Sales Manager at Aza Finance

Lagos

Aza finance

Company Info

Mid sized business

1 to 50 Employees

Aza Finance (Formerly Known as Bipesa) is an established provider of currency trading solutions which accelerate global access to frontier markets through an innovative infrastructure.

Aza Finance (Formerly Known as Bipesa) is an established provider of currency trading solutions which accelerate global access to frontier markets through an innovative infrastructure.

Job Title: Sales Manager

Location: Lagos (Hybrid)

Job Type: Full-time

Job Category: Sales

Job Summary

  • As the Sales Manager, you will be responsible for lead generation and sales-related tasks in the region for AZA’s cross-border payments services/products.
  • In this role, you will support the Sales Team in new customer acquisition and revenue generation in the region.
  • We’re looking for an ambitious young professional, with the relevant experience and skills, to help AZA Finance 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.

Responsibilities

  • Help grow Outbound clients in the West Africa region and any other assigned market with the best revenue margins.
  • Focus on the sustainable acquisition of clients (MTOs, fintecs, mid-large corporates, SMEs, BDCs, cryptocurrency traders etc) who trade large volumes with profitable margins.
  • Help grow Intra – Africa trades among active markets, with core focus on driving Bi – directional trades among active markets and working closely with other other sales leaders in other markets.
  • Focus efforts to generate scalable and predictable leads with good revenue for the company.
  • Team collaboration: Regularly collaborate with internal stakeholders such as marketing, strategic partnerships, revenue operations, product, compliance, finance, and treasury to optimise the customer experience and align on the revenue growth strategy.
  • Forecasting: Maintain an updated sales pipeline and ensure proper sales planning and forecasting.
  • Collaborating to ensure there is an approach to winning and growing our portfolio of clients with a focus on our pooling business model.
  • Reporting: Analyse and present data to key internal stakeholders in order to inform impactful business decisions and help adapt tactics that drive profitable growth within the market and other assigned territories.
  • Driving the growth of inbound clients in the West Africa region and any other assigned territory, with a core focus in identifying businesses who trade a daily cumulative volume of $100k and above or a weekly cumulative volume of $1M and above.
  • Build a strong TML and generate the right Pipeline for easy conversion of these prospects to clients.

Requirements

  • Bilingual with written and verbal communication in English, Local languages, etc are an added advantage.
  • At least 5 years experience in the fintech or payment space is preferred.
  • Ability to understand AZA Finance products and target and engage the right type of leads/prospects.
  • Work with cross-functional teams to support the growth of AZA Finance both internally and externally.
  • Exhibit and maintain a cordial working relationship with your colleagues as much as depends on you. This does not preclude you from being assertive and clearly sharing your opinions on business decisions and approach.
  • Creative problem solving with the ability to work independently with minimal guidance.
  • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise immediate, short-term goals and simultaneously focus on strategic, long-term goals.
  • Strategic thinking and ability to execute, to achieve operational excellence in the face of challenging goals.
  • Strong negotiator with proven capacity to close agreements timely.
  • Has a black book and is able to make quick wins within the first month of joining
  • Has prior experience in lead generation with high and proven success rate
  • Good use of CRM tool and G Suite
  • You must be Interested in and have proof of closing / revenue generation

Benefits

  • A competitive salary and benefits package.
  • Global / regional network / exposure in FinTech / Blockchain industry.
  • One of the hottest, fastest scaling startups in Africa.
  • Casual work environment.
  • Great work-life balance.
  • We value autonomy.
  • Opportunity for growth for all employees.
  • Opportunity to work hard and play hard.
  • Mentorship & buddy program
  • Complimentary breakfast, snacks & drinks
  • Team building and happy hours events.
  • Employee mental health support
  • Employee referral program

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Note

  • AZA is an equal opportunity employer and will consider every qualified applicant for employment.
  • AZA does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability.

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