Sales Executive - South Africa Market Expansion

About the role

Circit is a fast-growing global fintech building the world's first global asset-verification network, trusted by the Big Four and top global audit firms, banks and fund administrators. It is entering a major growth phase and South Africa is a strategic expansion market. The company is looking for an ambitious Sales Executive to own this region, accelerate adoption of its technology and help build the future of trust in financial systems.

Key responsibilities

• Own the full sales cycle in South Africa, from prospecting and qualification to negotiation and close
• Deploy a go-to-market strategy to accelerate growth in a maturing, high-potential market
• Build a pipeline aligned to monthly and quarterly revenue targets
• Build strategic relationships with auditors, fund administrators, fintech teams and financial institutions
• Work with Customer Success on upsell and cross-sell opportunities in key accounts
• Identify new use cases, segments and partnership opportunities, and bring customer insights back to product and leadership teams
• Represent Circit at industry events, conferences and customer meetings across South Africa

Required profile

• 6+ years closing B2B SaaS deals, ideally in fintech, regtech, audit tech or financial services
• Track record of hitting or exceeding revenue targets
• Experience selling to enterprises or multi-stakeholder environments such as audit firms, banks and financial services
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable owning an entire market

Required skills

• Strong pluses: experience with auditors, fund administrators or financial institutions
• Understanding of the audit lifecycle or financial services ecosystem
• Experience in early-stage or high-growth SaaS environments
• Ability to identify and develop partnerships that accelerate revenue

What we offer

• Competitive salary plus commission and equity potential
• Remote-first culture with flexible working hours
• Autonomy to build and run your market strategy
• Career acceleration as the team and region scale