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Head of Sales

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 10–15+ years B2B sales experience (telecoms, VAS, fintech)
  • 5+ years in senior leadership roles
  • Proven enterprise deal closing experience
  • Experience managing lead gen agencies or marketing teams

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute B2B/B2B2C strategy targeting MNOs, fintechs, and enterprises
  • Close high-value, complex deals (6–18 month cycles)
  • Own pipeline generation strategy and agency management
  • Develop Telco, retail, aggregator, and partner channels

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Business Acumen
  • Leadership
  • Success Driven
  • Accountability
  • Resilience

About the company

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VAS-X (Pty) Ltd

Telecommunications

VAS-X (PTY) Ltd is a software development company founded on the continent of Africa in 1999. We deliver full stack BSS/OSS solutions to a global footprint of telecoms operators. As experienced systems integrators we play a crucial role in the technology planning and development with our customers, always looking for new ways of delivering real value and competitive advantage whilst keeping abreast of future technologies, frameworks and methodologies, for example Microservices, CI/CD containerisation, 5G, IoT, OTT to name a few. We offer an extensive modular product suite, and our management team boasts a combined 140 years of experience in the ICT industry, particularly in demanding emerging markets. VAS-X is a Lumine Group company. Lumine Group is a division of Volaris Group, a subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc. TSX:CSU

Company details

Company typeSME
IndustryTelecommunications
Company size51-200

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Job description

Sales Strategy & Growth: 

- Define and execute B2B/B2B2C strategy targeting MNOs, fintechs, and enterprises 

- Identify new revenue streams and growth opportunities 

- Drive pipeline discipline and forecasting accuracy 

Enterprise & Carrier Sales: 

- Close high-value, complex deals (6–18 month cycles) 

- Lead commercial structuring, pricing, and negotiations 

Demand Generation & Marketing: 

- Own pipeline generation strategy and agency management 

- Oversee marketing campaigns, messaging, and channel effectiveness 

- Align marketing outputs to revenue and pipeline targets 

Revenue Ownership: 

- Own full funnel: marketing → pipeline → conversion → close 

- Ensure predictable pipeline  

Partnerships: 

- Develop Telco, retail, aggregator, and partner channels 

Required Experience :

- 10–15+ years B2B sales experience (telecoms, VAS, fintech) 

- 5+ years in senior leadership roles 

- Proven enterprise deal closing experience 

- Experience managing lead gen agencies or marketing teams 

- Strong MNO / enterprise exposure 

Skills & Competencies :

- Enterprise and consultative selling 

- Commercial acumen and deal structuring 

- Pipeline and demand generation expertise 

- Leadership and team scaling 

- Data-driven decision making 

Personal Profile :

- Results-driven and accountable 

- Commercially sharp 

- Hands-on and execution-focused 

- Resilient and high-performing under pressure 

Remuneration :

- Base salary 

- Commission  

- Strategic deal incentives 

Ideal Candidate Profile :

- Experience selling into telcos / fintechs in emerging markets 

- Strong understanding of running a P&L 

- Proven ability to build pipeline in complex sales environments 

- Experience managing both sales and demand generation functions 

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