Jobs at Proten

Job Summary

• Our client is seeking a results-driven Business Development Specialist to drive revenue growth by acquiring new clients, managing relationships, and promoting our background verification services.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and convert new business opportunities.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Generate leads through networking, referrals, cold calling, events, and digital channels.
• Develop and manage an active sales pipeline.
• Drive upselling and cross-selling opportunities with existing clients.
• Develop sales strategies and achieve revenue targets.
• Prepare and deliver client proposals and presentations.
• Monitor market trends and competitor activities to identify growth opportunities.

Requirements

• B.Sc. or HND in any relevant field.
• Minimum 4 years of sales experience in consulting.
• Strong sales, negotiation, presentation, and relationship management skills.
• Proven ability to meet and exceed sales targets.
• Completed NYSC with a Discharge or Exemption Certificate.

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Job Summary

• The Business Development Officer (BDO) is tasked with driving sales velocity, customer acquisition, and retail loan portfolio growth. The focus is expanding commercial pipelines for Proof of Funds (POF) solutions, corporate loans, and collateralized personal credit lines.

Core Responsibilities

• Portfolio Origination: Secure high-value clients and businesses to deploy expansion, asset-backed, or urgent personal loans.
• POF Client Acquisition: Build strategic relationships with educational consultancies, travel firms, and visa applicants to accelerate our Proof of Funds services sales volume.
• End-to-End Deal Conversion: Source prospective leads, assess initial application files, address client goals, and manage onboarding seamlessly.
• Strategic Referral Networks: Develop a strong grid of third-party intermediaries, corporate brokers, and travel advisors to capture ongoing referral avenues.

Key Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business, Marketing, or a related quantitative field.
• Experience: 2 to 4 years of proven loan origination, credit retail sales, or fintech business acquisition experience within the Nigerian financial ecosystem.
• Product Competence: Practical knowledge of personal credit parameters, immigration/visa proof of funds frameworks, and business compliance benchmarks (CAC processes).
• Target Drive: Confident communicator, strong cold-caller, capable of building networks independently to consistently meet capital deployment goals.
• Local Context: Deep familiarity with the Abuja consumer base and local commercial market dynamics.