Daniel Okafor
Business Development Manager
daniel.okafor@example.com · +234 802 555 0142 · Lagos, Nigeria · linkedin.com/in/danielokafor
Profile
Business development manager with 10 years selling software and services to banks and telecoms in West Africa. Consistently above quota, with a record of opening new markets.
Key Achievements
Opened Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, now 28% of company revenue
Closed the company’s largest deal: a $3.2M three-year contract with a tier-1 bank
Averaged 131% of quota over five years; President’s Club 2021, 2023
Experience
Business Development Manager — Kestrel Systems, LagosJan 2020 – Present
- Own new business for financial services across 4 countries; pipeline of $14M
- Built a partner channel of 9 resellers contributing $2.1M a year
Senior Account Executive — Brightwave Telecom Solutions, LagosApr 2016 – Dec 2019
- Managed 35 enterprise accounts worth $6M a year; renewal rate 94%
Sales Executive — Brightwave Telecom Solutions, LagosJun 2014 – Mar 2016
- Top new-business rep in 2015 out of 18
Education
BSc Economics — University of Lagos, Lagos2009 – 2013
Second Class Upper
Skills
Enterprise sales · Solution selling · Salesforce · Negotiation · Channel partnerships · Forecasting
Languages
English (Native) · French (Working) · Yoruba (Native)