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Account Executive

Ref: JO-2605-361040

  • Environment: Hybrid
  • Contract Type: Permanent
  • Starts: ASAP
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🔹 Account Executive (South Africa)

Keywords: Account Executive jobs South Africa, SaaS sales, partner management, inside sales, accounting software, business development

Drive Growth. Build Relationships. Make an Impact.

We’re looking for a results-driven Account Executive to help grow and nurture a network of professional partners. This is a high-energy SaaS sales role where relationship-building, coaching, and commercial impact come together.

If you’re passionate about sales, partnerships, and helping businesses succeed, this opportunity puts you at the centre of it all.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Build and grow relationships with accounting and business advisory partners
  • Manage inbound leads and proactively identify new partnership opportunities
  • Guide partners through onboarding, certification, and early success milestones
  • Deliver virtual consultations to understand partner needs and position solutions effectively
  • Support partners in onboarding their first customers and driving adoption
  • Promote training events, webinars, and partner programmes
  • Keep all activity accurately tracked in CRM systems
  • Stay ahead of industry trends and continuously build product expertise

What Success Looks Like

  • Achieving and exceeding monthly sales and activity targets
  • Strong partner engagement, activation, and retention
  • High-quality pipeline management and CRM accuracy
  • Consistent conversion of new partners into active users

What You Bring

  • Experience in sales, account management, or business development
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills
  • A proactive, target-driven mindset
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, tech-driven environment
  • SaaS or accounting software experience (advantageous)

Why This Role

  • High-growth environment with strong earning potential
  • Exposure to the SaaS and fintech ecosystem
  • Opportunity to build long-term client and partner relationships

Salt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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Account Executive

  • South Africa, Cape Town
  • Client Success & Account Management, Sales
  • ZAR 400,000.00 - ZAR 600,000.00 per annum
  • Hybrid
  • Permanent

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Account Executive

  • South Africa, Cape Town
  • Client Success & Account Management, Sales
  • ZAR 400,000.00 - ZAR 600,000.00 per annum
  • Hybrid
  • Permanent

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