French-speaking Business Development Executive
Location: Cape Town/ Remote
Full-Time
R25 000 pm + Medical Aid Allowance+ Commission
Join a High-Growth B2B Sales & Marketing Powerhouse
Are you a dynamic, fluent French speaker with a passion for sales and client growth? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, results-driven environment? We're looking for an ambitious Business Development Executive to join our growing team and drive international business expansion.
This is your opportunity to join a high-performing, collaborative team dedicated to delivering bespoke outsourced B2B sales and marketing solutions to ambitious startups, scaleups, and global enterprises across Europe and beyond.
What You'll Be Doing
As a French-speaking Business Development Executive, your core responsibility will be to prospect, qualify, and nurture leads into long-term client partnershipsprimarily across French-speaking markets.
Key Responsibilities:
- Proactively generate and qualify new business leads via outbound calling, email campaigns, LinkedIn, and other prospecting methods.
- Present tailored sales and marketing solutions to C-level executives and decision-makers.
- Build and manage a pipeline of prospects using a CRM system, maintaining accurate records and timely follow-ups.
- Conduct virtual meetings and product demonstrations for potential clients in French and English.
- Collaborate with internal teams (sales strategy, marketing, delivery) to ensure seamless handovers and consistent messaging.
- Consistently meet or exceed monthly KPIs and revenue targets.
What Were Looking For
We're seeking a driven sales professional with strong communication skills, commercial acumen, and a hunger to close deals.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Fluent in French (native or near-native) and strong proficiency in English (written and verbal).
- Minimum 2 years' experience in business development, lead generation, telesales, or outbound B2B sales.
- Proven ability to navigate sales cycles and book high-quality meetings with decision-makers.
- Experience working with a CRM platform (e.g., HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, etc.).
- Strong understanding of the sales process, with the confidence to own client conversations.
- Energetic, goal-oriented, and highly self-motivated.
- Comfortable working independently in a remote or hybrid environment.
Bonus Points:
- Experience selling marketing, digital services, SaaS, or professional services.
- Knowledge of the UK/EU B2B market landscape.
- Familiarity with sales engagement tools.
