# Business Development Manager

About the role Discovery Green is looking for an accomplished enterprise sales professional to originate and convert significant new-business opportunities with leading South African companies. This is a senior, front-line commercial role for someone who can open doors at C-suite level, build trusted executive relationships and navigate complex B2B sales cycles from origination to contract close. You will need the commercial judgement and intellectual agility to rapidly master a sophisticated renewable-energy proposition and translate technical complexity into a compelling business case for senior decision-makers. Key Outputs / Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to: Originate new-business opportunities across the South African corporate market. Build and leverage relationships with CEOs, CFOs, COOs and other senior decision-makers. Develop a strong understanding of prospective clients, their renewable-energy strategies, key stakeholders and buying processes. Master Discovery Green’s offering and communicate complex technical and commercial concepts clearly to executive audiences. Lead the B2B sales process for Discovery Green’s long-term products,

- **Id**: 3930323
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/discovery-business-development-manager-2>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Johannesburg, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-17T11:43:32Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-10-17T11:43:32Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 21
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2220
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Property & Casualty Insurance, Health Insurance & Benefits, Digital Banks & Neobanks, Life Insurance & Annuities

## Company

- **Id**: 1811548
- **Name**: Discovery
- **Domain**: discovery.co.za
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/discovery-co-za>
- **Size band**: 501-1000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: SuccessFactors

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 21

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-08T00:22:15Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 20
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 0.85
- **P active**: 0.666
- **P room**: 0.35
- **Age days**: 21
- **Expected fill days**: 10
- **Reasons**: seen:21, velocity, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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