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Sales Director - Africa

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A global workspace solutions provider is seeking a Sales Director to accelerate growth in Africa. This hands-on role combines driving high-value partnership deals across the continent with leading, coaching, and developing a high-performing team to accelerate network expansion, secure strategic commercial agreements, and deliver outstanding partner and customer outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Sales Leadership & Revenue Ownership

  • Own and deliver the regional sales strategy aligned to growth targets.

  • Take full accountability for sales performance, pipeline quality, forecasting accuracy, and deal conversion.

  • Ensure consistent delivery of agreed revenue and deal-volume targets across the region.

Team Leadership & Performance Management

  • Lead, coach, and performance-manage a team of sales and business development professionals.

  • Set clear sales targets, KPIs, and activity benchmarks, ensuring disciplined execution.

  • Build a high-performance sales culture focused on accountability, pace, and results.

Enterprise & Complex Deal Execution

  • Personally lead and sponsor high-value, commercially complex partnership negotiations.

  • Guide teams through full sales cycles: prospecting, pitching, commercial structuring, negotiation, and contract closure.

  • Work closely with legal, finance, and internal stakeholders to secure board-approved agreements.

Market & Client Engagement

  • Build senior-level relationships with property owners, developers, franchise groups, and institutional real estate players.

  • Represent the business at industry events, trade shows, and executive-level forums.

  • Drive market visibility and positioning as a partner of choice for flexible workspace solutions.

Strategic Contribution

  • Provide market insight, sales intelligence, and feedback into regional growth planning.

  • Identify portfolio-level opportunities and multi-site deals across key African markets.

  • Ensure expansion is commercially viable, scalable, and aligned to profitability targets.

Requirements

  • Proven Sales Director / Commercial Director experience within a multinational

  • Proven experience across the African Continent
  • Strong background in enterprise B2B sales, complex solutions, or capital-intensive services.

  • Demonstrated success leading senior sales teams and consistently exceeding revenue targets.

  • Track record of closing large, high-value deals

  • Strong commercial and financial acumen with the credibility to engage C-suite decision-makers.

  • Confident operating across diverse markets and cultures.

  • Hands-on leader who balances strategic oversight with deal-level involvement.

Contract Type: Perm

Specialism: Sales & Marketing

Focus: Executive

Industry: Property and Housing

Salary: $87,140.40 - $156,852.72 per annum + Competitive

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Director

Location: Johannesburg

Job Reference: XINFKU-A3CF9342

Date posted: 12 February 2026

Consultant: Chad Hunter