Business Development Executive - Payments

Ceviant PayReporting To: Lead Growth & PartnershipsLagos, Nigeria

About the Role

We are looking for a commercially sharp and strategic Business Development Executive to drive revenue growth for Ceviant Pay through high-value merchant acquisition, enterprise deal closure, and strategic partnerships. This role owns the full commercial cycle—pricing, negotiation, contracting, and long-term account value creation. It requires strong commercial judgment, confidence in engaging senior stakeholders, and the ability to structure deals that balance growth and risk.

What You'll Do

Revenue & Deal Ownership

  • Own the full and end-to-end sales cycle for high-value merchants and enterprise partners.
  • Structure, present, and negotiate commercial terms including pricing, transaction volumes, margins, and SLAs.
  • Close revenue-generating deals while ensuring alignment with risk, compliance, and profitability goals.

Strategic Partnerships

  • Build and grow strategic relationships with fintechs, corporates, aggregators, and banks.
  • Identify partnership-led opportunities that expand reach, unlock new use cases, or drive incremental volume.
  • Lead joint commercial initiatives and partnership experiments that accelerate transaction growth.

Account Growth & Retention

  • Manage key accounts, develop tailored growth plans, and drive continuous value creation.
  • Identify upsell, expansion, and cross-sell opportunities across Ceviant's product suite.
  • Strengthen long-term account relationships to improve retention and lifetime value.

Internal Collaboration

  • Work closely with Product, Risk, Operations, Reconciliation, and Finance teams to unblock revenue and deliver on commercial commitments.
  • Provide structured market feedback and commercial insights to inform the product roadmap.
  • Maintain rigorous pipeline management and forecasting discipline using CRM tools.

What You'll Bring

  • 4–6 years' experience in business development, enterprise sales, or partnerships.
  • Strong background in fintech, payments, banking, or financial services.
  • Experience managing large enterprise or platform partnerships.
  • Strong understanding of payment pricing models and unit economics.
  • Experience driving revenue in regulated and compliance-heavy environments.
  • Proven experience closing complex, high-value or enterprise-level commercial deals.
  • Strong negotiation, commercial modelling, and analytical skills.
  • Confidence in engaging senior decision-makers, both internal and external.

Performance Metrics (KPIs)

  • Revenue closed and activated.
  • Quality and profitability of deals (margin contribution).
  • Size and health of strategic accounts.
  • Accuracy of pipeline management and forecasting.

Who Will Succeed in This Role

A commercially-minded operator who thinks in numbers, balances growth with risk, and takes full ownership of revenue outcomes. Someone strategic, persuasive, and disciplined in execution.

To apply for this role, please send your CV and a brief cover letter to recruitment@ceviant.co.