Business Development Manager at Thunes

Job Description

The Business Development Manager will identify, negotiate and close new customers across the African region, as a strong individual contributor. The right candidate will be target driven, with a passion and sense of ownership to deliver against target. This will be a hands-on role with deep involvement in execution, leading from the front.

Key Responsibilities

Build a robust pipeline based on defined ‘ideal customer profiles’, and grow and manage this to deliver on our ambitious growth plans and potential
Hands on management of the end-to-end sales cycle, including lead generation, negotiating commercial terms, working closely with senior stakeholders at prospects to close deals, and with internal and partner teams to delivery ‘go lives’
Carry and deliver an ambitious but achievable revenue target
Provide timely feedback to line manager about performance, sales activity, account management and strategy
Initiate and maintain a strong link between customers and back-office services to ease communication and facilitate the resolution of any issues
Effectively communicate the needs of your customers to the internal Thunes teams
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Responsibilities

~7+ years of experience in business development with 3+ years direct or indirect work experience in the Money Transfer, Fintech, payments or Mobile Financial Services Industries
Hands-on, driven B2B salesperson from the fintech/payments world, with industry contacts reflecting this background
Results-oriented with great skills in communication, organization, and negotiation
Great networking skills
CRM proficiency, Salesforce CRM knowledge is a plus
Flexible, self-motivated, disciplined, takes ownership of job at hand
Team-oriented, able to accept and create change
Strong understanding of customer, market dynamics and requirements
Ensure effective working relationships with all relevant clients/partners, third parties and internal colleagues
Strong sense of initiative and ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Excellent attention to detail
Fluent in English other languages are a bonus!