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BitPesa is a pan-African platform redefining how businesses make payments to and from sub-Saharan Africa. Focused on using cutting-edge blockchain technology to increase efficiency across markets, BitPesa opens corridors for business payments and trade between Africa and the rest of the world.


Lead Generator/ Qualifier

  • Job TypeFull Time  
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND  
  • Experience 1 - 3 years
  • Location Lagos
  • Job Field Media / Advertising / Branding  
  • Job Summary
    • As the Lead Generator/ Qualifier, you will be responsible for lead generation and sales-related tasks in the West African region for BitPesa’s cross-border payments services/products.
    • In this role, you will support the Sales Team in new customer acquisition within the West African region.
    • We’re looking for an ambitious young professional, with the relevant experience and skills, to help BitPesa penetrate the West African region region by selling our cross-border payment products and services. This is an exciting opportunity to help take Africa’s leading digital F/X company to the next level.
    Key Responsibilities
    • Actively generate viable leads that satisfy internal criteria and KPIs
    • Implement creative and modern techniques to generate viable leads across the regions.
    • When required, effectively support the Sales Team by collaborating with key external and internal stakeholders to move deals forward in the sales process (working with Compliance, Treasury, Product).
    • Help ensure client portfolio grows while being diversified, stable and profitable.
    • Regularly update the sales pipeline (CRM) with client engagement status.
    • Develop competitive analysis to identify market trends, customer needs and pricing/rate structure across the industry.
    • Adhere to the sales process set out by the company to acquire clients
    • Exceed qualified lead creation goals
    • Attain daily activity metrics of calls, decision maker contacts, qualified leads
    • Understand customer business issues and how these issues can be solved with BitPesa’s services
    • Identify and prospect new client accounts and associations within a network of approved leads.
    • Identify and prospect new clients accounts within approved vertical and regional markets
    • Outreach to the prospective new clients via Web Site, Social Media, Chat Platforms, Shows, Phone and Email
    • Set appointments for demos and presentation of BitPesa products and services
    • Build relationships with the prospective new client’s key decision makers and serve as the primary first point of contact throughout the acquisition/sales lead qualification cycle
    • Develop and follow quarterly, monthly, and weekly plans with specific, measurable goals.
    • Develop a holistic Lead Generation Plan across various target segments and industries identifying “quick wins” versus “longer sales cycles”
    • Keep sales pipeline (CRM) up to date with excellent lead and process management to clearly identify status and success during the sales process
    • Create reports to present sales data/trends for the team and management
    • Assist with implementing sales strategies and plans including but not limited to specific marketing campaigns and marketing penetration strategies
    • Create/research thorough market analysis and customer segmentation for the region
    • Responsible for and over new clients to the onboarding team onto the BitPesa platform
    • Advise Account Management on pain points of new clients so as to build a strategy for growing sales
    • Introduce the new clients to key internal stakeholders of Onboarding, Account Management, Compliance and Trading
    Requirements
    • Young professional who is ambitious and passionate with a minimum of 1-3 years’ experience in a relevant role
    • Ability to understand and help promote the customer-centric vision at BitPesa.
    • Quantitative individual with a love for numbers and data analysis.
    • Excellent interpersonal, communications ( (written and oral), public speaking, presentation, and listening skills.
    • Creative problem solver with the ability to work independently with minimal guidance.
    • Excellent organizational skills with ensuring nothing falls through the cracks
    • Advanced Microsoft Office and Google Suite Tools skills and experience in using CRM software is a plus
    • Passionate about our mission to develop innovative digital payment and treasury management solutions to help businesses scale in frontier markets
    • You’re persevering and willing to roll up your sleeves to do whatever needs to be done
    • Willingness to be based in our Lagos office
    Benefits
    • Competitive salary
    • Casual work environment
    • Great work-life balance
    • We value autonomy
    • Environmental-friendly (we try to use as less paper as possible!)
    • Opportunity for growth for all our employees…and more!
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    Sales Associate

    • Job TypeFull Time  
    • QualificationBA/BSc/HND  
    • Experience 3 - 4 years
    • Location Lagos
    • Job Field Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development  
    • Job Summary
      • As the Sales Associate, you will be responsible for lead generation and sales-related tasks in the West African region for BitPesa’s cross-border payments services/products.
      • In this role, you will support the Sales Team in new customer acquisition within the West African region.
      • We’re looking for an ambitious young professional, with the relevant experience and skills, to help BitPesa penetrate the West African region by selling our cross-border payment products and services. This is an exciting opportunity to help take Africa’s leading digital F/X company to the next level.
      Key Responsibilities
      • Actively generate viable leads that satisfy internal criteria and KPIs
      • Implement creative and modern techniques to generate viable leads across the regions.
      • When required, effectively support the Sales Team by collaborating with key external and internal stakeholders to move deals forward in the sales process (working with Compliance, Treasury, Product).
      • Help ensure client portfolio grows while being diversified, stable and profitable.
      • Regularly update the sales pipeline (CRM) with client engagement status.
      • Develop competitive analysis to identify market trends, customer needs and pricing/rate structure across the industry.
      • Adhere to the sales process set out by the company to acquire clients.
      Activities:
      • Develop and follow quarterly, monthly, and weekly plans with specific, measurable goals.
      • Develop a holistic Lead Generation Plan across various target segments and industries identifying “quick wins” versus “longer sales cycles”
      • Keep sales pipeline (CRM) up to date with excellent lead and process management to clearly identify status and success during the sales process.
      • Create reports to present sales data/trends for the team and management.
      • Assist with implementing sales strategies and plans including but not limited to specific marketing campaigns and marketing penetration strategies.
      • Create/research thorough market analysis and customer segmentation for the region
      Requirements
      • 3 to 4 + years of related sales or business development experience
      • Demonstrated record of leads qualifications, sales and marketing
      • Ability to dive deep into data, find meaning and deliver outcomes
      • MBA, BA/BS degree or relevant experience
      • Proven track record of metrics and quota obtainment
      • Strong leads generation skills with a focus on new client’s development
      • Experience developing and executing multi-modal, targeted campaigns
      • Experience working with a matrixed team of stakeholders to achieve common goal
      • Experience with using data and trends to articulate business needs
      • A financial background in money market, FOREX, Banking, technology, or MIS is a plus
      • Experience with CRM
      Benefits
      • Competitive salary
      • Casual work environment
      • Great work-life balance
      • We value autonomy
      • Environmental-friendly (we try to use as less paper as possible!)
      • Opportunity for growth for all our employees…and more!
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      Sales Manager

      • Job TypeFull Time  
      • QualificationBA/BSc/HND  
      • Experience 5 - 7 years
      • Location Lagos
      • Job Field Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development  
      Job Summary
      • As the Sales Manager, you will be responsible for generating, qualifying and closing sales leads in Nigeria (primarily) & other West African markets for BitPesa’s cross-border payments service.
      • As the target market is mid-large corporate clients, you must bring a high-value network of key decision-makers in mid-large businesses to this opportunity. This presents an exciting way to get involved and help take Africa’s leading digital FX company to the next level.
      • We’re looking for someone who is comfortable in a dynamic, growing startup, and equally comfortable networking with Executives and analyzing sales metrics.
      Key Responsibilities
      • Source, qualify and close sales leads that satisfy internal criteria
      • Create and execute a sales plan including but not limited to outlining a list of prospective clients and 6-12 month sales projections
      • Adhere to the sales process set out by the company to acquire clients
      • Ensure that new clients are won and trade large volumes consistently ( > $1million each per month) at profitable rates
      • Effectively liaise with internal and external stakeholders when required, to move deals forward in the sales process (working with Compliance, Finance, or Product)
      • Set an example of leadership, disciplined work, and cooperative team culture
      Activities:
      • Develop quarterly, monthly, and weekly plans with specific, measurable goals
      • Hold meetings with potential clients following the sales process set internally
      • Keep sales tools updated regularly to clearly identify status and success during the sales process
      • Collect data from potential clients and coordinate with internal teams to complete each sale
      • Flawlessly execute trade requests from new clients and ensure thorough hand-off is completed to the Account Management Team for repeat clients
      • Calculate ROI on acquired clients to measure the success of the sale
      • Actively participate in weekly meetings, providing updates and comprehensive weekly/monthly reports of sales activities and results to key internal stakeholders.
      Requirements
      • Seasoned professional with 5 to 7 years' experience in sales and marketing or financial services, ideally in payments/money transfer or mobile money in Senegal/Francophone West Africa
      • Previous experience in successfully scaling business for payment companies in Senegal is a plus
      • Large network of local decision-makers within potential corporate clients
      • Proven track record of developing and closing complex sales deals from the ground up
      • Fluent or working knowledge of French and English required
      • Excellent interpersonal, communications, public speaking, presentation, and listening skills
      • Creative problem solver with the ability to work independently with minimal guidance
      • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize immediate, short-term goals and simultaneously focus on strategic, long-term goals
      • Advanced Microsoft Office and Google Suite Tools skills along with the willingness and ability to become familiar with company-specific sales tools/software
      • Passionate about our mission to redefine how businesses make payments to and from Africa
      • Willingness to be based in Lagos and travel within West Africa
      • University Degree
      Benefits
    • Method of Application
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