🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. This role is suited for mid-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

Sales Development Representative (SDR) – Merchant Services / Fintech

Overview

We are seeking a motivated and results-driven Sales Development Representative (SDR) to generate and qualify new business opportunities. This role focuses on outbound outreach, email campaign management, and building relationships with business owners interested in improving their payment processing solutions.

Key Responsibilities
* Monitor outbound email campaigns for performance and engagement
* Respond to inbound emails from prospects in a timely manner
* Follow up with contacts who have opened or clicked links in email campaigns
* Create and manage new outbound email campaigns
* Make outbound sales calls from a provided lead list
* Engage with potential clients to understand their interest in switching merchant service providers
* Build and maintain relationships with business owners
* Gather key information about prospects and document interactions
* Maintaining CRM Data

Qualifications
* Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
* Comfortable with outbound calling and email outreach
* Organized and able to manage multiple leads and follow-ups
* Self-motivated and goal-oriented
* Experience in sales, fintech, or merchant services is a plus

What Success Looks Like
* Consistent outreach activity (calls + emails)
* High engagement from email campaigns
* Strong pipeline of qualified leads
* Positive relationships with potential clients

Tips for South African Applicants

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Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

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Salary in Context

Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.

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Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

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Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Somewhere

Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 593 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →