship management and commercial performance through to growth, retention and new business origination.
This is a role for someone who takes a number and owns it.
What You Will Be Stepping Into
- Single-threaded ownership of an established portfolio of three commercial insurance partnerships across distinct industry sectors.
- A clear commercial mandate with agreed annual targets for GWP growth, new partner acquisition, retention and net income performance.
- Active retention priorities across the existing portfolio, requiring commercial credibility, relationship depth and the ability to perform under pressure.
- Direct accountability to the Managing Director, with CEO-level visibility on results.
- The opportunity to shape a newly defined function — with the autonomy, executive support and resources to perform.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the single accountable owner of all existing partner relationships, with a structured cadence of joint business planning, service reviews and commercial reporting.
- Deliver against agreed annual GWP growth targets across the partnership book, with full accountability for net income to Commrisk — not just top-line premium.
- Retain and defend at-risk partnerships, including those subject to competitive tender or review.
- Build and convert a qualified pipeline of new partnership opportunities, and onboard new partners in line with the agreed annual acquisition target.
- Structure and negotiate terms for new partnerships, covering economics, exclusivity and service model design.
- Coordinate internal delivery across underwriting, claims and administration to ensure partners receive a consistent, high-quality service experience.
- Report partnership performance to the MD and CEO on an agreed cadence, with clear and measurable results.
Why Commrisk?
You will have the rare opportunity to define a newly created function with direct executive sponsorship, in a business that backs its people with the autonomy to perform and the visibility to matter.
If you are a commercially driven partnership professional who thrives on accountability and wants a seat at the table where strategy meets execution — this is your role.
