Senior Strategic Sales

Belay Talent Solutions

Sandton

On-site

ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

Belay Talent Solutions seeks a Senior Strategic Sales Executive to drive growth across Banking, Telecommunications, Insurance, and Financial Services. You will develop executive-level relationships, identifying strategic opportunities and converting complex business challenges into technology-enabled solutions.

Leverage an established industry network to engage with C-suite stakeholders and lead consultative sales engagements that culminate in multi-year partnerships and measurable business

Qualifications

  • Proven track record of closing complex enterprise sales opportunities.
  • Experience selling into large corporate and enterprise environments.
  • Established network of C-suite and senior executive contacts.

Responsibilities

  • Develop executive-level relationships with C-suite stakeholders.
  • Identify strategic opportunities and convert business challenges into technology-enabled solutions.
  • Lead consultative sales engagements that result in multi-year commercial partnerships and measurable outcomes.
  • Drive business growth across Banking, Telecommunications, Insurance and Financial Services sectors.

Skills

Executive engagement
Consultative selling
Strategic account planning
Pipeline management
Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Management
Bachelor's Degree in Commerce
Bachelor's Degree in Finance
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
Or a related field

Job description

Senior Strategic Sales (Financial Services &Telecoms)

We are seeking a highly connected and commercially astute Senior Strategic Sales Executive to drive business growth across the Banking, Telecommunications, Insurance, and Financial Services sectors. The role is responsible for developing executive-level relationships, identifying strategic opportunities, and converting complex business challenges into long-term technology-enabled solutions. The successful candidate will leverage an established industry network, engage confidently with C-suite stakeholders, and lead consultative sales engagements that result in multi-year commercial partnerships and measurable business outcomes.

Minimum Requirements:
  • Proven track record of managing and closing complex enterprise sales opportunities.
  • Experience selling into large corporate and enterprise environments.
  • Established network of C-suite and senior executive contacts.

Minimum 10 years' experience in:

  • Strategic Sales
  • Consultative Sales
  • Enterprise Sales
  • Strategic Account Management
  • Business Development

Industry Experience:

  • Banking
  • Telecommunications
  • Insurance
  • Financial Services
Technical & Commercial Knowledge:
  • Data & Information Solutions
  • Data Analytics & Business Intelligence
  • Software Solutions
  • Technology Platforms
  • Digital Transformation
  • Risk & Compliance Solutions
  • Identity Verification
  • Automation & API-enabled Solutions
  • Enterprise Technology Environments
Regulatory Knowledge:
  • POPIA
  • National Credit Act (NCA)
  • Basel Framework
  • King IV Principles
  • South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Requirements
  • Financial Services Regulatory Environment
Core Competencies:
  • Consultative and value-based selling
  • Executive stakeholder engagement
  • Strategic account planning
  • Opportunity identification and development
  • Commercial negotiation
  • Business case development
  • Pipeline management and forecasting
Education:
Bachelor's Degree in:
  • Business Management
  • Commerce
  • Finance
  • Information Technology
  • Computer Science
  • Engineering
  • Or a related field
Desirable Qualifications & Experience
  • MBA, MCom, or other relevant postgraduate qualification.
  • Experience within Credit, Credit Risk, Banking, Financial Services, Data, Analytics, or Information Services environments.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise technology and digital transformation solutions.
  • Experience selling data, analytics, risk, compliance, software, or technology solutions.
  • Proven success developing executive business cases and ROI-driven value propositions.
  • Experience managing multi-year strategic agreements and enterprise partnerships.
  • Relationships with CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, CROs, COOs, and other senior executives within the target industries.
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