Sales Executive (South Africa) - Market Expansion | Circit

Circit Limited; Remote; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A global fintech company is seeking an experienced Sales Executive to accelerate the adoption of their technology in South Africa. This role involves owning the entire sales cycle, building strategic relationships with key financial institutions, and driving market growth. Candidates should possess a minimum of 6 years in B2B SaaS sales, strong communication skills, and a proven ability to exceed revenue targets. The role offers a competitive salary, commission, and equity potential in a remote-first, high-performing environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary + commission + equity potential

Remote-first culture with flexible working hours

Career acceleration opportunities

High-performing team environment

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience closing B2B SaaS deals, ideally in fintech or financial services.
• Strong track record of hitting revenue targets.
• Experience in enterprise sales and multi-stakeholder environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the full sales cycle in South Africa.
• Deploy a go-to-market strategy to accelerate growth.
• Build strong relationships with auditors and financial institutions.

Skills

B2B SaaS sales

Relationship building

Communication skills

Market execution

Strategic thinking

Job description

Join a fast-growing global fintech transforming the future of audit.

Circitis building the world’s first global asset-verification network—redefining how auditors, banks, andfintechsestablish trust in every financial transaction. Our platform powers higher-quality audits,eliminatesmanual friction, and helps financial institutions deliver certainty at scale. Today,Circitis trusted by The Big Four & Top 30 Global Audit Firms, global banks, fund administrators, and some of the world’s leading financial service providers.

We’reentering a major growth chapter, and South Africa is a strategic expansion market. This is a rare opportunity to join at exactly the right moment—where the product is proven, the market is ready, and you can directly influence how we scale.

We’relooking for an ambitious Sales Executive to own this key region, accelerate adoption of our technology, and help build the future of trust in financial system

IWhy This Role Is Exciting

• High ownership – you will driveCircit’sentire go-to-market approach in South Africa.
• Proven product + growing market –you’renot “starting from zero”;the foundations are in place and adoption is accelerating globally.
• Category-creating technology – join a company reshaping how auditors and financial institutionsoperate.
• Direct access to leadership – work closely with founders and senior product, GTM, and growth teams.
• High-impact growth – your success in this market will directly influenceCircit’sglobal expansion roadmap.
• Equity potential – share in the long-term upside asCircitscales internationally.

This is an ideal role for a high-performing SaaS sellerwho’shungry to own a market, close deals, and work in a fast-paced, non-hierarchical environment.

WhatYou’llOwn & Deliver

Market Execution

• Own the full sales cycle in South Africa—from prospecting and qualification to negotiation and close.
• Deploy a proven go-to-market strategy to accelerate growth in a maturing, high-potential market.
• Develop a high-quality pipeline aligned to monthly and quarterly revenue targets.

Customer Expansion

• Build strong, strategic relationships with auditors, fund administrators, fintech teams, and financial institutions.
• Collaborate with Customer Success to uncover upsell and cross-sell opportunities in key accounts.
• Become a trusted advisor and product expert for our customers.

Market Intelligence & Growth

• Identifynew use cases, segments, and partnership opportunities to open fresh revenue streams.
• Bring customer insights back to the product and leadership teams to influence future development.
• RepresentCircitat industry events, conferences, and customer meetings across South Africa.

Candidate Requirements

You thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments and have a passion for building markets, closing deals, and creating meaningful relationships.

Must-Haves

• 6+ years' experience closing B2B SaaS deals, ideally within fintech,regtech, audit tech, or financial services.
• A strongtrack recordof hitting or exceeding revenue targets.
• Experience selling into enterprises or multi-stakeholder environments (audit firms, banks, financial services).
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Commercially sharp, adaptable, and comfortable owning an entire market.
• A proactive, entrepreneurial mindset and a desire to build, not justmaintain.To grow the market, client by client.

Strong Pluses

• Experience working with auditors, fund administrators, or financial institutions.
• Understanding of the audit lifecycle or the financial services ecosystem.
• Experience in early-stage or high-growth SaaS environments.
• Ability toidentifyand develop partnerships that accelerate revenue.

This role includes remote work with travel to customers, partners, and industry events across South Africa.

• Competitive salary + commission + equity potential
• Remote-first culture with flexible working hours
• Career acceleration—grow as the team and region scale
• Autonomy and trust to build and run your market strategy
• Friendly, high-performing, non-hierarchical team
• Hands-on experience at a high growth, globally scaling fintech
• A culture where your ideas matter and your voice is heard

Ifthere’ssomething you needthat’snot listed,let’stalk—we’recommitted to creating an environment where great people can dogreat work.

Ready to shape the future of audit technology?

Join a globally ambitious fintech where your work will have real impact, your results will be visible, and your career can scale as fast as the company does.