SALES EXECUTIVE - MERCHANT ACQUIRING (“SSE”) JOB DESCRIPTION

Company: Pagatech Limited (“Paga” or the “Company”)

Sector: Financial Services

Position: Sales Executive - Merchant Acquiring (“SSE”)

Reporting Line: Partnership Lead, PaaS

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Experience: 3 years’ (min.) experience in a B2B Sales and merchant acquiring function

ABOUT PAGA

Paga is a licensed financial services company and a leading payments company in Nigeria with a massive transformative purpose - to make it simple for one billion people to access and use money. It was founded on the simple belief that the ubiquity of mobile phones can be leveraged in building an ecosystem that enables people to digitally send and receive money and provide access to financial services.

At Paga, we value, above all else, Collaboration, Ownership, Results Orientation, Integrity, and Innovation (CORII).

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Senior Sales Executive (SSE) will be primarily responsible for acquiring new clients for Paga PaaS products and take ownership of PaaS sales pipeline. SSE will be a subject matter expert in Paga developer products, the ideal candidate will be responsible for identifying growth opportunities and assisting clients in discovering specific-needs. SSE will be expected to work closely with the account management and business support team to follow up and nurture leads through effective communication with prospects, understanding their needs, and ensuring smooth sales and post sales experience. The candidate should have experience in carrying a sales target, close sales and meet targets.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

• Client Engagement: Manage relationships with SME prospects, understanding their specific business needs and pain points.
• Solution Selling: Presents tailored solutions that meet the unique challenges of clients, positioning the company’s offerings effectively.
• Deal Closing: Takes ownership of the sales cycle from qualification to contract signing.
• Market Focus: Tracks trends and developments in targeted sectors, adapting sales strategies accordingly.
• Pipeline Management: Ensures accurate tracking of deals within the sales pipeline and reports progress to the Sales Operation Manager.
• Sales Strategy: Manages complex sales cycles for clients, working with multiple stakeholders to develop customized solutions

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 3 years of working experience in Merchant Acquiring
• Sales experience in Fintech/Telecom/Banking/SAS would be an advantage.
• Have experience in selling technical products, comfortable discussing system integration via API, SDK, widget among others.
• Strong negotiation skills
• Resourcefulness and self-motivation, with the ability to perform with minimal supervision
• Proactive to client matters
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to exhibit emotional intelligence
• Confidentiality and the highest ethical standards must be maintained in all activities

Click on this link https://paga.bamboohr.com/jobs/ to apply for this job.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity inclusion. We do not discriminate on grounds of colour, race, nationality, religion, age, ethnic origin, disability, gender, marital status, or sexual orientation in our employment practices.