Job Description
Lemonade Payments is hiring a Business Development Representative to support its expansion across Africa. This remote opportunity is ideal for motivated sales professionals who are passionate about business development, relationship management, and helping businesses adopt innovative digital payment solutions.
Location: Nigeria (Remote)
Employment Type: Full-time
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and acquire businesses that can benefit from Lemonade Payments’ payment solutions.
- Build and manage a strong sales pipeline through prospecting, networking, referrals, and outbound sales activities.
- Conduct product demonstrations and presentations to prospective merchants.
- Guide merchants through onboarding, KYC verification, integration, activation, and adoption of the platform.
- Develop and maintain long-term customer relationships to increase merchant retention and revenue growth.
- Collaborate with Customer Success, Marketing, Product, and Growth teams to ensure seamless onboarding and issue resolution.
- Gather customer feedback and market insights to support product and service improvements.
- Represent Lemonade Payments at networking events, conferences, and industry engagements when required.
- Meet or exceed monthly sales, revenue, and performance targets.
- Maintain accurate sales records and activity reports using CRM tools.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, Information Technology, or a related discipline is preferred.
- Previous experience in business development, B2B sales, fintech, banking, SaaS, telecommunications, or financial services is an advantage.
- Strong communication, negotiation, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
- Self-motivated, target-driven, and capable of working independently in a remote environment.
- Excellent problem-solving and organizational abilities.
- Knowledge of digital payments and financial technology will be an added advantage.
Benefits
- Competitive monthly salary.
- Attractive performance-based commission structure.
- Fully remote and flexible work environment.
- Comprehensive product, sales, and fintech training.
- Career growth opportunities into leadership and regional management roles.
- Opportunity to work with an experienced team driving digital payment innovation across Africa.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV along with a brief Cover Letter outlining their relevant experience and the country they are applying for using “Business Development Representative – (Nigeria)” as the subject of the email.
