
Fintech • Recruitment • Cryptocurrency
Black Pen Recruitment is a leading global recruitment agency specialized in FinTech talent acquisition. Based in Cape Town, the company focuses on sectors such as Cryptocurrency, Digital Banking, and Blockchain technology. With a commitment to find the best candidates across Africa and beyond, Black Pen Recruitment employs advanced headhunting techniques and a customer-centric approach to ensure a successful hiring experience for businesses of all sizes.
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Fintech • Recruitment • Cryptocurrency
Black Pen Recruitment is a leading global recruitment agency specialized in FinTech talent acquisition. Based in Cape Town, the company focuses on sectors such as Cryptocurrency, Digital Banking, and Blockchain technology. With a commitment to find the best candidates across Africa and beyond, Black Pen Recruitment employs advanced headhunting techniques and a customer-centric approach to ensure a successful hiring experience for businesses of all sizes.
• Design and execute go-to-market strategies to launch services in new markets and regions, adapting for local industry dynamics. • Leverage industry trends, market data, and competitive insights to guide strategy. • Identify, approach, and secure new B2B clients in target verticals: Fintech, Entertainment, Digital Trust. • Use systematic lead generation playbook to engage new leads at scale and convert into client agreements. • Collaborate cross-functionally within the ecosystem and group companies to align efforts and realise business development opportunities. • Drive consultative selling with C-level decision-makers, uncover client pain points, and co-create innovative blockchain and digital solutions. • Lead end-to-end sales cycles: prospecting, negotiation, closing, onboarding and maintain long-term client partnerships. • Track, monitor and report sales performance metrics and share with management.
• Minimum of 10 years' proven experience within the financial services sector, including fintech, banking, or top-tier consulting firms. • Proven success in a B2B Sales/ Business Development role bringing deep industry knowledge in at least one of their core verticals: Fintech, Digital Trust (KYC), Entertainment. • Previous work experience within the banking/financial sector with deep understanding of banking operations at HQ level in an innovation/digital role. • Strong deal making ability: prospecting, negotiating, and closing complex commercial B2B deals. • Track record of developing and executing go-to-market strategies and entering new geographic markets. • Established strong networks and connections in one of the vertical industries to open doors and accelerate opportunities. • Entrepreneurial mindset: resourceful, proactive, and comfortable navigating ambiguity. • Strong interest in Technology or Blockchain driven solutions and ability to identify blockchain-driven solutions. • Excellent grasp of industry trends and track record of opening new markets and building relationships with fintechs, retail banks, and payment providers.
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