General Manager

General Manager - Financial Services SectorOur client in the Financial Services sector is seeking an experienced and commercially astute General Manager to lead a dynamic lending business. This pivotal role offers full day-to-day responsibility across sales, credit, operations, and people management. The successful candidate will have the autonomy to shape strategy, drive disciplined growth, and embed operational excellence across the organisation. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on business leader with strong commercial acumen and proven experience managing a full P&L.Key ResponsibilitiesTake full end-to-end leadership of the business, overseeing sales, credit, operations, and people functions.Drive sustainable revenue growth, profitability, and operational efficiency.Implement robust governance, risk management, and credit discipline across the lending portfolio.Lead and mentor a high-performing team, fostering accountability and results-driven performance.Champion CRM discipline, process consistency, and structured reporting to support informed decision-making.Partner closely with shareholders to refine and execute strategic objectives.Represent the business externally with clients, investors, and key stakeholders, ensuring a reputation for professionalism and trust.Experience and Educational RequirementsMinimum of 10 years’ relevant experience in a financial services or lending environment.Ideally a CA(SA) or a commercially strong finance professional who has transitioned into broader leadership and strategy.Proven experience in end-to-end business leadership, managing a full P&L (not just a functional area).Strong background in credit or lending, ideally within property-linked or bridging finance.Demonstrated success in driving business growth and optimising performance within a lean team environment.Hands-on people leadership across sales, credit, and operations.Process-driven and structured, with a strong focus on governance, systems, and CRM adoption.This is an opportunity to lead an agile and growing financial services business, offering both strategic influence and operational control. If you are an accomplished leader ready to make a tangible impact, we invite you to apply.Mindcor will respond to shortlisted candidates only. If you do not hear back within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your profile will, however, be retained for future opportunities.For more executive and specialist opportunities, follow https://www.linkedin.com/company/mindcor - we post new roles weekly.