Business Development Manager
At a glance
Mid-level Business Development role at RELX. Johannesburg · full-time.
Pay not stated
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What you'll do
- Manage key customer relationships to protect revenue and find ways to expand accounts
- Spot upsell and cross-sell opportunities to meet or beat product revenue goals
- Investigate account needs, resolve important issues and show the value of LexisNexis products
- Set and maintain customer contact quality and frequency against agreed targets
- Coach colleagues while completing required planning, records and performance reports
What you bring
- Knowledge of print and online products, plus relevant domain and market understanding
- A history of retaining and expanding B2B customers through sales work
- Experience introducing and advocating for newly launched products
- Evidence of consistently meeting or surpassing expectations
- Strong communication, planning, time-management and commercial opportunity skills
Who this fits
You’ll suit a customer-facing B2B sales professional who can combine account growth with product knowledge and structured follow-through. The role also fits someone ready to coach colleagues and influence people across the wider business. It is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, with flexible working hours.
From the employer
Are you data-driven and customer-focused?
Do you enjoy building strong relationships that drive revenue and growth?
Join our team as a Business Development Manager, where you’ll manage customer relationships, identify commercial opportunities and help customers realise the value of LexisNexis products.
About the Role
You’ll work closely with customers and colleagues to protect and grow revenue while delivering a high-quality customer experience. You’ll use your product and market knowledge to understand account needs, resolve key issues and identify opportunities to expand customer relationships.
Responsibilities
- Coach and support team members to achieve shared goals.
- Complete planning, documentation, reporting and data recording in line with agreed methods and targets.
- Meet or exceed product revenue targets by identifying upselling and cross-selling opportunities.
- Identify key account issues and needs, and demonstrate the business value of LexisNexis products.
- Deliver a customer experience that meets agreed quality and contact-frequency targets.
- Build strong relationships with key decision-makers and influencers to protect and grow revenue.
Requirements
- Product knowledge across print and online solutions, together with relevant domain and market knowledge.
- Experience adopting and promoting new products.
- The ability to act as a positive role model and influence colleagues across the team and wider business.
- A consistent record of meeting or exceeding expectations.
- Strong communication, time-management and planning skills.
- The ability to identify commercial opportunities.
- Customer service and sales-support experience.
- Experience retaining and growing customers in a B2B sales environment.
About Our Team
LexisNexis Legal & Professional serves customers in more than 150 countries and is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools. We’re a long-standing leader in applying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market, supported by technologists, data scientists and subject-matter experts who develop and validate solutions in line with the RELX Responsible AI Principles.
Work in a Way That Works for You
We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals to help you meet your immediate responsibilities and long-term goals.
Working Pattern
We support flexible working hours, allowing you to adjust when you work during the day so you can be productive while balancing your other commitments.
Working for You
Your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. Benefits available in South Africa include:
- Medical aid
- A retirement plan that includes disability, critical illness, life and funeral cover
- Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy support
- Study leave
About the Business
LexisNexis Legal & Professional provides legal, regulatory and business information and analytics that help customers improve productivity, make informed decisions, achieve better outcomes and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, LexisNexis was the first to bring legal and business information online through its Lexis® and Nexis® services.






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