Head of Sales & Commercial Operations – Mobility

Talent Safari
Nairobi
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: SalesExperience: 6+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Data-driven decision making","Analytical thinking","Stakeholder management"]

Lead the commercial and sales engine for a vehicle financing portfolio covering boda-boda financing and car logbook loans. Own sales strategy and performance across 90+ branches, driving volume, conversion, portfolio growth, and asset quality through disciplined underwriting. Build partnerships with dealers and agents, oversee network expansion in Kenya, and implement scalable sales and operational processes using the company’s proprietary ERP system.

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Head of Sales & Commercial Operations – Mobility

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Job Summary

Lead the commercial and sales engine for a vehicle financing portfolio covering boda-boda financing and car logbook loans. Own sales strategy and performance across 90+ branches, driving volume, conversion, portfolio growth, and asset quality through disciplined underwriting. Build partnerships with dealers and agents, oversee network expansion in Kenya, and implement scalable sales and operational processes using the company’s proprietary ERP system.
Location: Nairobi
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Sales
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the sales strategy and commercial performance for vehicle financing across boda-boda financing and car logbook loans.
  • •Lead, motivate, and develop a distributed sales force across 90+ branches with clear targets, accountability structures, and performance standards.
  • •Drive sales volume, conversion, and portfolio growth while maintaining asset quality and disciplined underwriting at point of sale.
  • •Build and manage partnerships with dealers, agents, and ecosystem partners to grow origination channels and extend market reach.
  • •Work with Business Analysts and IT to implement and improve automated sales and operational processes within the proprietary ERP system, and oversee network expansion.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Annual BonusHousing AllowanceRelocationHealth Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Operations, Engineering, or a related field.
  • •6+ years’ experience in sales, commercial operations, distribution, or asset-backed businesses, including at least 3 years leading large or distributed sales teams.
  • •Proven track record delivering sales targets and growing market share across a multi-branch or multi-channel network.
  • •Advanced analytical and decision-making capability, comfortable working with data, trade-offs, and ambiguity.
  • •Strong working knowledge of ERP systems and sales performance reporting.
Experience:6+ yearsAsset-backed lending
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipData-driven decision makingAnalytical thinkingStakeholder management
Tech Stack:ERP

Company Brief

Talent Safari
Talent Safari is a recruitment platform connecting employers with vetted tech and product talent through targeted hiring solutions, talent sourcing, and recruitment services to accelerate team growth and hiring outcomes.
Industry: Recruitment Agencies
Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)
Growth: Early Stage Startup
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