FX Sales Executive

Posted 9 Days Ago
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Lagos
In-Office
Senior level
Fintech • Payments • Software • Financial Services
The Role
Lead FX sales efforts and achieve significant client acquisition and transaction volumes while managing and coaching a sales team in Nigeria.
Summary Generated by Built In

Multigate is seeking a high-performing Sales Manager to lead our field Sales Associates, drive strategic customer acquisition, and deliver revenue growth across key markets. The ideal candidate has strong leadership experience combined with hands-on sales expertise and is passionate about coaching high-energy field teams to achieve ambitious business goals.

Mission for this Role

To lead and drive on-ground FX sales efforts in Nigeria, onboarding SMEs and Corporates into Multigate’s cross-border FX payment solutions. The FX Sales Lead is responsible for achieving significant client acquisition and transaction volumes ($10m–$15m per month), while building and motivating a team of sales reps and leveraging deep transactional banking relationships to drive sustainable revenue growth.

Key Outcomes (What Success Looks Like)

  • Transaction Volume Growth: Onboard clients to reach $20m–$30m monthly FX volumes within 6months; achieve ≥15% quarterly growth.
  • Client Acquisition & Portfolio Building: Acquire minimum 10 new SME/corporate clients per quarter; build a portfolio of 40–50 active clients within the first year.
  • Relationship & Network Leverage: Deliver 10+ qualified warm introductions per month from personal/professional networks.
  • Team Leadership: Build, coach, and manage 5–10 sales reps; achieve ≥80% team quota attainment; run weekly sales calls and pipeline reviews.
  • Pipeline & Reporting Discipline: Maintain 3x pipeline coverage; submit accurate weekly reports with <5% variance.
  • Cross-Functional Execution: Onboard clients within ≤10 business days; provide structured feedback on pricing, competition, and client needs monthly.

Competencies (Must-Have Skills & Behaviors)

  • Transactional Banking Acumen: Deep knowledge of FX payment flows, compliance, and transactional banking.
  • Network Strength: Strong SME & corporate importer relationships in Nigeria.
  • Solution-Selling Ability: Skilled at mapping FX pain points to Multigate’s offering.
  • Leadership & Coaching: Ability to build, inspire, and manage a sales team.
  • Negotiation & Closing: Proven track record of deal structuring and closing.
  • Pipeline Management: Disciplined CRM usage and forecasting accuracy.
  • Execution Orientation: Gets results, not excuses.
  • Resilientless: Does not give

Cultural Alignment (Values Fit)

  • Customer Obsession: prioritizes client value and trust.
  • Excellence in Action: sets and achieves high standards.
  • Agility & Innovation: adapts quickly to changing FX/regulatory environment.
  • Trust & Accountability: transparent, reliable, delivers what is promised.
  • Empowerment & Ownership: takes charge of sales outcomes and team results.

Critical Experience

  • 7+ years in FX sales, treasury, or transactional banking.
  • Proven success in onboarding SMEs and corporates for cross-border solutions.
  • Existing senior-level relationships in importer-heavy industries (e.g. FMCG, Manufacturing, Trade , Telcos, etc..).
  • Prior experience leading and motivating sales teams.
  • Track record of delivering $20m+ monthly FX flow through corporate/SME portfolios.

Key Metrics to Track

  • FX transaction volume per month ($).
  • Number of new SME/corporate clients onboarded per quarter.
  • Active client portfolio size.
  • Team quota attainment (%).
  • Onboarding SLA compliance.
  • Upsell/cross-sell penetration rate

Benefits

Competitive base salary with commission and performance-related incentives.

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The Company
HQ: London
51 Employees
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

At Multigate, we are driven by a singular purpose: to build trust in Africa's trade infrastructure. We empower businesses to trade globally with confidence by automating treasury operations and simplifying their cross-border trade payments.

Founded in 2017, Multigate is a licensed treasury management and cross-border infrastructure provider with operational bases in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Nigeria and a strong presence across Sub-Saharan Africa.

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To be Africa's trusted trade infrastructure, unlocking potential and driving prosperity.

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We empower businesses by providing innovative treasury and cross-border trade solutions that break boundaries and drive growth across Africa.

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