Country Manager (Spain) (f/m/d)

Country Manager (Spain)

To further promote digital health protection and provide even more pets with access to meaningful care, we are entering the Spanish market with our pet insurance product – petolo. We are therefore looking for a Country Manager (Spain) to support the expansion and creation of the Spanish team.

Responsibilities

• Organization, steering and implementation of key activities for a successful launch of the pet vertical in Spain.
• Management of all operations within the Spanish market. Responsibility for profit, revenue, cash and quality targets.
• Management and development of local teams consisting of multiple operational roles such as marketing, sales, customer service and claims management.
• Constant analysis of the market and adaptation of business strategies according to customer or market needs.
• Intermediary between central core services, business entities and capabilities and local market and customer requirements for the pet vertical.
• External stakeholder management with key stakeholders within Zurich Germany & Group.
• Acting as a spokesperson for the Spanish market.
• Strong connector and leader.
• Fluent in Spanish and English, German is a plus.

Qualifications

• Min. 8 years of work experience.
• Experience in fast paced environments (e.g. startup and scale-up) and/or project management (e.g. consulting).
• Strong track record in d2c (performance) marketing domain and go-to-market strategy and execution.
• Strong track record in geographical expansion ideally in d2c businesses.
• Experience working with or in Spanish businesses and in‑depth knowledge of Spanish culture.
• Strong track record in building and leading bigger teams and managing multiple‑stakeholder projects.

Nice‑to‑Have

• Ideal candidate has developed substantial insurance industry expertise in previous position (e.g. consulting mandates or project manager in insurance/insurtech/or similar).
• Ideally proficient knowledge of the Spanish insurance market.

Benefits

• Salary & Vacation – Attractive fixed salary. Start with 28 vacation days, with an increase every two years (capped at 30 days). Holidays on December 24th and 31st.