Senior Business Development Manager - India

Zeal Group; India; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Zeal Group is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager for India to drive new business growth. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in relevant industries, such as Forex and fintech, with a proven track record of client acquisition.

This role involves building high-value commercial relationships and executing market-focused business development strategies to generate consistent revenue growth in India.

Fluent English communication skills and a solid understanding of local market dynamics are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in business development in Forex, CFD, or fintech.
• Proven record of opening new business and winning clients.
• Deep understanding of the India market and its dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Drive business acquisition across India by targeting high-potential clients.
• Build and execute a market-focused business development plan.
• Develop strong market intelligence and grow strategic relationships.

Skills

Business development

Client acquisition

Negotiation skills

Market intelligence

Fluent English

Job description

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.

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.