VP Finance at She Leads Africa

The VP Sales & Partnerships will be responsible developing relationships with brands for both our online and offline products. This role is open to candidates in Johannesburg ONLY.

Responsibilities:

• Position She Leads Africa as the top media platform for brands and agencies looking to reach young professional African women
• Establish and deliver monthly and quarterly revenue targets for digital marketing campaigns and event sponsorship 
• Deeply understand the products and services of the company and be able to articulate their benefits effectively 
• Research brands, agencies, public relations companies and management teams and generate leads for outreach via phone call or meetings
• Attend networking events and industry conferences to develop relationships with marketing decision makers
• Understand the budget cycle and decision makers at relevant brands and create a database for future engagement
• Manage the sales process and develop ways to improve the conversion rate
• Create compelling marketing materials and proposals

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has the ability to live and work in Johannesburg, South Africa
• Previous experience working with large brands, particularly those focused on millennial women
• Has ample experience with researching, identifying, contacting and partnering with top brands and businesses.
• Has ample experience with Customer Relationship Management tools
• Has great communication and customer service skills
• Has fabulous negotiation skills
• Can work independently and is happy to join a virtual team
• Has a can do attitude and is flexible enough to take on any task we throw at them
• Is passionate, hungry and eager to build SLA into a world class institution
• Has high professional and ethical standards i.e. understands that there’s no such thing as African time – you’re just late
• Is comfortable taking and giving feedback
• Has a good sense of humour – because we’ll be working hard so we better keep each other entertained
• Is comfortable working in a startup environment where we’re making the rules up as we go along.