Senior Artificial Intelligence Sales Specialist at Simba Group

The Simba Group which started operations in 1988, is a conglomerate having a Pan-Nigeria presence and business interests in some other most dynamic sectors in the economy. The Group is a dominant player in the transportation, power products, and IT-enabled service sectors which are critical to the sustained growth of the Nigerian Economy. The corporate vision of the Group is to provide innovative and quality products along with excellent aftersales service to our customers. The activities of the Group are guided by strong value systems built around Integrity, Innovation, Openness, and Consistency.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Artificial Intelligence Sales Specialist

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are seeking a seasoned and strategic Senior Artificial Intelligence (AI) Sales Specialist to drive business growth by delivering cutting-edge AI solutions to enterprise clients. As a trusted advisor, you will leverage your expertise in AI-driven technologies to address complex business challenges, helping organizations unlock the potential of machine learning (ML), predictive analytics, and intelligent automation.
• This role demands a deep understanding of AI products, such as natural language processing
• (NLP), computer vision, and generative AI, combined with a consultative and solution-oriented sales approach.

Key Responsibilities
Client Engagement and Strategic Relationships:

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with CxOs, IT decision-makers, and business leaders.
• Act as a trusted advisor to educate clients on leveraging AI technologies, including cloud-based AI solutions, intelligent applications, and autonomous systems.

Sales Leadership:

• Develop go-to-market strategies to penetrate key industries and expand the company’s footprint in AI-powered solutions.
• Drive the full sales cycle, from lead generation to deal closure, focusing on high-value opportunities.

Solution Selling Expertise:

• Identify opportunities to integrate AI-driven business intelligence, decision-support systems, and smart analytics into clients’ operations.
• Collaborate with technical teams to tailor AI pipelines, data integration frameworks, and ML model deployment to customer needs. 
• Market and Technology Advocacy:
• Stay ahead of industry trends, including AutoML, deep learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch), and explainable AI (XAI).
• Represent the organization at industry events and forums to showcase AI solutions and innovations.

Required Qualifications
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Business Administration, or a related field.

Experience:

• 8 - 12 years of experience in technology-related sales, with a focus on consultative and solution selling.
• 5–7 years in AI/ML product sales, intelligent systems, or public cloud AI services.
• Proven track record in achieving revenue targets and managing large, complex enterprise sales cycles.

Skills and Competencies
AI Expertise:

• Comprehensive understanding of AI/ML algorithms, big data ecosystems, and AI infrastructure.
• Familiarity with key AI tools and platforms such as AWS SageMaker, Google Vertex AI, Microsoft Azure AI, and OpenAI APIs.

Sales Skills:

• Expertise in selling AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS) and integrating AI workflows into enterprise ecosystems.
• Ability to articulate the value of AI technologies in ROI terms, using metrics like data efficiency, prediction accuracy, and time-to-insight reduction.

Communication and Stakeholder Management:

• Exceptional communication skills to simplify and convey complex AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience managing C-suite relationships and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Technical Competence:

• Knowledge of data annotation, model training and tuning, and AI deployment at scale.
• Ability to navigate edge AI, AI-enhanced IoT (AIoT), and real-time data pipelines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience selling AI-powered digital transformation solutions in industries such as finance, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing.
• Familiarity with emerging trends such as federated learning, synthetic data generation, and AI governance frameworks.
• Strong understanding of AI ethics, bias mitigation, and compliance with AI regulations (e.g., GDPR, AI Act).

Compensation and Benefits
Very competitive salary.

Application Closing Date
24th December, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.