Senior Sales Executive - Smart Card Solutions

Cape Town
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: IT
Benefits: Fully remote role
Reference: SW006040/CL

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Employer: Helderberg Personnel cc

SALES EXCECUTIVE: SMART CARD SOLUTIONS My client, a global provider of secure smart card and RFID technologies, is seeking to employ a Senior Sales Executive – Smart Card Solutions to join its growing Cape Town–based team. This is a fully remote role, based in the Western Cape, focused on driving commercial growth within the U.S. market by developing high-value client relationships and delivering tailored smart card solutions across enterprise and commercial sectors.

ABOUT THE ROLE:
CAPE TOWN | CORPORATE-LEVEL | SMART CARD SOLUTIONS | US CLIENT

This is a corporate level role. The Sales Executive will be responsible for securing high-value corporate clients, leading a sales team, and delivering sophisticated smart card solutions. The successful candidate will operate at a strategic, executive level, engaging with C-suite decision-makers and managing complex sales cycles. This is a home-office–based remote position in South Africa, offering a strategic, senior role focused on driving growth in the American commercial sector and a long-term career path with a dynamic, global company

Key Responsibilities:

Identify, develop, and close high-value sales opportunities
Lead, manage, and support a sales team in achieving targets
Build and maintain strategic relationships with senior corporate clients
Oversee CRM, reporting, and sales processes
Coordinate with international production teams (US, UK, China)
Stay abreast of industry trends and provide training or guidance to team members

Criteria for the Ideal Candidate:

Extensive corporate or enterprise sales experience, ideally in technical, solutions-based, or technology sectors
Proven track record in managing complex deals and closing high-value contracts
Strong business development experience and ability to lead a sales team
Exceptional communication, presentation, and relationship management skills
Experience in mentoring or managing junior sales staff
Post-matric qualification; further technical/business education is advantageous
Native proficiency in English (spoken and written)

Work Conditions:

Remote work; normal hours 14:00–22:00 or 16:00–00:00 SA time, Monday–Friday
Work may occasionally extend beyond hours for US market alignment
Reliable internet, electricity, laptop, and mobile phone essential

Reward & Career Path:

Competitive base salary plus lucrative USD-based commission structure
Opportunity to grow within a global, technical market, specializing in hotel key cards, access control, transport, medical, ID badges, loyalty cards, banking solutions, and more

Important Notes

This role is only suitable for seasoned, corporate-level sales professionals with proven experience and a strategic approach to client engagement. Entry-level, junior, or inexperienced candidates are unlikely to meet the requirements for this role and are therefore discouraged from applying.
Language: Native-level proficiency in English, with exceptional verbal and written communication skills suitable for engaging C-suite clients in the United States.

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About Helderberg Personnel cc

Based in Somerset West, Helderberg Personnel was established in 1998. The company initially started doing placements in the Helderberg Basin and over the years expanded nationally. Our background has proved to be invaluable in providing a high standard of recruitment, screening, evaluation and placement of candidates.

Our Value proposition:
The true value proposition of the Helderberg Personnel brand is our commitment to attending to our clients’ needs, culture and values and to ensure that, through comprehensive interviews with candidates, the overall match is determined to ensure a long term relationship. The identity of the client remains confidential at all times. We understand that our function is to ensure that the candidate must become a strategic partner to a business instead of a mere employee. Helderberg Personnel has achieved a steady growth over the last years and we have evolved into one of the leading agencies in the region. We have made placements cross functional, cross industry and up to senior management level.