The Sales Officer will support revenue growth across ZSE brands by identifying potential clients, generating and qualifying leads, managing sales pipelines, and converting opportunities into paying clients.

• Job Location: Remote (Lagos or Abuja preferred)
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Salary: Competitive + Performance-based incentives

ZSE is a purpose-led holding company created to build, scale, and govern mission-driven businesses that unlock opportunity, create jobs, and strengthen Africa's entrepreneurial and impact ecosystem. Every company within the group exists to solve a real problem, operate sustainably, and deliver measurable impact.

• Support lead generation and business development activities across ZSE brands.
• Identify, research, and qualify potential clients through social media, referrals, events, industry directories, and other prospecting channels.
• Conduct personalised cold email, LinkedIn, and other outbound outreach campaigns.
• Manage and maintain an accurate sales pipeline from initial contact through closing and client handover.
• Respond to inbound enquiries, conduct discovery conversations, and understand prospect needs and pain points.
• Nurture leads through structured follow-up and maintain consistent engagement until conversion or disqualification.
• Prepare and coordinate tailored proposals, pitch materials, and commercial documentation for qualified prospects.
• Support sales conversion by addressing objections, negotiating terms, and maintaining momentum through the decision-making process.
• Identify upselling and cross-selling opportunities across ZSE's brands, services, and programmes.
• Collaborate with the CEO, team leads, and delivery teams to align client expectations, pricing, scope, capacity, and timelines before closing.
• Track outreach activities, responses, conversion rates, pipeline performance, and revenue outcomes.
• Prepare daily sales activity logs, weekly pipeline updates, and monthly sales performance reports.
• Contribute to improving sales messaging, outreach strategies, and business development processes.

• At least 1 year of experience in sales, business development, client acquisition, customer success, or a similar client-facing role.
• Experience in B2B sales, lead generation, prospecting, or relationship management is an advantage.
• Strong communication, persuasion, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience with cold email, LinkedIn outreach, social media prospecting, or other outbound sales channels.
• Strong ability to identify, qualify, nurture, and convert potential clients.
• Familiarity with CRM systems, sales trackers, or pipeline management tools.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple prospects, follow-ups, and sales opportunities simultaneously.
• Ability to track and interpret basic sales metrics.
• Strong business writing and documentation skills.
• High level of professionalism, persistence, accountability, and attention to detail.
• Comfortable working with sales targets and performance expectations.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of the sales process.

How to Apply
Interested candidates should Apply here.

Why This Job Might Be a Good Fit
This role is ideal for a sales professional with at least 1 year of experience based in Lagos or Abuja. It offers a remote/hybrid work arrangement and the opportunity to grow with a fast-moving team.

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