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The Legends Agency

French-speaking Business Development Executive

The Legends Agency

  • R25,000 per month
  • Permanent Intermediate position
  • Cape Town CBD (Work From Home)
  • Posted 28 Jul 2025 by The Legends Agency
  • Expires in 34 days
  • Job 2617875 - Ref 280725
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About the position

Location: Cape Town/ Remote
Full-Time
R25 000 pm + Medical Aid Allowance+ Commission

What You'll Be Doing
As a French-speaking Business Development Executive, your core responsibility will be to prospect, qualify, and nurture leads into long-term client partnershipsprimarily across French-speaking markets.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Proactively generate and qualify new business leads via outbound calling, email campaigns, LinkedIn, and other prospecting methods.
  • Present tailored sales and marketing solutions to C-level executives and decision-makers.
  • Build and manage a pipeline of prospects using a CRM system, maintaining accurate records and timely follow-ups.
  • Conduct virtual meetings and product demonstrations for potential clients in French and English.
  • Collaborate with internal teams (sales strategy, marketing, delivery) to ensure seamless handovers and consistent messaging.
  • Consistently meet or exceed monthly KPIs and revenue targets.

What Were Looking For:
We're seeking a driven sales professional with strong communication skills, commercial acumen, and a hunger to close deals.

Required Skills & Experience:

  • Fluent in French (native or near-native) and strong proficiency in English (written and verbal).
  • Minimum 2 years' experience in business development, lead generation, telesales, or outbound B2B sales.
  • Proven ability to navigate sales cycles and book high-quality meetings with decision-makers.
  • Experience working with a CRM platform (e.g., HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, etc.).
  • Strong understanding of the sales process, with the confidence to own client conversations.
  • Energetic, goal-oriented, and highly self-motivated.
  • Comfortable working independently in a remote or hybrid environment.

Bonus Points:

  • Experience selling marketing, digital services, SaaS, or professional services.
  • Knowledge of the UK/EU B2B market landscape.
  • Familiarity with sales engagement tools.

Desired Skills:

  • Minimum 2 years' experience in business development
  • lead generation
  • telesales

About The Employer:

Join a High-Growth B2B Sales & Marketing Powerhouse
Are you a dynamic, fluent French speaker with a passion for sales and client growth? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, results-driven environment? We're looking for an ambitious Business Development Executive to join our growing team and drive international business expansion.
This is your opportunity to join a high-performing, collaborative team dedicated to delivering bespoke outsourced B2B sales and marketing solutions to ambitious startups, scaleups, and global enterprises across Europe and beyond.

Employer & Job Benefits:

  • Salary
  • Medical Aid
  • Commission

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The Legends Agency

About the agency

We are a South African in-country Employer of Record and Recruitment service provider that offers co-employment Opportunities to UK, USA and Auz-based Companies. Simply, co-employment is a relationship between two entities sharing responsibility for an employee. We take care of the employment contracts, salaries, and taxes, and assist with SA employment legislation.

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