Business Development & Solutions Executive
Listed on 2026-10-05
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Sales
Business Development, B2B Sales, Technical Sales
Business Development & Solutions Executive
Location: Johannesburg / London |
Work Type: Remote |
Job : J107268
Our client develops and supports software and data solutions across a variety of industries. They want you to join their team and aid their team in maintaining their spot as a global industry leader. They offer a combination of plug and play products that can be integrated with existing systems and processes and can also be customised to client needs. Their capabilities extend to big data engineering and bespoke software development, solutions are available as both cloud-based and hosted.
Clients are international, the work they do often hasn’t been done before, so this role is ideally suited to someone who finds joy in complex solutions design and who thrives on innovation.
- Conduct researched, personalized and targeted RFI’s
- Attend global innovation conferences, be an active networker who enjoys both maintaining and building long term stakeholder relationships.
- Run initial conversations to qualify opportunities and filter out bad-fit leads.
- Use AI-assisted development tools to create rapid prototypes and collaborate with the delivery team for technical proof-of-concepts.
- Own complex working opportunities and bids, including response planning, commercial modelling, demo rehearsals, and presentations.
- Track every lead, follow-up, and next step in the CRM while being responsible for pipeline health reporting.
- 6 - 9 years of relevant commercial, sales, pre-sales, or business development experience.
- Experience contributing to competitive RFP/RFI responses alongside strong structured writing skills for proposals and communications.
- Demonstrated ability to generate outbound opportunities and discuss sales metrics relative to business growth.
- Hands-on capability with AI-assisted prototyping and development tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor, v0).
- Comfort managing industry events, conference floors, and disciplined CRM/pipeline tracking.
- Advantageous background in capital markets, structured finance, commercial real estate, or financial services technology.
Business Development, Solutions Executive, Remote, Sales, Pre-sales, RFP, RFI, AI Prototyping, CRM, Pipeline Tracking, Capital Markets, Fin Tech
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