Business Development Manager at Telinno Consulting Limited (TCL)

Job Description
About the Role:

• The Business Development Manager will have the responsibility to create and design a startup business portfolio, create new business relationships to amplify and accelerate our overall strategy and growth in Nigeria.

What You'll do:

• Define and lead all of the business development activities with potential to generate extraordinary impact across the organization and ecosystem.
• Identify and build relationships with potential deal partners, clients.
• Pursue, evaluate, negotiate and ensure conversion of top business development opportunities in the country while working with key internal stakeholders (e.g. product development, operations, legal, etc.)
• Review deal metrics and communicate impact to internal and external stakeholders
• Prepare and give business reviews to our senior management team regarding progress in the business development space on a regular basis
• Handle a high volume of engagements and the fast pace of our company

Requirements
What You'll need

• A minimum of 8 years of experience oriented to business development in the tech industry, management consulting, banking, oil & gas or telecommunications experience in Nigeria - but we will consider candidates with less experience if they meet our other requirements
• Well-rounded profile: ability to combine business, strategy, finance and legal concepts to lead complex, multi-faceted deals
• Ability to establish, maintain and leverage effective and fruitful relationships at partner & client companies
• Ability to understand and work together with operational teams; lead through influence, even in contexts of limited authority
• Strong verbal and written communications skills are a must
• Fluent English is a must (spoken & written)

Bonus Points

• MBA from top university highly desired
• Experience with corporate development activities
• A wealth of high-impact relationships with business leaders across Nigeria’s leading companies (Banking, Oil & Gas, Telecoms sectors)