Sales & Marketing

Sales Manager

LOPTERRA·Lagos, nigeria·Full Time·Hybrid
Sales & MarketingFull TimeHybrid
-Closes Nov 30, 2026

Work Mode: Full-time, Hybrid (2 days onsite)

About You

  • We are seeking a sales manager who will play a senior role in driving our client's revenue growth by acquiring, managing, and growing high-value client relationships across SMEs, corporates, high-net-worth individuals, and other businesses with regular cross-border payment needs.
  • This role is responsible for both individual sales performance and broader sales leadership.
  • The Sales Manager will independently generate leads, book and run high-quality client meetings, close larger and more complex deals, and manage important client relationships.
  • Beyond personal sales targets, the Sales Manager will also support junior sales team members, improve the teams sales process, and contribute to the organisation's broader commercial strategy.
  • This is a leadership-oriented role for someone who is polished, commercialy sharp, and confident engaging business owners, senior executives, finance teams, and decision-makers.
  • The ideal candidate should be able to build their own book of business first, then grow into managing a small sales pod or team as performance is proven.

Job Responsibilities

  • Acquire and manage high-value clients by identifying SMEs, corporates, HNIs, importers, exporters, and businesses with significant cross-border payment needs.
  • Build and own a strong sales pipeline through referrals, partnerships, cold outreach, market research, existing relationships, and targeted sector-based prospecting.
  • Lead senior-level sales conversations with business owners, finance leaders, executives, and decision-makers, clearly communicating our value proposition and payment solutions.
  • Qualify and close more complex deals by understanding client transaction volumes, corridors, payment pain points, decision-making process, pricing expectations, and service requirements.
  • Drive revenue growth and transaction volume by meeting monthly and quarterly sales targets, converting qualified opportunities, and increasing repeat transactions from existing clients.
  • Manage strategic client relationships by serving as a trusted point of contact, maintaining strong communication, resolving issues proactively, and building long-term client loyalty.
  • Support clients through onboarding and transaction execution by explaining documentation requirements, compliance steps, payment processes, and working with internal teams to ensure smooth delivery.
  • Collaborate closely with treasury, compliance, and operations teams to ensure clients receive reliable service, competitive pricing, timely updates, and strong end-to-end transaction support.
  • Support and mentor junior sales team members by helping with prospecting, meeting preparation, objection handling, follow-up discipline, and deal closing.
  • Contribute to sales strategy and market focus by identifying priority sectors, client segments, partnership opportunities, sales process improvements, and areas where revenue can grow more effectively.
  • Help build and manage a small sales pod over time once individual sales performance has been proven, including supporting team targets, coaching team members, and driving accountability.
  • Provide clear sales visibility to leadership by tracking pipeline activity, client feedback, closed deals, revenue performance, market insights, and key blockers affecting growth.

Requirements

  • 5 - 8 years of experience in sales, business development, relationship management, fintech, banking, FX, payments, or a related financial services field.
  • Proven track record of acquiring, managing, and growing corporate clients, HNIs, SMEs, or other high-value client relationships.
  • Strong ability to generate leads, book meetings, run polished client conversations, manage a sales pipeline, negotiate, and close deals.
  • Experience seling financial products, payment solutions, FX services, banking products, or B2B services to decision-makers.
  • Strong understanding of FX, international payments, cross-border transactions, client onboarding, and transaction execution.
  • Ability to engage senior stakeholders confidently, including founders, business owners, finance managers, CFOs, and corporate decision-makers.

Key skills

BA/BSc/HND

At a glance

Company

LOPTERRA

Location

Lagos, nigeria

Employment

Full Time

Experience

Valid until

November 30, 2026

Created

October 31, 2026