{"id":100346,"date":"2026-07-10T19:33:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T19:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/sales-lead-east-africa\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T19:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T19:33:23","slug":"sales-lead-east-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/sales-lead-east-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Sales Lead, East Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Sales Lead, East Africa\", \"description\": \"What You'll Be Responsible For\\nDriving customer acquisition and app adoption across East Africa.\\nDeveloping and executing regional sales strategies that deliver measurable growth.\\nGrowing transaction volumes, customer retention, and market share.\\nLeading and developing Sales & Operations Assistants and sales agents.\\nManaging customer reactivation and retention initiatives.\\nBuilding strong relationships within diaspora and local communities.\\nUsing sales data and market insights to optimise performance and identify new opportunities.\\nCollaborating with Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Compliance teams to drive business success.\\nKey Skills Required\\nCommercial Excellence\\nSales leadership and execution\\nCustomer acquisition and growth strategies\\nBusiness development and market expansion\\nSales forecasting and pipeline management\\nRevenue generation and target achievement\\nCustomer retention and churn management\\nLeadership & Team Development\\nTeam leadership and coaching\\nPerformance management\\nAgent network development\\nInfluencing and stakeholder management\\nChange leadership\\nTalent development and succession planning\\nCommunity & Relationship Management\\nCommunity engagement and activation\\nPartnership development\\nRelationship building and networking\\nCustomer-centric thinking\\nNegotiation and influencing skills\\nCultural awareness and market sensitivity\\nAnalytical & Strategic Thinking\\nData analysis and reporting\\nKPI monitoring and performance optimisation\\nStrategic planning\\nProblem-solving and decision-making\\nCommercial insight generation\\nMarket and competitor analysis\\nDigital & Fintech Capabilities\\nMobile app growth strategies\\nDigital customer onboarding\\nCustomer journey optimisation\\nMobile money ecosystems M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, Airtel Money\\nCRM and customer engagement tools\\nWhatsApp Business and community management\\nPersonal Attributes\\nEntrepreneurial mindset\\nResults-driven and highly accountable\\nResilient and adaptable\\nStrong communication and presentation skills\\nInnovative and proactive\\nEnergetic and self-motivated\\nComfortable working in fast-paced, field-based environments\\nWhat We're Looking For\\nYou'll bring experience in sales, business development, field operations, or commercial leadership, ideally within fintech, remittances, mobile money, financial services, or a high-growth customer-focused environment. You'll be passionate about building relationships, developing people, and using insights to drive sustainable growth.\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-07-10\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Mukuru\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-07-24T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Mukuru<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-07-24<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>What You&#8217;ll Be Responsible For<br \/>Driving customer acquisition and app adoption across East Africa.<br \/>Developing and executing regional sales strategies that deliver measurable growth.<br \/>Growing transaction volumes, customer retention, and market share.<br \/>Leading and developing Sales &#038; Operations Assistants and sales agents.<br \/>Managing customer reactivation and retention initiatives.<br \/>Building strong relationships within diaspora and local communities.<br \/>Using sales data and market insights to optimise performance and identify new opportunities.<br \/>Collaborating with Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Compliance teams to drive business success.<br \/>Key Skills Required<br \/>Commercial Excellence<br \/>Sales leadership and execution<br \/>Customer acquisition and growth strategies<br \/>Business development and market expansion<br \/>Sales forecasting and pipeline management<br \/>Revenue generation and target achievement<br \/>Customer retention and churn management<br \/>Leadership &#038; Team Development<br \/>Team leadership and coaching<br \/>Performance management<br \/>Agent network development<br \/>Influencing and stakeholder management<br \/>Change leadership<br \/>Talent development and succession planning<br \/>Community &#038; Relationship Management<br \/>Community engagement and activation<br \/>Partnership development<br \/>Relationship building and networking<br \/>Customer-centric thinking<br \/>Negotiation and influencing skills<br \/>Cultural awareness and market sensitivity<br \/>Analytical &#038; Strategic Thinking<br \/>Data analysis and reporting<br \/>KPI monitoring and performance optimisation<br \/>Strategic planning<br \/>Problem-solving and decision-making<br \/>Commercial insight generation<br \/>Market and competitor analysis<br \/>Digital &#038; Fintech Capabilities<br \/>Mobile app growth strategies<br \/>Digital customer onboarding<br \/>Customer journey optimisation<br \/>Mobile money ecosystems M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, Airtel Money<br \/>CRM and customer engagement tools<br \/>WhatsApp Business and community management<br \/>Personal Attributes<br \/>Entrepreneurial mindset<br \/>Results-driven and highly accountable<br \/>Resilient and adaptable<br \/>Strong communication and presentation skills<br \/>Innovative and proactive<br \/>Energetic and self-motivated<br \/>Comfortable working in fast-paced, field-based environments<br \/>What We&#8217;re Looking For<br \/>You&#8217;ll bring experience in sales, business development, field operations, or commercial leadership, ideally within fintech, remittances, mobile money, financial services, or a high-growth customer-focused environment. You&#8217;ll be passionate about building relationships, developing people, and using insights to drive sustainable growth.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to Mukuru on mukuru.breezy.hr to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1275801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-07-24 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Mukuru Location: Nairobi Job Type: Full Time Apply Before: 2026-07-24 Job Description What You&#8217;ll Be Responsible ForDriving customer acquisition and app adoption across East Africa.Developing and executing regional sales strategies that deliver measurable growth.Growing transaction volumes, customer retention, and market share.Leading and developing Sales &#038; Operations Assistants and sales agents.Managing customer reactivation and retention [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1408,1409],"tags":[1425,1413,1811,1412],"class_list":["post-100346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-nairobi","tag-full-time","tag-job-listing","tag-mukuru","tag-myjobmag"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100346\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}