Retail Growth & Partnerships Leader

Placements24; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Aid

Retirement plan with risk benefits

Family benefits (adoption and surrogac

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

LexisNexis Legal & Professional in Johannesburg seeks a strategic leader to drive corporate sales across South Africa. You will oversee Sales Managers and Business Development roles, guiding customer acquisition, retention, and expansion while transitioning to AI-enabled, workflow-led solutions such as Lexis+ AI and Protege.

You will champion disciplined sales execution, forecast accuracy and strategic account planning, partnering with Product, Marketing and Finance to optimize outcomes.

Qualifications

• Significant B2B sales leadership experience, ideally within SaaS or enterprise software.
• Proven ability to lead multi-layered commercial teams and drive revenue growth.
• Strong consultative and value-based selling capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute corporate segment sales strategies in SA.
• Own revenue across new business, renewals and expansion; improve forecasting and pipeline quality.
• Lead Sales Managers and develop high-performing teams.
• Embed consultative, workflow-led selling of Lexis+ AI and productivity tools.
• Drive strategic account planning and cross-selling opportunities.

Skills

B2B sales leadership

SaaS sales

Enterprise software

Consultative selling

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Johannesburg
Full time
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About the Role
Lead LexisNexis South Africa's corporate sales strategy, revenue growth and commercial execution. Oversee Sales Managers responsible for Account Managers and Business Development Managers, driving customer acquisition, retention, expansion and high-performing sales teams.
Champion the transition from traditional content selling to consultative, workflow-led solutions, including Lexis+ AI, Protege and AI-enabled productivity tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute corporate segment sales strategies, identifying priority industries, growth opportunities and target accounts.
• Own revenue performance across new business, renewals and account expansion, improving forecasting, pipeline quality and win rates.
• Balance short-term revenue opportunities with complex, longer-cycle strategic deals.
• Lead, coach and develop Sales Managers, strengthening accountability, performance management and sales execution.
• Embed consultative, value-based and workflow-led selling across teams, positioning Lexis+ AI, Protege and productivity solutions.
• Drive strategic account planning, stakeholder engagement, customer retention and cross-selling opportunities.
• Improve prospecting, opportunity qualification, discovery and new business conversion.
• Establish disciplined sales operating rhythms, including pipeline reviews, forecasting, deal coaching and customer risk assessments.
• Partner with Product, Marketing, Customer Success, Finance and senior leadership to improve customer outcomes.
• Monitor market trends, customer needs, competitive developments and AI adoption opportunities.

Requirements

• Significant B2B sales leadership experience, ideally within SaaS, legal technology, compliance, risk, enterprise software or information services.
• Proven experience leading Sales Managers or multi-layered commercial teams.
• Demonstrated success delivering revenue growth through customer acquisition, renewals and expansion.
• Experience selling into corporate, enterprise or regulated environments.
• Strong consultative selling, solution selling, commercial strategy and pipeline management expertise.
• Legal industry experience advantageous but not essential.

Key Capabilities

• Strategic commercial leadership and disciplined execution.
• Strong people leadership, coaching and performance management.
• Excellent forecasting, pipeline inspection and deal management.
• Ability to balance immediate revenue delivery with sustainable long-term growth.
• Understanding of AI-enabled workflows, productivity solutions and value-based selling.
• Strong commercial judgement, problem-solving and executive stakeholder engagement.
• Knowledge of complex corporate buying processes and multi-stakeholder decision-making.

About the Team
LexisNexis Legal & Professional serves customers in more than 150 countries and is part of RELX. The business applies AI and advanced technologies to help transform the legal market, guided by RELX Responsible AI Principles.

About the Business
LexisNexis Legal & Professional provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers improve productivity, make informed decisions, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law.

Work in a Way That Works for You
We support work-life balance through wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals. Flexible working hours help you manage your day in a way that supports your responsibilities and productivity.

Working for You
Benefits in South Africa include Medical Aid, a retirement plan with risk benefits-including disability, critical illness, life and funeral cover-and modern family benefits such as adoption and surrogacy support. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here ( to access benefits specific to your location.

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We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or other characteristic protected by law.