Client Partner – South Africa (6‑month contract)

About the role

Lead Data Sentinels’ sales across South Africa and neighboring markets, working directly with the CEO and Client Partner Lead. The position combines lead generation and deal closing, focusing on AI‑related services for banks, insurers, mining firms and government entities.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct outbound outreach (≈40 contacts/week) via LinkedIn, phone and email to senior decision‑makers.
• Qualify prospects by sector, trigger events and decision‑maker level, and book discovery calls for the CEO.
• Close deals from month three, including AI Academy seats, workshops, diagnostics, advisory retainers and pilot projects.
• Originate larger engagements such as full AI management system implementations and mining transformation programmes.
• Maintain up‑to‑date records in Zoho CRM and present pipeline updates in weekly CEO sessions.

Required profile

• Minimum 4 years of B2B sales experience in enterprise, financial services, mining or the public sector in Southern Africa.
• Existing relationships with heads of risk, compliance, CIOs, CDOs, operations executives and board members.
• Proven track record of sourcing and closing deals independently, not just managing handed‑over accounts.
• Strong consultative selling style and curiosity about AI risk, data quality and operational loss mitigation.

Required skills

• Proficiency with Zoho CRM for pipeline management.
• Effective use of LinkedIn for prospecting and outreach.

What we offer

• Base fee (to be defined) plus 2 % uncapped commission on the full value of every sourced and closed engagement.
• Opportunity to increase base fee once sourced revenue reaches USD 50,000 in a rolling twelve‑month period.
• Warm leads from marketing, webinars and direct CEO support during the ramp‑up phase.
• Weekly working session with the CEO to resolve obstacles and a delivery team with proven track record.