Business Development Associate at MFS Africa

Duties and responsibilities

• Support the growth of Beyonic’s client and partner base in Ghana and identify, initiate, maintain and deepen relationships with key clients and partners to achieve sales objectives
• Close new business with a combined minimum value of US$1000 in monthly net revenue
• Actively grow, segment, qualify, and document a sales pipeline with not less than 40 leads each month
• Collaboratively drive and support business development activities as needed and directed
• Develop and maintain client relationships by conducting on-boarding, training and after-sales support
• Identify, evaluate and pursue strategic business projects in Ghana and regionally, if applicable
• Execute other duties as reasonably assigned

Requirements
Qualifications and experience

• A relevant post high-school qualification
• At least 5 years of experience in sales with a verifiable track record of successfully meeting and exceeding sales targets
• Experience managing customer relationships
• Experience effectively using using CRM tools for communication, management, and reporting
• Experience working with a disbursed global team
• SaaS, fintech, technology, finance, banking, or start-up/entrepreneurial experience all significant advantages
• Pan-African exposure, experience and expertise would be an advantage

Skills and competencies

• Excellent command of the English language, both written and oral
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Proactive approach to problem solving
• Adaptable, flexible and comfortable working in an environment that is constantly evolving
• Ability to work well under pressure
• High level of integrity
• Works well within a team and can also work autonomously where required

Benefits

• We are highly innovative and were ranked by Fast Company as one of the most innovative companies in the world
• We work at the very cutting edge of fintech in Africa
• We solve relevant problems for Africa and the world. We are building the MFS Africa Hub into a payment infrastructure designed to last 100 years
• We have a culture of caring and executing and a very diverse work environment with over 30+ nationalities represented