Overview
Business Development Representative Jobs in Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria at Proskilla
Title: Business Development Representative
Company: Proskilla
Location: Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
About Us
Axiva Technologies is a holding company building the infrastructure that powers modern businesses and careers.
We focus on building digital workforce infrastructure, people infrastructure, and revenue operations infrastructure for the modern economy.
Our mission is simple: build the backbone that helps people and businesses win.
Through our portfolio of brands, we operate across workforce development, AI, revenue operations, and other high-impact industries that shape how companies grow and how professionals build meaningful careers.
One of our brands, Proskilla, is a digital workforce development platform helping young Africans acquire practical, job-ready digital skills and connect directly to global career opportunities.
The goal is simple: turn skills into real careers within months, not years.
We focus on what actually matters — practical training, measurable outcomes, and real employment opportunities, not endless theory.
Across Axiva Technologies and its brands, we work with ambitious individuals, forward-thinking organizations, and results-driven professionals who care about impact.
If you enjoy performance benchmarks, meaningful conversations, building real systems, and being rewarded for results, you’ll fit right in.
Because at Axiva, we don’t just build products.
We build infrastructure for the future of work, growth, and opportunity.
About The Role
We’re looking for a hungry, confident Business Development Representative (BDR) who enjoys building relationships, engaging decision-makers, and bringing new business opportunities to the company.
This is a full-time hybrid role — you’ll work remotely most days with periodic in-office collaboration in Lagos.
Your primary responsibility is identifying, developing, and securing new business opportunities that directly contribute to company revenue.
This role is ideal for someone who is commercially driven, proactive, and comfortable initiating conversations with senior decision-makers.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Identify and develop new B2B business opportunities through outbound prospecting and relationship building
- Reach out to founders, executives, and decision-makers via phone, email, LinkedIn, and in-person meetings when necessary
- Run targeted outbound campaigns to generate qualified business opportunities
- Conduct discovery conversations to understand prospects’ business challenges and needs
- Book and run discovery meetings with qualified prospects
- Move opportunities forward and support closing conversations with the sales team
- Prepare proposals, quotations, and follow-up communications
- Maintain accurate CRM records and pipeline updates
- Provide weekly sales activity and pipeline reports
- Collaborate closely with leadership to achieve revenue targets
- Represent the Axiva brand professionally when engaging potential clients
- Build and nurture long-term relationships with business decision-makers
Who This Role Is For
This role rewards people who:
- Take initiative without waiting to be told what to do
- Enjoy meeting new people and building relationships
- Are comfortable approaching business owners and decision-makers
- Follow up consistently and move opportunities forward
- Are motivated by performance, results, and commission
If you are someone who likes going out to find opportunities and bringing real business to the table, you’ll thrive in this role.
This role is not for people who:
- Avoid cold outreach
- Need constant supervision
- Expect a fixed monthly salary regardless of results
Compensation & Earnings
- Commission-only role
- 10% – 15% commission on every closed deal
- Typical monthly earnings: ₦750,000+
- Top performers consistently earn above this range
- No earning cap — performance directly determines income
If you can sell, you will be paid well.
Work Structure
- Hybrid role (remote + periodic in-office days)
- Full-time commitment
- Clear targets, support, and performance tracking
Growth Opportunities
- Clear path to higher commissions and senior sales roles
- Opportunity to grow into Account Executive or Sales Lead positions
- Ongoing exposure to real B2B sales environments and decision-makers
Application Process (IMPORTANT)
To apply, send:
- Your CV
- A short cover letter answering this question:
“Briefly describe your experience with outbound sales or lead generation, and why you believe you would succeed in a commission-based role.”
Send to: [email protected]
Applications without a cover letter will not be reviewed.