Key details
Quick facts about this role
Location
Johannesburg, Gauteng
Work mode
On-site
Compensation
R 55 000 - R 61 000 per month
Posted
15 Sept 2026
Closes
15 Oct 2026
Jozi Jobs
Head of Marketing - Short-Term Insurance
Role Overview
Lead the marketing and brand strategy for a short-term insurance portfolio, balancing customer acquisition, brand relevance, commercial performance, retention support and long-term growth.
Responsibilities
- Set and communicate marketing strategy aligned to organisational objectives.
- Lead brand positioning, digital, media, sponsorship, partnerships, direct marketing and customer communications.
- Own the customer funnel from lead generation and conversion through cost per acquisition, sales, retention and active-book growth.
- Develop marketing plans, budgets, activity calendars and decision-ready recommendations.
- Interpret marketing, brand, media and sales data and prepare executive-ready insights.
- Manage agencies, partners, sponsorships, budgets and performance accountability.
- Build team capability through coaching, mentoring and structured development.
- Partner with Product, Sales, Service, Customer Experience, Finance, Legal, Data, Procurement and agencies.
Requirements
- Senior marketing leadership experience in insurance or a related commercial environment.
- Strong brand, channel, performance marketing, customer-journey and funnel-management capability.
- Experience managing budgets, agencies, partnerships and sponsorships.
- Ability to connect marketing activity to leads, sales, conversion, retention and profitability.
- Strong analytics, executive communication, commercial judgement and team-leadership skills.