Sales jobs in Lagos: learn to sell and get hired
How to land a sales job in Lagos with no experience: where the openings are, which job boards to use and how to practise before the interview. Ventaka is 100% online, so you train from Lagos whenever you like (Nigeria).
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Sales in Lagos
Lagos is Nigeria's commercial capital, with banks, fintechs, telecoms and FMCG companies hiring sales teams.
Many SDR and inside sales roles are hybrid or remote, so you can also apply from Lagos to companies based elsewhere.
Sales jobs in Lagos: what drives the local economy
Lagos is Nigeria's commercial capital: banks, fintechs, telecoms and FMCG companies hire sales executives, relationship managers and field agents.
Most sales hiring in Lagos happens around Victoria Island and Ikoyi, Lekki, Ikeja.
Sales roles you will find in Lagos
The roles that hire most in Lagos, what you would sell and the objection you will hear most (the one you rehearse first with Ventaka's AI customer):
bank relationship officer
What you sell: accounts and loans
The objection you will hear: "My bank already gives me that"
fintech sales agent
What you sell: POS terminals and merchant accounts
The objection you will hear: "The other POS charges less"
FMCG sales rep
What you sell: products to shops and markets
The objection you will hear: "Come back next week"
When Lagos hires most
Hiring picks up in January and after the mid-year budget.
Your 4-week plan to land a sales job in Lagos
- Week 1 · The basics: prospecting and closing lessons, then the objection you will hear most as bank relationship officer: "My bank already gives me that".
- Week 2 · Your résumé: aim it at bank relationship officer and fintech sales agent roles, with your Ventaka certificate and its verification code.
- Week 3 · Applications: sales job alerts for Lagos reach you in the app every day; start with employers around Victoria Island and Ikoyi and Lekki.
- Week 4 · Interviews: rehearse the "sell me this" with POS terminals and merchant accounts, and practise this objection: "Come back next week".
Where to find sales jobs in Lagos
- Jobberman. One of Nigeria's best-known job boards, with many sales roles.
- MyJobMag. A large daily list of openings across the country.
- LinkedIn Jobs. Business development and remote SDR roles.
- Hot Nigerian Jobs. Many entry-level sales and marketing openings.
How Ventaka gets you ready
- Short game-style lessons: from zero to selling, 10 minutes a day
- Written role-plays with AI customers who push back with real objections
- The «sell me this pen» interview test with Cal, who scores you at the end
- A sales CV and a scam-offer detector
- A verifiable certificate to show recruiters