Business Development Manager (Technology Consulting)

Salt South Africa
Cape Town, Western Cape
Full-time
Posted 1 hour ago
Full-time Marketing & Sales
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Job Description

  • Our client is a technology consulting business. It delivers software development, product strategy, UX and engineering services, and helps organisations through digital transformation.
  • They need a commercially minded business developer who can find new business and build relationships with senior decision-makers. The role also grows into managing consulting deals from first conversation through to close. It isn’t a high-volume, scripted sales role. The business wants someone who thinks like a future CEO: curious, commercially sharp, and able to hold a credible conversation with a CTO.
  • You’ll work directly with leadership, and you’ll have the room and mentorship to grow into a senior business development role selling complex transformation work.

What you’ll be doing

  • Owning new business development across a clearly defined ideal customer profile (ICP): identifying, targeting and opening doors at key accounts.
  • Building and managing your own pipeline, from first contact through qualification, proposal and close, with support from leadership and the consulting team.
  • Engaging C-suite and technical stakeholders to understand their business challenges and match them to software, product and transformation solutions.
  • Leading discovery conversations and helping shape solutions and proposals with the delivery team.
  • Developing and growing long-term client relationships, and finding expansion opportunities within existing and target accounts.
  • Prospecting through LinkedIn, email, networking and industry events.
  • Working with leadership to refine the ICP and go-to-market approach, and sharing market intelligence and trends.
  • Managing longer, consultative sales cycles and keeping your CRM pipeline accurate.

What we’re looking for

  • 2-5 years’ experience in B2B business development, technology sales, solution sales or consulting sales. Experience as an SDR/BDR moving into a full-cycle role will also be considered.
  • A track record of generating and progressing new business opportunities.
  • Strong business acumen. You understand how organisations work, how buying decisions get made and what drives growth.
  • A strong interest in technology. You don’t need to be a developer, but you should be able to engage CTOs credibly and learn complex solutions quickly.
  • The confidence to engage C-suite and technical stakeholders, without arrogance.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication, with sharp questioning and listening skills.
  • Self-motivation, ambition and comfort working in a growing business that is still being built.
  • CRM experience and LinkedIn-led outreach are an advantage.

This role is not for you if…

  • You prefer a scripted, volume-driven or purely transactional sales environment.
  • You sell product features rather than solving business problems.
  • You aren’t interested in how technology works.

What’s on offer

  • Direct mentorship from leadership and real exposure to how the business is run.
  • Ownership of complex digital transformation and consulting opportunities.
  • A clear path to a senior business development or strategic sales role.
  • An environment where drive, obsession and results are recognised and rewarded.

Interested in this role?

You'll apply on Salt South Africa's own site before 4 December 2026. Put your most relevant experience at the top of your CV first.

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Job details
Job TypeFull-time
LocationCape Town, Western Cape
CategoryMarketing & Sales
Experience2+ years
Posted4 November 2026
Closing Date4 December 2026
Salt South Africa
Cape Town, Western Cape

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