Executive: Portfolio Performance & Delivery

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

NFP017117/ZG

Date posted:

Friday, October 9, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Annually

SUMMARY:
Our client is a leading financial services organisation seeking a

Executive: Performance & Optimisation to lead a large-scale collections, recoveries, and portfolio performance function. This executive leadership role is responsible for driving commercial performance across a diverse portfolio environment while ensuring operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and sustainable profitability.

POSITION INFO:

The successful candidate will be a proven collections and recovery leader with extensive executive-level experience managing large operational teams, optimising portfolio performance, and delivering measurable financial outcomes. This role requires a commercially minded strategist who can leverage data to identify opportunities, influence decision-making, and drive business growth while balancing operational execution with long-term strategic objectives.

Reporting into executive leadership, the role offers significant exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to shape business performance through people, process, technology, and strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead portfolio performance, collections, and recovery operations across multiple portfolios and business units
Drive revenue, margin, profitability, and operational performance targets
Develop and implement collection and recovery strategies to maximise portfolio returns
Identify performance bottlenecks and implement remediation plans to improve operational outcomes
Oversee large-scale operational teams through multiple layers of leadership
Provide strategic oversight of inbound collections, recovery, and customer engagement functions
Drive operational optimisation, productivity improvements, and workforce effectiveness initiatives
Utilise data and analytics to influence decision-making and improve commercial performance
Partner with technology, operations, and leadership teams to implement scalable solutions
Manage regulatory compliance, governance, and risk frameworks within a collections environment
Present operational, financial, and strategic performance insights to executive leadership and key stakeholders
Lead client engagements and maintain strong relationships with senior client stakeholders
Contribute to portfolio valuation discussions, investment decisions, and commercial planning
Support business growth initiatives and the acquisition of new opportunities
Develop and mentor senior leadership teams to build organisational capability

Job Experience and Skills Required:

Education:

Degree in Commerce, Economics, Law, Finance, Business Management, or a related field
Postgraduate qualification advantageous

Experience:

Minimum 8 years' experience in senior leadership positions within collections, recoveries, financial services, or credit management environments
Demonstrated success leading large-scale collections and recovery operations
Experience managing multiple layers of leadership and large operational teams
Strong understanding of legal collections, recoveries, and regulatory requirements
Experience analysing portfolio performance, profitability, and commercial outcomes
Strong understanding of balance sheets, income statements, portfolio valuations, and financial performance metrics
Proven experience influencing C-Suite and executive stakeholders
Experience managing budgets, business cases, and operational investments
Experience in highly regulated financial services environments preferred

Skills:

Deep expertise in collections, recoveries, and portfolio performance management
Strong commercial acumen with the ability to link operational activity to financial outcomes
Excellent understanding of collections legislation and regulatory frameworks
Advanced analytical and data interpretation skills
Ability to use data to tell compelling performance stories and influence decision-making
Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities
Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills
Strong leadership and people management capabilities
Ability to balance operational execution with long-term business objectives
Commercially focused, performance-driven, and results-oriented mindset

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If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions.

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Zahrah Gani
Specialist Recruitment Consultant
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