About this role
Sales Representative
Sales Representative
- Job Type Remote
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND
- Experience 1 - 3 years
- Location Nigeria
- Job Field Sales and Business Development
The Role We are growing our team and are looking for a high-performing Sales Representative who can turn prospective families into enrolled Brint learners. This is not simply a customer service role. We are looking for someone who understands sales, persuasion, relationship-building and conversion and can confidently guide prospective parents through the decision-making process. As a Sales Representative at Brint, you will be responsible for managing prospective clients from their initial enquiry through to successful enrolment. You will speak with prospective parents, understand their needs, recommend the right Brint programmes, overcome objections, follow up consistently and ultimately close sales.
Key Responsibilities
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Respond promptly and professionally to leads and prospective clients.
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Contact prospective parents through calls, WhatsApp, email and other approved communication channels.
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Understand each family’s needs and recommend the most suitable Brint programmes or learning options.
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Conduct sales conversations and confidently communicate the value of Brint’s offerings.
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Convert qualified leads into paying clients and enrolled learners.
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Follow up consistently with prospects who have not yet made a decision.
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Identify and overcome common sales objections around pricing, programme suitability, online learning, commitment and other concerns.
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Maintain strong relationships with prospective and existing clients throughout the sales process.
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Keep accurate records of leads, conversations, follow-ups, conversions and lost opportunities using CRM/platform.
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Meet and exceed weekly and monthly sales targets.
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Work closely with the Operations, Customer Experience and Academics teams to ensure a smooth transition from sales to onboarding.
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Identify opportunities for upselling and cross-selling Brint’s programmes and services where appropriate.
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Provide regular reports on sales activities, conversion rates, pipeline and performance.
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Track leads through the complete sales funnel and ensure no qualified prospect is unnecessarily lost.
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Follow Brint’s sales processes, communication standards and customer experience guidelines.
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Provide feedback to management on recurring objections, customer needs, market trends and opportunities for improving conversion.
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Key Performance Indicators
Your performance in this role will be measured by metrics including:
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Number of qualified leads contacted
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Lead response time
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Number of sales conversations completed
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Follow-up rate
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Lead-to-enrolment conversion rate
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Number of new clients acquired
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Monthly revenue generated
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Sales target achievement
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Pipeline value
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Customer acquisition and retention quality
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What We Are Looking For
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We are looking for someone who is commercially driven, persuasive, confident and target-oriented.
The ideal candidate should:
- Have 1–3+ years of experience in sales, business development, admissions, telemarketing or a related role.
- Have a proven ability to close sales, not simply respond to enquiries.
- Be confident speaking with parents and decision-makers over the phone.
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Be persuasive without being pushy.
- Be comfortable handling objections and negotiating with prospective clients.
- Be highly organised and disciplined enough to work independently in a fully remote environment.
- Be proactive with follow-ups and pipeline management.
- Be comfortable working with sales targets and performance metrics.
- Have strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
- Be comfortable using WhatsApp, email, spreadsheets and CRM/sales tools.
- Be able to work effectively with minimal supervision.
- Have a genuine interest in education and/or technology.
- Be available during working hours/time zone
Important Information:
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This is a target-driven sales position.
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We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate that they have previously converted leads into paying customers and consistently achieved sales targets.
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If you are someone who enjoys speaking to people, understands how to identify customer needs, can confidently handle objections and knows how to close a deal, we would love to hear from you.
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What Brint Offers
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100% remote work
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Competitive salary and performance-based commission
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Opportunity to work with a growing African EdTech company
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Professional development and growth opportunities
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