Senior Business Development Manager - India
Zeal Group Open · verified Sep 25, 2026 At a glance
Senior Business Development role at Zeal Group. Remote, India.
Pay not stated
Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Find and convert new Indian clients, partners, introducing brokers, and affiliates into revenue opportunities
- Create a country-focused growth plan that expands regional reach and produces steady commercial results
- Handle each deal stage from prospecting and outreach through negotiation, activation, and ongoing account growth
- Track customer behavior, competitor moves, regional patterns, and emerging commercial openings across India
- Build relationships with trading communities and business channels while coordinating with sales, marketing, and regional leaders
What you bring
- At least five years in business development, sales, or market expansion across forex, CFD, brokerage, fintech, financial services, or trading
- A demonstrated record of originating new business, winning clients, and generating revenue without an existing book
- Strong knowledge of Indian customer behavior, regional business practices, local opportunities, and relationship-led selling
- You can pitch, influence, negotiate, and close with varied stakeholders, supported by knowledge of FX and CFD products
- Fluent English, strong ownership, and the stamina to work in a fast-moving, target-led setting
Who this fits
You’ll suit this role if you are a senior, commercially driven hunter with deep India market knowledge and experience in trading-related businesses. Existing connections with IBs, affiliates, HNI clients, trading groups, or Indian partners would strengthen your fit. The role is remote in India and involves working with sales, marketing, and regional leadership teams.
From the employer
About Zeal Group / Traze
Zeal Group is an award-winning global FinTech business with a growing international presence across Asia, Europe, MENA, and South America, delivering multi-asset trading solutions through its brands and technology-led platforms. Through Traze, the business provides access to FX, commodities, indices, and cryptocurrencies for clients operating in dynamic and fast-moving financial markets. Zeal combines commercial ambition, innovation, and a people-focused culture to build high-performance teams and long-term market growth.
About the Role
The Senior Business Development Manager – India will be responsible for driving new business growth across the Indian market, with a strong focus on hunting, opening new opportunities, and building high-value commercial relationships. This role is ideal for a sharp, commercially aggressive, and market-savvy business developer who understands India at its core, knows how to unlock regional opportunities, and can convert pipeline into revenue. The position requires someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, brings strong local market knowledge, and can build sustainable growth through direct client acquisition, partner development, and strategic execution.
Responsibilities
- Drive new business acquisition across India by identifying, targeting, and converting high-potential clients, partners, IBs, and affiliates.
- Build and execute a market-focused business development plan that expands regional presence and generates consistent revenue growth.
- Own the full business development cycle, from prospecting and outreach to negotiation, conversion, activation, and relationship growth.
- Develop strong on-the-ground market intelligence by tracking customer behavior, competitor activity, regional trends, and new commercial opportunities across India.
- Establish and grow strategic relationships with key partners, trading communities, introducing brokers, and other business channels relevant to the India market.
- Work closely with sales, marketing, and regional leadership teams to align market strategy, improve conversion quality, and maximize business performance.
Requirements
Must Have
- 5+ years of relevant experience in business development, sales, or market expansion within Forex, CFD, brokerage, fintech, financial services, or trading-related industries.
- Proven hunter mindset with a strong record of opening new business, winning new clients, and creating revenue opportunities from scratch.
- Deep understanding of the India market, including client behavior, regional business culture, local opportunities, and relationship-driven sales dynamics.
- Strong commercial and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence, pitch, and close effectively across different types of stakeholders.
- Solid understanding of FX/CFD products, trading environments, and the drivers of client acquisition, activation, and retention.
- Fluent English communication skills, high energy, strong ownership, and the ability to perform in a fast-paced, target-driven environment.
Good to Have / Preferred
- Existing network of IBs, affiliates, HNI clients, trading communities, or business partners in India.
- Experience working in a high-growth brokerage or fintech business with aggressive expansion targets.
- Familiarity with digital lead generation, performance-driven campaigns, and cross-functional collaboration with marketing teams.
- Experience building regional partnerships and expanding into new cities or client segments within India.
- Hindi or other Indian regional language capability would be a strong advantage.
- Experience working with regional or global stakeholders in a matrix business environment.
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