Business Development Manager at Digital Jewels Africa

Digital Jewels is the leading IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Firm in Africa. With deep competencies in Cyber and Information security, Data Privacy and Protection, Data and IT Governance, IT Risk Management, Project Management, e-business and Knowledge Capacity Development.

The Firm is certified to the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (Global Information Security Standard) and the ISO9001 (Global Quality Management Standard) as well as being a Qualified Security Assessor for the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCIDSS QSA) with jurisdiction for the CEMEA (Central Europe, Middle East and Africa) region.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Manager

Location: Abuja (FCT) 
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Overview

• The business development manager will be responsible for spearheading growth initiatives, drive revenue, and establish strategic business partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement effective sales strategies to meet or exceed sales targets and business objectives.
• Develop and execute strategic sales plans to penetrate key industries
• Identify, target and pursue new business opportunities to drive revenue growth
• Generate leads by Identifying and targeting potential clients, building a solid pipeline, and converting prospects into long-term customers.
• Maintain and nurture relationships with existing clients to ensure retention and continued business
• Manage the end-to-end sales cycle from initial contact to contract negotiation and closure
• Conduct market research to identify emerging trends, competitor activities and potential areas for expansion
• Prepare compelling proposals, presentations and RFP responses
• Lead sales presentations, workshops, and negotiations to close deals and finalize partnerships.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure smooth project execution post sale
• Other duties as needed and assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Sales or related field
• 5+ years industrial experience in business development, sales or related roles
• Excellent communication, interpersonal relationship, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Proven track record of achieving and exceeding sales target
• Strong negotiation and client relationship management skills.
• Strong analytical and strategic planning abilities.
• Self motivated and results-driven.

Application Closing Date
9th February, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: jobs@digitaljewels.net using the job title as subject of the email.