Sales Team Lead job at Bolt
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Sales Team Lead
2026-07-29T15:08:14+00:00
Bolt
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Professional Services
Management,Sales & Retail,Business Operations,Team leader
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MONTH
2026-08-15T17:00:00+00:00
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Bolt, previously known as Taxify, is the leading European transportation platform providing ride-hailing and scooter sharing services. The company’s mission is to make urban travel easier, quicker and more reliable

About the role

As a Sales Team Lead you will have a clear understanding of our key business goals and actively manage our partners to generate long-term value for our partners and the platform.

In addition, you will be tasked with managing the sales team to ensure a healthy pipeline of new providers to our platform. You will be a strong team player and willing to do things outside of the day-to-day work activities - driving local execution of our global projects or being the Country Manager’s right hand in managing our business priorities.

It’s an exciting once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as you would work with very smart people around the world in order to establish the next generation of a truly global food delivery platform.

Bolt Food currently operates in 16+ countries across Europe & Africa and will expand to more markets in the next few years!

Main tasks and responsibilities

  • Oversee restaurants sales acquisition performance, efficiency and key metrics for sales team members and ensure that they are meeting targets
  • Recruit, build, coach and constantly train sales teams in selling strategy, product knowledge, presentation skills, soft & hard skills, among others.
  • Lead by example and negotiate and close important deals.
  • Evaluate and supervise expansion opportunities into new cities and make sure we have the correct supply to generate the necessary demand.
  • Create and constantly improve Bolt Food’s Sales Playbook and sales materials.
  • Create the sales strategy for the market: partners masterplans, lead generation, main partners, marketing actions, profitability & priorities.
  • Identify & remove blockers to growth and working ad-hoc Bolt Food sales projects.
  • Rethink how we do things and always look for innovative ways to improve our performance.
  • Manage and constantly improve sales tools
  • Achieve growth and hit country sales targets by successfully managing the team’s and your own sales pipelines.
  • Designing and implementing a country sales plan/strategy that expands Food’s customer base.
  • Identify market shifts and opportunities whilst being fully aware of new products and competition status.
  • Occasionally cover/manage teams from other Food departments and support the Country Manager in the overall strategy and results country wide.

About you

  • BS degree in Business Administration or related field.
  • At least 4 to 5 years of experience in sales, account management, business consultancy, business development, or similar roles.
  • At least 3 year of experience managing teams.
  • Excellent communication & written skills in English and local language.
  • You are an analytical thinker who loves to solve problems.
  • Be a hustler, not stopping after 20 obstacles a day.
  • Be an owner and proactively find solutions to problems.
  • Be passionate about new technologies and food tech.
  • You are organised. You deliver stuff on time.
  • You are social. You can easily network with people of all backgrounds.

Why you’ll love it here

  • Accelerate your professional growth with unique career opportunities.
  • Enjoy a rewarding salary and stock options, knowing that as Bolt succeeds, so do you.
  • Take care of your physical and mental health with our wellness perks.
  • Celebrate 5 years at Bolt with a 1-month paid sabbatical to recharge.
  • Connect with colleagues at annual company events and smaller team gatherings.
  • Balance flexibility and in-person collaboration with our hybrid model, including at least 12 monthly in-office days.
  • Oversee restaurants sales acquisition performance, efficiency and key metrics for sales team members and ensure that they are meeting targets
  • Recruit, build, coach and constantly train sales teams in selling strategy, product knowledge, presentation skills, soft & hard skills, among others.
  • Lead by example and negotiate and close important deals.
  • Evaluate and supervise expansion opportunities into new cities and make sure we have the correct supply to generate the necessary demand.
  • Create and constantly improve Bolt Food’s Sales Playbook and sales materials.
  • Create the sales strategy for the market: partners masterplans, lead generation, main partners, marketing actions, profitability & priorities.
  • Identify & remove blockers to growth and working ad-hoc Bolt Food sales projects.
  • Rethink how we do things and always look for innovative ways to improve our performance.
  • Manage and constantly improve sales tools
  • Achieve growth and hit country sales targets by successfully managing the team’s and your own sales pipelines.
  • Designing and implementing a country sales plan/strategy that expands Food’s customer base.
  • Identify market shifts and opportunities whilst being fully aware of new products and competition status.
  • Occasionally cover/manage teams from other Food departments and support the Country Manager in the overall strategy and results country wide.
  • Excellent communication & written skills in English and local language.
  • Analytical thinker who loves to solve problems.
  • Hustler, not stopping after 20 obstacles a day.
  • Owner and proactively find solutions to problems.
  • Passionate about new technologies and food tech.
  • Organised. Deliver stuff on time.
  • Social. Can easily network with people of all backgrounds.
  • BS degree in Business Administration or related field.
  • At least 4 to 5 years of experience in sales, account management, business consultancy, business development, or similar roles.
  • At least 3 year of experience managing teams.
bachelor degree
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Vacancy title:
Sales Team Lead

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Management,Sales & Retail,Business Operations,Team leader]

Jobs at:
Bolt

Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, August 15 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 29 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Bolt, previously known as Taxify, is the leading European transportation platform providing ride-hailing and scooter sharing services. The company’s mission is to make urban travel easier, quicker and more reliable

About the role

As a Sales Team Lead you will have a clear understanding of our key business goals and actively manage our partners to generate long-term value for our partners and the platform.

In addition, you will be tasked with managing the sales team to ensure a healthy pipeline of new providers to our platform. You will be a strong team player and willing to do things outside of the day-to-day work activities - driving local execution of our global projects or being the Country Manager’s right hand in managing our business priorities.

It’s an exciting once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as you would work with very smart people around the world in order to establish the next generation of a truly global food delivery platform.

Bolt Food currently operates in 16+ countries across Europe & Africa and will expand to more markets in the next few years!

Main tasks and responsibilities

  • Oversee restaurants sales acquisition performance, efficiency and key metrics for sales team members and ensure that they are meeting targets
  • Recruit, build, coach and constantly train sales teams in selling strategy, product knowledge, presentation skills, soft & hard skills, among others.
  • Lead by example and negotiate and close important deals.
  • Evaluate and supervise expansion opportunities into new cities and make sure we have the correct supply to generate the necessary demand.
  • Create and constantly improve Bolt Food’s Sales Playbook and sales materials.
  • Create the sales strategy for the market: partners masterplans, lead generation, main partners, marketing actions, profitability & priorities.
  • Identify & remove blockers to growth and working ad-hoc Bolt Food sales projects.
  • Rethink how we do things and always look for innovative ways to improve our performance.
  • Manage and constantly improve sales tools
  • Achieve growth and hit country sales targets by successfully managing the team’s and your own sales pipelines.
  • Designing and implementing a country sales plan/strategy that expands Food’s customer base.
  • Identify market shifts and opportunities whilst being fully aware of new products and competition status.
  • Occasionally cover/manage teams from other Food departments and support the Country Manager in the overall strategy and results country wide.

About you

  • BS degree in Business Administration or related field.
  • At least 4 to 5 years of experience in sales, account management, business consultancy, business development, or similar roles.
  • At least 3 year of experience managing teams.
  • Excellent communication & written skills in English and local language.
  • You are an analytical thinker who loves to solve problems.
  • Be a hustler, not stopping after 20 obstacles a day.
  • Be an owner and proactively find solutions to problems.
  • Be passionate about new technologies and food tech.
  • You are organised. You deliver stuff on time.
  • You are social. You can easily network with people of all backgrounds.

Why you’ll love it here

  • Accelerate your professional growth with unique career opportunities.
  • Enjoy a rewarding salary and stock options, knowing that as Bolt succeeds, so do you.
  • Take care of your physical and mental health with our wellness perks.
  • Celebrate 5 years at Bolt with a 1-month paid sabbatical to recharge.
  • Connect with colleagues at annual company events and smaller team gatherings.
  • Balance flexibility and in-person collaboration with our hybrid model, including at least 12 monthly in-office days.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Sales jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Saturday, August 15 2026
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi
Posted: 29-07-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 29-07-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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