Chief Business Development Officer (Trading)

Our Chief Business Development Officer will drive growth for a locally licensed digital trading business focused on African markets.

This role requires strong regional commercial experience, including direct exposure to local licensing environments, market-entry execution, and jurisdiction-specific partnership development.

You’ll join an international team of experienced professionals where collaboration, knowledge sharing, and a practical approach to work are part of everyday life. We work in a dynamic environment with quick decision-making, room for initiative, and the opportunity to take ownership of meaningful tasks.

The role offers a flexible work format, including hybrid or remote options with occasional business trips to the office, depending on team needs. You’ll be able to contribute to processes, influence outcomes, and see how your work connects to wider business goals.

We use modern technologies, proven practices, and efficient ways of working to support quality results. We also provide supportive conditions, including competitive compensation, medical support, wellness-related benefits, and additional perks depending on location, role, and eligibility.

You will

• Define and execute a regional business development strategy.
• Build strategic partnerships within locally regulated markets.
• Identify jurisdiction-specific growth opportunities.
• Support market launch and expansion under local licensing frameworks.
• Work closely with compliance, product, and executive leadership.

We expect

• 5+ years in senior business development or commercial leadership within fintech, brokerage, or financial services.
• Proven experience operating in locally regulated African or comparable emerging markets.
• Strong understanding of local business practices, regulatory landscape, and market-entry dynamics.
• Experience working with or within locally licensed financial institutions.
• An established regional commercial network is strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting regulated market launches.
• Strong understanding of regional partnership structures.