Senior Sales Executive - Smart Card Solutions

University of Fort Hare; Remote; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A global provider of secure smart card solutions is seeking a Senior Sales Executive to join their team in Cape Town. This remote role focuses on driving growth in the U.S. market by developing high-value client relationships and delivering tailored smart card solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive corporate sales experience, strong leadership skills, and exceptional communication abilities. Competitive salary and commission structure on offer, along with opportunities for growth in a dynamic global company.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Lucrative USD-based commission structure

Growth opportunities in a global market

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in technical or solutions-based sales.
• Proven track record in managing complex deals and high-value contracts.
• Experience in mentoring or managing junior sales staff.

Responsibilities

• Identify and close high-value sales opportunities.
• Lead and support a sales team to achieve targets.
• Build strategic relationships with senior corporate clients.

Skills

Corporate or enterprise sales experience

Business development experience

Communication and presentation skills

Relationship management skills

Education

Post-matric qualification

Further technical/business education

Job description

Senior Sales Executive - Smart Card Solutions

2026-01-12 - 2026-02-11

Permanent

SW006040

Information Technology

SALES EXCECUTIVE: SMART CARD SOLUTIONS. My client, a global provider of secure smart card and RFID technologies, is seeking to employ a Senior Sales Executive – Smart Card Solutions to join its growing Cape Town–based team. This is a fully remote role, based in the Western Cape, focused on driving commercial growth within the U.S. market by developing high-value client relationships and delivering tailored smart card solutions across enterprise and commercial sectors.

ABOUT THE ROLE

CAPE TOWN | CORPORATE-LEVEL | SMART CARD SOLUTIONS | US CLIENT

This is a corporate level role. The Sales Executive will be responsible for securing high-value corporate clients, leading a sales team, and delivering sophisticated smart card solutions. The successful candidate will operate at a strategic, executive level, engaging with C-suite decision-makers and managing complex sales cycles. This is a home-office–based remote position in South Africa, offering a strategic, senior role focused on driving growth in the American commercial sector and a long-term career path with a dynamic, global company.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, and close high-value sales opportunities
• Lead, manage, and support a sales team in achieving targets
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with senior corporate clients
• Oversee CRM, reporting, and sales processes
• Coordinate with international production teams (US, UK, China)
• Stay abreast of industry trends and provide training or guidance to team members

Criteria for the Ideal Candidate

• Extensive corporate or enterprise sales experience, ideally in technical, solutions-based, or technology sectors
• Proven track record in managing complex deals and closing high-value contracts
• Strong business development experience and ability to lead a sales team
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and relationship management skills
• Experience in mentoring or managing junior sales staff
• Post-matric qualification; further technical/business education is advantageous
• Native proficiency in English (spoken and written)

Work Conditions

• Remote work; normal hours 14:00–22:00 or 16:00–00:00 SA time, Monday–Friday
• Work may occasionally extend beyond hours for US market alignment
• Reliable internet, electricity, laptop, and mobile phone essential

Reward & Career Path

• Competitive base salary plus lucrative USD-based commission structure
• Opportunity to grow within a global, technical market, specializing in hotel key cards, access control, transport, medical, ID badges, loyalty cards, banking solutions, and more

Important Notes

• This role is only suitable for seasoned, corporate-level sales professionals with proven experience and a strategic approach to client engagement. Entry-level, junior, or inexperienced candidates are unlikely to meet the requirements for this role and are therefore discouraged from applying.
• Language: Native-level proficiency in English, with exceptional verbal and written communication skills suitable for engaging C-suite clients in the United States.