Field Sales Agent - Moniebook (Lagos)

About the role

Moniepoint Inc., Africa's all-in-one financial platform and Nigeria's largest merchant acquirer, is hiring a Field Sales Agent for Lagos. You will report to the Field Sales Lead and work full-time in the field, finding businesses in your assigned area, showing them how Moniebook (the business management software) works and signing them up. The role focuses on merchant acquisition, building strong commercial relationships and expanding the company's market presence on the ground.

Key responsibilities

• Visit and actively canvass businesses daily within your assigned territory.
• Qualify every lead before pitching using the Ideal Customer Profile (ICP).
• Conduct live product demonstrations and highlight operational inefficiencies owners may not realise they have.
• Close deals, secure paid subscriptions and collect payments.
• Hand customers over to the onboarding team for setup and implementation.
• Build, expand and maintain a lead bank, logging every lead and field visit daily in the CRM.
• Hit and exceed the monthly acquisition target of 10 new subscriptions.

Required profile

• At least 2 years of proven direct sales or field sales experience (SaaS, FMCG, fintech, telecoms or similar sectors).
• Demonstrated track record of hitting and exceeding sales and acquisition targets.
• Resident in or willing to actively cover and travel across the designated area.
• Prior experience selling SaaS products is an added advantage; training is provided.

Required skills

• Confident, persuasive and articulate communication with strong objection-handling skills.
• Self-driven and disciplined, able to manage routes and time with minimal supervision.
• Strong local market knowledge of key business clusters and merchant corridors.
• Tech-savvy, proficient with smartphones, mobile apps, CRM software and routine activity reporting.

What we offer

• Competitive base salary plus uncapped commission, including 25% commission on first subscriptions and recurring renewal commissions.
• Benefits and career progression opportunities within the fintech ecosystem.
• Continuous training, learning support and professional development in sales and technology.