Business Development Manager
Somewhere
🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R27,750 – R37,000 ZAR. This role is suited for senior-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
Business Development Manager — Private Client & Corporate Accounts
Stricly for candidates based in LATAM and South Africa | Remote | Full-time | $1500-$2000 + comm (outlined below)Work Hours: 8am-5pm EST
The client company is a 30-year-old, owner-operated chauffeur infrastructure company. They own every vehicle and employ every chauffeur, in 240 cities across five continents. Our clients are Fortune 500 travel programs, family offices, private aviation operators, luxury hotels, and the principals behind them.
The role
Two Business Development Managers, one focused on New York, one on Boston. You will report to the CEO.
Your job is to open doors at the accounts we should be winning and are not yet.Corporate travel heads at Fortune 500s. Chiefs of staff and executive assistants at family offices. Client services leads at NetJets, VistaJet, Flexjet. Directors of concierge at Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental, Aman. Event leads at the firms running roadshows around JPMorgan Healthcare, Milken, Davos, Art Basel, the US Open, and the 2026 World Cup.
We are not looking for volume. We are looking for judgment.The person who reads that a Fortune 500 just hired a new CFO, understands she will be on the road for six months of investor meetings, and knows whose inbox to land in — that is the person we want.
What the work looks like
* Build and maintain a live view of the accounts worth winning in your market and the people inside them who decide
Build and maintain a live view of the accounts worth winning in your market and the people inside them who decide
* Identify sales moments before they are obvious — leadership changes, funding rounds, new fund launches, hotel openings, event cycles, principal relocations
Identify sales moments before they are obvious — leadership changes, funding rounds, new fund launches, hotel openings, event cycles, principal relocations
* Open conversations that sound like a peer, not a sequence. Written, phone, LinkedIn, in-person when it matters
Open conversations that sound like a peer, not a sequence. Written, phone, LinkedIn, in-person when it matters
* Book meetings that close. You are measured on qualified meetings booked and revenue closed, not activity
Book meetings that close. You are measured on qualified meetings booked and revenue closed, not activity
* Own your pipeline end to end. Expect direct, specific questions about it every week
Own your pipeline end to end. Expect direct, specific questions about it every week
Who we are looking for
Four or more years selling into UHNW, family office, private aviation, luxury hospitality, or senior corporate travel audiences. Backgrounds that travel well here: Quintessentially, Knightsbridge Circle, NetJets, VistaJet, Flexjet, Four Seasons Private Retreats, Aman, private members' clubs, concierge medicine, bespoke travel operators.
You should have:
* A LinkedIn profile a chief of staff would open without hesitation
A LinkedIn profile a chief of staff would open without hesitation
* Written English that reads like the client's
Written English that reads like the client's
* Instinctive discretion. You do not post about your clients. You do not name-drop. You understand why that is the job, not a preference
Instinctive discretion. You do not post about your clients. You do not name-drop. You understand why that is the job, not a preference
* The self-direction to run remote, reporting to a CEO who will not micromanage and will not tolerate needing to
The self-direction to run remote, reporting to a CEO who will not micromanage and will not tolerate needing to
Who this is not for
* Outbound SDRs working an Apollo list and a template library
Outbound SDRs working an Apollo list and a template library
* Anyone who needs a playbook on day one
Anyone who needs a playbook on day one
* Anyone who has never spoken with a principal's EA or a Fortune 500 travel director and wants this job to be the first time
Anyone who has never spoken with a principal's EA or a Fortune 500 travel director and wants this job to be the first time
* Anyone who doesn’t have a polished Linkedin Profile
Anyone who doesn’t have a polished Linkedin Profile
Required Applicants:
* A short note — no cover letter template, no résumé summary. Tell us about one sales moment you identified in the last twelve months: who you reached out to, how, and what happened
A short note — no cover letter template, no résumé summary. Tell us about one sales moment you identified in the last twelve months: who you reached out to, how, and what happened
* A 2-minute unedited videointroducing yourself and walking us through how you would approach opening a relationship with the VP of Travel at a Fortune 500 pharma company running an investor roadshow
A 2-minute unedited videointroducing yourself and walking us through how you would approach opening a relationship with the VP of Travel at a Fortune 500 pharma company running an investor roadshow
* A link to your LinkedIn profile
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Tips for South African Applicants
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.
Salary in Context
At R27,750/month, this role is on par with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($1,500/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.
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.
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 685 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →