About the Role
Location: Abuja
Job Summary
Our client is seeking a highly driven, commercially focused, and results-oriented Senior Sales Executive to drive business growth through enterprise sales, strategic partnerships, OTC foreign exchange transactions, and cross-border payment solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in fintech, digital payments, foreign exchange, remittances, SaaS, APIs, and B2B sales, with a proven track record of acquiring enterprise clients, managing key accounts, and consistently exceeding revenue targets.
The successful candidate will play a key role in expanding client’s customer base, increasing transaction volumes, growing OTC FX business, and building strategic partnerships across Nigeria and international markets.
Key Responsibilities
• Identify, prospect, and acquire new corporate and enterprise clients.
• Develop and execute sales strategies to achieve revenue and transaction volume targets.
• Build and manage a strong sales pipeline from lead generation to deal closure.
• Sell cross-border payment, remittance, OTC foreign exchange (FX), API, wallet, and digital payment solutions to enterprise customers.
• Conduct client presentations, product demonstrations, and commercial negotiations.
• Source and onboard high-value OTC FX clients while driving transaction volumes across multiple currencies.
• Develop and manage strategic partnerships with banks, fintechs, IMTOs, payment service providers, and other financial institutions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with enterprise clients and key accounts to drive customer retention and revenue growth.
• Identify upselling and cross-selling opportunities within existing accounts.
• Collaborate with Product, Operations, Treasury, Compliance, Finance, and Technology teams to ensure seamless client onboarding and service delivery.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and emerging business opportunities to support business growth.
• Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and networking engagements.
• Ensure compliance with CBN regulations, KYC, AML/CFT requirements, and internal company policies.
• Maintain accurate sales pipeline, customer records, and CRM reports.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, Economics, Banking, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5–8 years’ experience in enterprise sales, fintech, banking, foreign exchange, SaaS, digital payments, remittances, or financial services.
• Proven experience selling B2B financial technology solutions.
• Experience in cross-border payments, FX, API sales, OTC transactions, or remittance services is highly desirable.
• Professional certifications in sales, banking, fintech, or project management are an added advantage.
Preferred Attributes
• Strong commercial mindset with exceptional negotiation skills.
• Results-driven with a passion for achieving ambitious sales targets.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building abilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple enterprise accounts simultaneously.
• High level of professionalism, integrity, and accountability.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced fintech environment.
• Self-motivated with excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Willingness to travel for client meetings, business development, and industry events.
Required Skills
• Enterprise Sales
• Business Development
• OTC Sales
• Foreign Exchange (FX)
• Cross-Border Payments
• International Remittances
• Digital Payments
• API Sales
• SaaS Sales
• Strategic