Business Development Manager Africa - French Speaking

The Cigna Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic healthcare company is seeking a Business Development Manager to drive growth in South Africa and French-speaking countries. The ideal candidate will have 5 years of sales experience, exceptional negotiation skills, and fluency in English and French. This role offers independence, accountability, and a chance to make impactful connections in a rapidly changing market.

Benefits

Market-related salary conditions

Mentorship from experienced management

Dynamic and entrepreneurial company culture

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in sales.
• Fluent in English and French.
• International or healthcare background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute regional strategy for business development.
• Build relationships and generate new sales leads.
• Close deals and prepare presentations and proposals.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Sales ability

Networking skills

Job description

What makes Cigna different from other employers?

We go further than just paying insurance claims. Solid customer relationships are our main goal. We also strongly believe in business ethics and continually strive to be cleaner, greener, and respectful of all. We owe our success to the talent and dedication of our team. They’re the ones who make a difference in our customers’ lives. So we know that it’s important to go the extra mile for our employees. We make sure they have a good work-life balance, and we offer many initiatives for health and well-being.

SUMMARY

As a Business Development Manager, you own your region, develop your strategy, and execute this. For this role the region is defined as South Africa and other French speaking countries Africa. You can imagine, two days hardly ever look the same. A typical day might include the following :

YOUR JOB

Building relations within your markets to develop concrete business opportunities and create new sales leads

Set everything aside to close a deal.

prepare presentations & proposals

building a healthy pipeline and execute on it in order to close your deals

Review and adapt your regional strategy to maximize results

Finish a quote before the deadline while following internal processes

What skills do you need?

Do you have 5 years of experience in sales and you have strong commercial, networking and negotiation skills? Great start! That’s essential for the role.

Do you also have an international and / or healthcare background?

Are you fluent in both English and French language?

Finally if you are a driven by closing business and get excited by exceeding your sales, you might just be the perfect fit.

You will love this job if you…

Love sales and get motivated by working with targets

Are well-organised in following up on your sales leads

Nurture relations and enjoy developing them

Are triggered by the opportunity to map and adapt our sales strategy

Feel in your natural habitat at networking events and in presentation rooms

Have a strong sense of accountability and like to be empowered

Like to work independently, but also value the input of others

Can cope with the stress of deadlines and taking decisions in unexpected situations

Are agile and enjoy adapting to an ever changing environment

Cigna can offer you…

A challenging job in an international and diverse context

Trust to fill in this position in your personal way and to the best of your abilities

A dynamic team and sounding board, a director who will mentor and coach you

A challenging job in an international and growing enterprise

Market-related salary conditions

A dynamic, young and entrepreneurial company culture that values and stimulates initiative, thrive on success and truly understands the concept of the lifetime value of a client

About Cigna Healthcare

Cigna Healthcare, a division of The Cigna Group, is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system, empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.