Hirehangar
Account Executive
South Africa, Remote. Posted 4 days ago
The role
You will act as a consultative Account Executive to help a recruiting firm win new business. You will talk with founders and hiring managers to understand needs and take deals from the first call to a signed contract.
What you will do
- Lead discovery calls with founders, executives, and hiring managers
- Understand hiring needs and put together proposals and contracts
- Close new deals and collect deposits to get searches started
- Reconnect with past clients and grow existing accounts
- Keep your pipeline and deal notes up to date in the CRM
- Hand off closed deals smoothly to the recruiting team
Required qualifications
- Experience in a closing role, such as Account Executive or similar
- A track record of meeting or beating revenue targets
- Experience selling to US-based companies, founders, or executives
- Strong discovery, negotiation, and follow-up skills
- Prior remote work experience
- Comfortable with remote collaboration tools (such as Slack, Zoom, Google Workspace, Asana, or similar)
- A reliable internet connection
- A professional remote work setup
Nice to have
- Experience selling agency, staffing, or recruiting services
- Experience running a full sales cycle with SMB and startup clients
- Familiarity with contract and MSA negotiations
- Worked with US or UK-based companies
Before you apply
- Complete the application form in full
- You will be required to record a video
- If you do not record a video, you will not be considered for any open roles
About the company
Hire Hangar connects top talent with vetted employers.