Business Development and Partnership Lead

Reference PE004019
Location Gauteng, JHB - Northern Suburbs
Salary Interval Monthly
Package None-negotiable
Description Requirements: 
  • Matric qualification.
  • Significant senior-level experience in senior B2B2C sales, business development, partnerships or alternative distribution. 
  • A proven track record of personally originating, negotiating and closing substantial corporate partnerships. 
  • Experience selling a service, platform, subscription, benefit or solution rather than a simple commodity. 
  • Ability to engage credibly with executives and senior decisionmakers.
  • Strong commercial and negotiation capability. 
  • Experience managing relatively long and complex sales cycles. 
  • Excellent presentation and proposal-writing capability. 
  • Strong pipeline discipline. 
  • Comfort working in an entrepreneurial environment where the offering will continue evolving.
Advantageous:

Experience and contacts with the following:
  • Banking
  • Insurance
  • Financial services
  • Employee benefits
  • Value-added services
  • Loyalty/rewards
  • Telecoms
  • Fintech
  • Legal services
  • Large membership rewards or affinity programmes
Responsibilities but not limited to: 
  • Identify organisations with the ability to distribute the system at scale.
  • Research and prioritise high-value target partners.
  • Build relationships with senior decision-makers.
  • Create and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified partnership opportunities.
  • Secure meetings with senior commercial decision-makers.
  • Understand each partner's customer proposition and identify where the system can add value.
  • Develop pricing and commercial models with leadership.
  • Negotiate contracts and partnership terms, balancing partner requirements with commercial 
    sustainability.
  • Lead negotiations from first conversation through to signed agreement. 
  • Work with the partner and internal teams to ensure signed partnerships are successfully launched and begin generating revenue.
  • Identify opportunities to expand successful partnerships over time.
Please note: If you do not receive a response within 2 weeks of submitting your application, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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