Business Development Manager
Zeal Group Open · verified Sep 25, 2026 At a glance
Mid-level Business Development role at Zeal Group. Johannesburg.
Pay not stated
Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Build relationships with African IBs, money managers, partners, and prospective clients across multiple industries
- Bring IBs onto the platform, then help increase their accounts, deposits, and revenue
- Create acquisition campaigns using events, digital marketing, influencers, and IB partnerships
- Research competitors and market shifts to uncover opportunities and sharpen acquisition plans
- Explain trading services, strategies, options, and risk approaches around FX, commodities, stocks, and indices
What you bring
- At least four years in Forex or CFD brokerage sales, focused on the African region
- A track record in business development, growth marketing, or acquisition marketing centered on winning clients
- Working knowledge of FX, commodities, indices, equities, and financial-market analysis
- Strong negotiation, communication, networking, relationship-management, and selling ability
Who this fits
You’ll suit a hands-on acquisition role built around hunting for clients, building partnerships, and growing IB business. The position is onsite in Johannesburg and requires communication across cultures and regions. It fits someone comfortable advising on financial markets while executing campaigns and managing relationships.
From the employer
About Zeal Group
Zeal Group is an award-winning FinTech organisation offering a variety of products. Founded in 2017, we have grown to a team of 700+ employees across the globe 🌎
Our offices and presence are spread across Europe, Asia, North & South Africa, Middle East and South America, with our Technology hub located in Cyprus 🚀
We are a product and people-focused company who are passionate about growth, innovative technology, and collaboration 🙌🏼
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Business Developer with a strong focus on client acquisition to join our dynamic team. As a Business Developer, you will be responsible for developing and executing strategies to attract and acquire new clients, driving the growth of our business. You will play a key role in driving revenue growth by identifying and implementing effective marketing initiatives and tactics.
Responsibilities:
- Build and develop relationships with potential Clients and Partners who may have clients interested in trading multi-asset products such as Gold, Oil, FX/CFD, and Cryptocurrencies.
- On-board IB’s and help them increase accounts, deposits, and revenues.
- Identify and target known Money Managers and IB’s in the African Region.
- Organically build a book of business through relationships in and outside the market targeting potential IB’s from multiple industries.
- Determine customers' trading needs and prepare proposals to sell services that address these needs.
- Cross-sell retail clients who meet the IB threshold to grow their business and walk them through the client growth life cycle.
- Stay up to date on market news and trends in FX, Commodities, Stocks, and Indices.
- Advise on trading strategies, options, and risk management strategies.
- Develop and implement comprehensive client acquisition strategies aligned with the company's goals and target market
- Identify new client segments, define target audience profiles, and create tailored campaigns and initiatives to attract and acquire new clients
- Implement lead generation strategies to capture and nurture prospects through online and offline activities including Event, Digital Marketing, Influencer Marketing, IB partnership
- Identify and establish strategic partnerships and alliances to expand the reach and acquire new clients
- Stay informed about market trends, industry developments, and competitor activities. Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify new opportunities, evaluate market positioning, and refine acquisition strategies accordingly.
- Incorporating creativity into acquisition strategies to capture attention, differentiate the brand
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Business Developer, Growth Marketer, Acquisition Marketer, or similar role, with a focus on client acquisition in the African region.
- minimum 4 plus years of extensive experience in Forex / CFD brokerage sales environments
- Strong understanding of FX, commodities, indices, and equity markets
- A hunter mindset, you chase targets, not titles
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills across cultures and regions
- Strategic thinking paired with hands-on execution
- Financial markets knowledge in FX, Stocks, Commodities
- Technical and Fundamental analysis
Skills & Competencies
- Strong relationship management and networking skills
- Selling Skills.
- Communication skills.
- Customer orientation.
- Learning flexibility
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