Business Development Executive

ConnexAI; Durban; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Durban is seeking a Business Development Executive to drive growth and build relationships across South Africa. This role involves engaging with potential customers through various outreach methods and achieving sales targets. The ideal candidate has a proven sales background, particularly in tech or SaaS, and is self-motivated. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive training, and a chance to represent an industry-leading product.

Benefits

Comprehensive training

Competitive base salary

Strong commission structure

Qualifications

• Proven track record in sales or business development.
• Experience preferably in tech or SaaS environment.
• Ability to engage effectively with clients.

Responsibilities

• Approach potential customers via various channels.
• Uncover and understand customer challenges.
• Achieve daily, weekly, and monthly sales targets.
• Build and manage relationships with Decision Makers.
• Learn ConnexAI products and services.

Skills

Sales skills

Client relationship management

Communication skills

Self-motivated

Job description

We’re hiring Business Development Executives in Durban to help us expand our presence across South Africa. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in identifying new opportunities, building client relationships, and driving revenue growth within a rapidly growing market.

What you’ll do

• Outbound Outreach: Approaching and attracting potential customers – via phone calls, LinkedIn, email and other outbound demand generation tools we utilise, in order to develop a strong pipeline for the Sales Team.
• Opportunity Qualification: Uncovering and understanding customer pains and challenges with the view explaining how we can address those business challenges.
• Achieving Set Targets: Work to achieve daily, weekly and monthly goals through demand and lead generation – based on the number of meetings booked with Decision Makers.
• Relationship Building and Management: Engaging with Decision Makers at all levels and targeting businesses across various industries.
• Continuous Development: Learning to get an understanding of ConnexAI products and services.
  
  
  

What you’ll bring

You’ll bring a proven track record in sales or business development, preferably within tech or SaaS. You’ll be a confident communicator who thrives in client-facing roles and understands how to build relationships that lead to long-term value. You’ll also be self-motivated, results-oriented, and eagerness to work as part of a team.

What we offer

We offer comprehensive training, a competitive basic salary, strong commission structure, and the chance to represent an industry-leading product in an emerging market.