General Manager – Recruitment Agency (Sales Driven) at CVPeople Tanzania

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General Manager – Recruitment Agency (Sales Driven) at CVPeople Tanzania

General Manager – Recruitment Agency (Sales-Driven)

CVPeople Tanzania | Full time

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Posted on 01/05/2026

ROLE SUMMARY

We are hiring a hard-driving, revenue-obsessed General Manager to aggressively grow a recruitment and HR consulting agency. This role is 70% business development & sales, 30% operations and team leadership.

If you are not a closer, this role is not for you.

The General Manager will be accountable for bringing in business, closing deals, hitting revenue targets, and building a team that executes fast and delivers results.

NON-NEGOTIABLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

Hit revenue targets
Close new clients monthly
Maintain a strong sales pipeline
Drive team performance with accountability

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Business Development & Sales (Primary Responsibility)

Personally hunt, pitch, and close new clients
Own the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing
Execute aggressive monthly and quarterly sales plans
Price and negotiate recruitment, outsourcing, payroll, and HR services
Convert leads into signed contracts
Build revenue-generating partnerships

2. Revenue & P&L Ownership

Full responsibility for revenue growth and profitability
Set and enforce sales targets
Work with finance on invoicing, collections, and margins
Identify upselling and cross-selling opportunities

3. Recruitment Delivery & Client Satisfaction

Ensure fast and high-quality recruitment delivery
Manage SLAs and client expectation
Resolve escalations decisively

4. Team Leadership & Performance Management

Lead a sales-driven recruitment team
Set KPIs and performance targets
Coach high performers and address under performance quickly

5. Execution, Systems & Discipline

Enforce execution culture and urgency
Implement CRM, recruitment systems, and reporting
Maintain performance dashboards
Knowledge and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Business, HR, Management, or related field
Minimum 5 years’ experience in recruitment or HR consulting
Proven sales and deal-closing track record
Experience managing teams and revenue targets
Comfortable working under pressure

PERSONALITY & MINDSET