Business Development Lead, South Africa
Paystack
About this role
The Business Development Lead will own Paystack’s Business Development and Account Management function in South Africa, focused on driving enterprise revenue and growth. The role sets commercial strategy, builds and leads a high‑performing team, and steers strategic customer relationships to position Paystack as a trusted advisor to large enterprises.
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About Paystack
paystack.comPaystack is a Nigerian-born payments platform that helps businesses in Africa accept and manage online and offline payments. It provides developer-friendly APIs and tools for card and bank transactions, mobile money and USSD, recurring billing, invoicing, and marketplace payouts, plus fraud protection and reconciliation dashboards. Focused on startups, SMEs and enterprises across Nigeria and other African markets, Paystack was acquired by Stripe in 2020 but continues to operate locally. Companies choose Paystack for easy integrations, strong developer tooling, and broad coverage of local payment methods.
Recent company news
Like Paystack, African tech companies should have safe AI adoption policies
1 day ago
Paystack eyes growth beyond payments with restructuring
1 month ago
Paystack Launches Holding Company, The Stack Group (TSG)
1 month ago
Stripe-Owned Nigeria Startup Sacks Co-Founder Olubi Over Tweets
Nov 24, 2025
Stripe-Owned Paystack Launches New Parent Company After Reaching Group Profitability
1 month ago
About Paystack
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Leadership Team
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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Salary
$141k – $188k
per year
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