Delegate Sales Executive
VirtuHire Open At a glance
Mid-level Account Executive role at VirtuHire. Remote, South Africa.
Pay not stated Account Executive salary
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What you'll do
- Find and approach senior decision-makers who could attend fine dining events, conferences, and executive roundtables
- Secure registrations by confirming attendance with invited business leaders
- Research senior leaders to match the right people with relevant event invitations
- Work with several teams to support events involving Fortune 500 attendees
- Keep attendee records current while managing your pipeline, diary, priorities, and follow-ups
What you bring
- Strong written and verbal communication, relationship-building ability, and effective teamwork
- Previous experience in sales or events, with a self-directed and goal-focused approach
- Comfort using technology, preferably including CRM platforms such as HubSpot
- Persuasive, resilient, adaptable, and emotionally perceptive in professional conversations
Who this fits
This role suits a self-motivated sales professional who enjoys registering senior business leaders rather than selling event revenue. You’ll work remotely from South Africa and represent the company at events in the UK and internationally.
From the employer
Our client in the UK is a fast-growing B2B events company connecting senior business leaders through high-impact experiences: fine dining events, day conferences, and executive roundtables. They are looking for a Delegate Sales Executive to identify, engage, and secure senior business leaders as attendees at our events, using strong sales and communication skills to drive registrations rather than revenue.
This is a brilliant opportunity to join a business on a rapid growth trajectory, with the team having more than doubled in size over the past year, and to build a genuine career using sales skills in the events space.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Generation: Identify, research, and engage key decision-makers as potential attendees.
- Registration Management: Confirm attendance and register key decision-makers for events.
- Client Research: Understand what matters to senior leaders and identify the right people to invite.
- Collaboration: Partner with multiple teams to deliver seamless events and engage Fortune 500 attendees.
- Event Attendance: Represent the company at events across the UK and internationally.
- CRM Maintenance: Keep accurate, up-to-date records and manage your pipeline of attendees effectively.
- Planning & Organisation: Proactively manage your own diary, priorities, and follow-ups.
Requirements
Essential
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Sales or events experience.
- Goal-oriented and self-motivated.
- Excellent relationship-building and teamwork skills.
- High emotional intelligence.
- Positive, team-player attitude.
Desired Skills
- Tech-savvy, ideally with CRM systems such as HubSpot.
- Persuasive, resilient, and adaptable.
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