South Africa: Chief Sales Officer posted by Network International

About the Role

Network International is seeking a seasoned leader to join our team as Chief Sales Officer. As a key member of our executive leadership team, you will be responsible for driving sustainable revenue growth and commercial success across our organisation. With a strong emphasis on monetising digital platforms and executing effective global go-to-market approaches, this role offers an exciting opportunity to shape and drive the sales function that will propel Network International’s continued growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute group-wide sales and revenue strategies aligned to business and growth objectives
• Lead platform commercialisation initiatives, including global go-to-market strategy for IoT and digital solutions
• Drive scalable, repeatable, platform-led revenue models across markets
• Build, expand, and govern a high-performing channel and partner ecosystem
• Strengthen enterprise and vertical-specific digitalisation solutions across key industries
• Own revenue governance, pipeline management, forecasting accuracy, and margin performance
• Lead, professionalise, and inspire a quota-carrying sales organisation with a strong performance culture
• Act as a trusted commercial advisor to Exco and the Board, providing insight into revenue performance, risks, and opportunities
• Work effectively within a group and OpCo environment, ensuring strong integration with broader ecosystem partners
• Drive strategic engagement across public and private sector clients, ensuring long-term customer satisfaction and value creation

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field (essential)
• Around 10-15 years’ experience in telecommunications, ICT, and sales leadership, ideally within IoT environments
• Around 7-8 years’ experience in senior sales management or executive leadership roles
• Demonstrated experience commercialising and scaling platform-based solutions globally
• Proven ability to build and manage partner-and-channel-driven growth models
• Public sector experience is essential
• Excellent revenue governance, forecasting discipline, and pipeline management capability
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence at Exco and Board level
• Experience operating within complex group or multi-OpCo structures

Qualifications

• Completed Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field (essential)

Salary & Benefits

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