Head of Growth – Join SA’s fastest growing instant payments provider – Cape Town (hybrid)

Cape Town, Western Cape
Permanent
Full-time

16 days ago
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Job DescriptionThis is an amazing opportunity to join this award-winning instant payment platform and develop the overall sales strategy for South Africa's fastest growing instant payments provider.This Head of Growth role is Cape Town-based (hybrid).To succeed in this role, you need to be a payments industry specialist, with a network of c-suite decision makers at high-volume merchants, enterprise retailers, e-commerce platforms, and marketplace operators.THE COMPANYThis South African fintech scale-up is transforming the digital payments space, making transactions faster, safer, and more accessible for both consumers and businesses. As one of the country's fastest growing fintechs, they serve a broad client base ranging from SMEs to large enterprises, delivering scalable payment solutions through a diverse product suite.The culture is dynamic, collaborative, and mission-driven with a strong focus on innovation and solving real-world financial challenges.THE ROLEAs Head of Growth, you will develop and execute the overall sales strategy, lead and grow a high-performing sales team, acquire and onboard new merchants, convert pipeline into active revenue, maintain strong client relationships, track and optimise sales performance, and expand market share in South Africa's payments sector.REQUIREMENTS

Commercial degree, MBA advantageous
8 years' sales or growth leadership experience with a proven history of revenue target achievement
Extensive FinTech experience with a strong understanding of payment solutions
Proven experience acquiring, onboarding, and upscaling high-volume merchants
Demonstrable experience building & leading sales teams
Strong network across e-commerce, retail, or similar high-transaction sectors
Experience using sales analytics to leverage data-driven sales strategies

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