Business Development Executive

<p>About the job<br /> 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.</p> <p>What you’ll do</p> <p>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.<br /> Opportunity Qualification: Uncovering and understanding customer pains and challenges with the view explaining how we can address those business challenges.<br /> 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.<br /> Relationship Building and Management: Engaging with Decision Makers at all levels and targeting businesses across various industries.<br /> Continuous Development: Learning to get an understanding of ConnexAI products and services.</p> <p>What you’ll bring</p> <p>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.</p> <p>What we offer</p> <p>We offer comprehensive training, a competitive basic salary, strong commission structure, and the chance to represent an industry-leading product in an emerging market.</p>

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