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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

Senior CRM Developer (Zoho - Advantageous) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

  • R01 - R02 per month
  • Permanent Senior position
  • Cape Town
  • Posted 05 Jul 2026 by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
  • Expires in 20 days
  • Job 2641451 - Ref 878000021047303
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About the position

We are seeking an experienced CRM professional to lead the design, development, and optimisation of a modern CRM environment. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with strategic leadership, ensuring CRM solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with business objectives while driving continuous improvement across customer, sales, and operational processes.

RequirementsKey Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Development, or a related discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
  • 5+ years' experience working with CRM platforms.
  • Minimum 3 years' hands-on CRM development experience.
  • 2+ years' experience leading CRM projects, technical teams, or platform strategy.
  • Strong experience developing and administering Zoho CRM.
  • Proficiency in Deluge, JavaScript, and CRM customisation.
  • Experience with REST APIs, webhooks, JSON, XML, SQL, and third-party integrations.
  • Solid understanding of CRM architecture, sales pipelines, customer lifecycle management, and business process automation.
  • Experience with database concepts, data mapping, and system integrations.
  • Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and project delivery skills.
  • Ability to document technical solutions and provide user training.
  • Zoho certifications and Zoho Creator development experience are advantageous.
  • Experience integrating CRM platforms with marketing automation and other business systems.
Key Responsibilities
CRM Development & Administration
  • Lead the design, development, and ongoing enhancement of Zoho CRM and related applications.
  • Configure and customise CRM modules, layouts, workflows, automation, and business rules.
  • Develop custom functions, Deluge scripts, and API integrations.
  • Support and maintain the wider Zoho ecosystem, including Zoho Creator, Zoho Desk, Zoho Forms, and Zoho Analytics.
Business Process Improvement
  • Gather and analyse business requirements to design effective CRM solutions.
  • Optimise sales, marketing, customer service, and operational workflows.
  • Drive continuous improvements through automation and process optimisation.
  • Deliver reporting dashboards and business insights to support strategic decision-making.
Systems Integration & Data Management
  • Build and maintain integrations with internal and third-party platforms.
  • Lead data migration, cleansing, deduplication, and data quality initiatives.
  • Ensure CRM data integrity, security, and governance standards are maintained.
  • Troubleshoot complex technical issues and provide advanced platform support.
Technical Leadership
  • Provide technical direction for CRM architecture and platform enhancements.
  • Mentor developers, administrators, and support teams.
  • Establish development standards, testing procedures, documentation, and deployment practices.
  • Partner with business leaders to define CRM strategy and roadmap.


Desired Skills:

  • CRM experience
  • CRM development
  • JavaScript or Deluge

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Degree

About The Employer:


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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

About the agency

Dedicated to the recruitment of IT professionals Sabenza iT is a South African registered business focusing on Finance, Engineering, SAP and general iT recruitment. We have over 18 years' experience in recruiting in South Africa, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia and have worked with a number of large companies offering the best service. We at Sabenza iT understands the changing market and we mold our services around each of our client's needs to offer a personal service. Sabenza iT has forged strong relationships with both Clients and Consultants by ensuring both parties get the most out of every placement. Our Head Office is based in South Africa and we have a satellite office in the UK so that we can keep in contact with expats who may consider returning to South Africa and so that we can offer our services globally for Consultants looking to go to South Africa and Consultants who are looking for opportunities abroad. We at Sabenza recognize the difference it makes to maintain good client relationships and we are keeping our client base niche and manageable in order to give the best service possible. We have gained a good reputation in the market place and have built a very large network and database of consultants that we draw from for each role. We are able to send applications within 24 hours of receiving a role profile or spec. We use one of the best Database software tools available to keep our database up to date and very fast to search. Sabenza iT does not only use job-sites, we headhunt and we use our network to find our clients the right Candidates. We have a strong Facebook presence and we have over 12,000 LinkedIn connections. For further information, please visit our website www.sabenzait.co.za or call me at any time on Tel: 0330040131.

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