Sales Executive / Business Development Consultant – JHB at Datafin Recruitment

ENVIRONMENT:

• Our client, a fast-growing multinational and JSE listed business within the Financial Services environment, is seeking an ambitious and commercially driven Sales Executive / Business Development Consultant to join their high-performance Johannesburg team.
• This opportunity is ideal for a confident, energetic sales professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys building relationships with high calibre professionals, and is motivated by targets, growth, and earning potential.
• The role will focus on generating new business opportunities, developing strong client relationships, and engaging with senior professionals and decision makers across multiple industries.
• The environment is energetic, social, high performance, and globally connected, with exposure to international clients and business operations.
• They are specifically looking for individuals with strong commercial acumen, entrepreneurial flair, and a naturally driven personality. Individuals with “side hustles”, entrepreneurial ventures, leadership initiatives, or evidence of exceeding targets and expectations will stand out strongly.

DUTIES:

• Develop and grow new business opportunities across multiple sectors
• Build and maintain strong relationships with prospective and existing clients
• Conduct outreach, networking, and business development activities
• Identify client needs and present suitable solutions and services
• Manage the sales process from lead generation through to closing
• Consistently achieve and exceed sales and revenue targets
• Represent the business professionally in the market
• Maintain accurate pipeline and CRM activity reporting
• Collaborate with leadership and internal teams to drive growth initiatives

REQUIREMENTS:

• Previous experience in sales, business development, account acquisition, or client engagement preferred
• Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
• Commercially minded with strong relationship building ability
• Highly organized, proactive, and energetic personality
• Comfortable working in a fast paced, high-performance environment
• Strong academic achievements advantageous
• Experience within financial services, recruitment, consulting, professional services, or
• corporate sales environments beneficial
• Johannesburg based
• Willing to work primarily office based

ATTRIBUTES:

• Ambitious and target driven
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Strong sense of urgency
• Confident engaging with senior professionals and decision makers
• Naturally outgoing and relationship focused
• Resilient and commercially minded
• Professional yet personable

What the Company Offers:

• Exposure to multinational and global clients
• A highly social, energetic, and ambitious culture
• Strong earning and growth potential
• Career progression opportunities within a fast-growing business
• The opportunity to work with some of the brightest professionals in the market
• Salary will depend on experience, track record, and overall potential.