Business Development and Partnership Executive

About this role

Biz Afric Solutions in Lagos seeks a Business Development and Partnerships Executive. The role focuses on driving business awareness, generating qualified B2B leads, acquiring new accounts, and developing strategic partnerships to support the adoption of Vastel Business Solutions. The position targets engaging business owners and decision-makers, presenting product value, and guiding prospects from outreach to onboarding and integration. The employer operates in technology, building digital infrastructure and scalable software solutions across multiple sectors. This role suits a commercially driven professional with strong relationship-building and communication skills who can manage end-to-end sales and partnerships efforts.

What you would do

• Identify businesses that could benefit from Vastel Business solutions
• Generate qualified B2B leads through LinkedIn, email, outbound prospecting, partnerships, communities, events and other channels
• Research potential businesses, decision-makers, industries and market opportunities
• Build and manage a sales and business development pipeline
• Conduct targeted outreach and follow up with prospects
• Schedule and participate in meetings, product presentations and demonstrations
• Communicate Vastel Business's products, value proposition and commercial benefits
• Maintain relationships with prospects, customers and potential partners
• Identify and develop partnership and distribution opportunities
• Support B2B marketing initiatives and content creation and research trends across fintech, payments, cryptocurrency, VTU, SaaS and related sectors

What they are asking for

• 2 - 4 years of hands-on experience in business development, B2B marketing, partnerships, sales, growth or related field
• Experience in B2B lead generation and prospecting
• Strong communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills
• Comfortable engaging founders, business owners, executives and other decision-makers
• Experience using LinkedIn, email outreach, communities, events or other channels for lead generation
• Strong follow-up and pipeline management skills
• Ability to understand a technical product and communicate its business value to non-technical decision-makers
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to identify opportunities
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of BD activities
• Experience in fintech, payments, cryptocurrency, SaaS, APIs or technology businesses is an advantage

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