Twitter’s Business Development team is looking for a driven, creative, self-sufficient and resourceful Business Development Manager to join us in building and leading our growth strategies and partner acquisition initiatives in Africa.
Job Description
The successful candidate will be a seasoned BD professional who is responsible for sourcing, negotiating and signing high-impact strategic partnerships that significantly help scale user growth, engagement, and revenue at Twitter. They will be joining a team that is focused on deals that increase Twitter’s global footprint.
Your task nurtures relationships, expand Twitter’s footprint and influences key partner organizations at senior levels. You should have a strong vision for the broad potential of the digital economy while being focused on scalable impact and immediate opportunities that result in value and growth for Twitter
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the overall strategy for partnerships in Africa with a specific focus on Nigeria
- Build and lead all relationships with Africa business development partners, including telecom carriers, platforms and publishers
- Help expand Twitter’s product capabilities by developing and scaling distribution partnerships with technology companies focused on user and revenue growth
- Negotiate multi-faceted, complex deals with key device manufacturers, mobile carriers and consumer internet companies
- Play a key role in defining successful partnership playbooks so that they can be replicated & customized in other similar markets
- Become a key internal authority on your markets
- Drive innovative growth opportunities across the developer ecosystem
- Work cross-functionally with Product Management, Content Partnerships, Sales, Marketing, Legal, and other internal teams across Twitter to forge mutually beneficial value exchanges
- Represent Twitter at Industry Events
Qualifications, Skills And Experience
- BS or BA /MBA Preferred
- 10+ years of client facing experience in Business Development partnerships in Africa
- Strong understanding of various forms of distribution partnerships (including with carriers, OEMs, other potential channels) and their business models
- Working knowledge of how to develop market presence within a regional ecosystem
- Experience working in a globally distributed team
- Strategic thinker that is adept using data and creatively “doing more with less”
- Self-starter who can operate with little direct supervision but will also be a leader in region, working with and on behalf of other teams like sales and marketing
- Ability to establish C level relationships and also clearly communicate complex concepts and processes to partners at all levels of management
- Familiarity with Twitter’s products
- Demonstrated success working with cross-functional teams (product, engineering, legal, marketing, communications, finance, sales, etc.)
- Knowledge of mobile and internet products and technologies
- Creative, innovative thinker who is also operationally rigorous and detail-oriented
How To Apply
All interested candidates are should submit their application by CLICKING HERE TO APPLY
Closing Date: 30th April, 2022
