Sales Manager: Government Market Sector

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Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZAF
In-Office
Mid level
Information Technology • Legal Tech • Professional Services • Analytics • Business Intelligence
The Role
Lead and coach a sales team to hit revenue targets, develop and execute sales strategies, manage pipeline and forecasts, build customer relationships, identify upsell opportunities, analyze market trends, and collaborate cross-functionally while fostering an inclusive team culture.
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Sales Manager

 About our Team:  

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case.

About the Role:

This role leads a team of sales professionals to achieve revenue targets and drive business growth. Responsibilities include developing sales strategies, coaching team members, managing pipelines and forecasts, and building strong relationships with key customers. The position requires strong leadership, communication, and analytical skills, with a focus on collaboration and fostering an inclusive team culture

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and coach a team of Business Development and Account Managers to achieve sales targets.
  • Develop and implement sales strategies and plans to meet business objectives.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers and influencers within assigned accounts.
  • Identify and pursue new business opportunities, including upselling and cross-selling.
  • Monitor team performance, pipeline, and forecasts; provide regular updates to leadership.
  • Analyze market trends and competitor activities to identify growth opportunities.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing and product, to align strategies.
  • Support team development through mentoring, feedback, and performance reviews.

What We’re Looking For

  • Experience in sales leadership, business development, or account management.
  • Ability to set clear goals, manage priorities, and adapt plans to changing circumstances.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills to influence and build trust with internal teams and customers.
  • Analytical mindset for interpreting data and solving business challenges.
  • Commitment to fostering an inclusive team culture and supporting diverse perspectives.

Work in a way that works for you:

 

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.  

  

Working for you:  

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
- Medical Aid
- Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover)
- Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy
- Study Leave

About the business:  

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case

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Skills Required

  • Experience in sales leadership, business development, or account management
  • Ability to set clear goals, manage priorities, and adapt plans to changing circumstances
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills to influence and build trust with internal teams and customers
  • Analytical mindset for interpreting data and solving business challenges
  • Commitment to fostering an inclusive team culture and supporting diverse perspectives

LexisNexis Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about LexisNexis and has not been reviewed or approved by LexisNexis.

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare options are often described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, and vision coverage alongside life and disability protection. Wellbeing programming such as wellness initiatives and fitness support is also positioned as part of the overall package.
  • Retirement Support Retirement benefits are repeatedly framed as a meaningful component of total rewards through 401(k) matching and access to stock purchase opportunities. Performance bonuses and charitable matching are also included as financial-support features within the broader rewards mix.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off offerings are portrayed as broad, including PTO, paid holidays, sick leave, and paid volunteer time. Flexible work arrangements, including remote options and flexible hours, further strengthen the overall rewards experience.

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The Company
HQ: New York City, NY
10,001 Employees
Year Founded: 1970

What We Do

LexisNexis Legal & Professional is a leading global provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics that help customers increase productivity, improve decision-making and outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. We help lawyers win cases, manage their work more efficiently, serve their clients better and grow their practices. We assist corporations in better understanding their markets, monitoring their brands and competition, and in mitigating business risk. We collaborate with universities to educate students, and we support nation-building with governments and courts by making laws accessible and strengthening legal infrastructures. We partner with leading global associations and customers to collect evidence against war criminals and provide tools to combat human trafficking. LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 130 countries with 10,000 employees worldwide, is part of RELX Group, a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries.

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