Business Development Executive (Remote) at Moniepoint Incorporated

Moniepoint Incorporated is a global business payments and banking platform and recently became QED Investors’ first investment in Africa. We are the partner of choice for over 600,000 businesses of all sizes, powering the dreams of SMBs and providing them with equal access to the tools they need to grow and scale.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Executive

Locations: Lagos (Remote)
Job type: Full-time

About the Role

• We are currently looking to hire a Business relationship manager, the ideal candidate will be responsible for Merchant Acquisition, developing sales strategies and identifying business growth opportunities.

Responsibilities
What you’ll get to do:

• Engage in business development activities and solicitation of new business; Customer acquisition through sale of the bank’s products and services.
• Cross selling of bank products and services.
• Actively seeking out new sales opportunities through cold calling, networking and social media
• Create marketing strategies to achieve sales targets.
• Conducts daily meetings with the sales team and carry out reviews on the previous day and jointly plan for the week ahead
• Manages and maintains current business relationships
• Conducting market research to identify selling possibilities and evaluate customer needs
• Participate in market storms, community fairs and cluster marketing events e.g. Trade Fairs
• Implement best practices to meet customers’ needs and requirements.
• Prepare and deliver appropriate presentations on products and services
• Collaborate with team members to achieve better results
• Gather feedback from customers or prospects and share with internal teams
• Understand customer financial needs and objectives.
• Recommend appropriate financial product or service to the customer.

Requirements
To succeed in this role, we think you should have:

• Tertiary Education from a recognised institution.
• Must have 4-5 years in-depth sales experience, preferably in the banking, fintech or similar industries.
• Strong understanding of the local financial services industry
• Experience in marketing/sales within the banking sector with emphasis on onboarding and managing Merchants.
• Experience selling lending services and merchant POS devices to corporates should be an added advantage (Good network of enterprise merchants)
• Strong business acumen and analytical thought process.
• Ability to execute goals independently with little or no supervision.
• Excellent communication skills.

What We Can Offer You

• Culture -We put our people first and prioritize the well-being of every team member. We’ve built a company where all opinions carry weight and where all voices are heard. We value and respect each other and always look out for one another. Above all, we are human.
• Learning - We have a learning and development-focused environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing, training, and regular internal technical talks.
• Compensation - You’ll receive an attractive salary, pension, health insurance,, Employee Stock Options, annual bonus, plus other benefits.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

What to expect in the hiring process

• A preliminary phone call with the recruiter
• An interview with the Hiring Team.
• An interview with a member of our Executive team. 

Note: Moniepoint is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.