SVP / EVP / SEVP – Business Development (Sales) & Trading

Job Description

Title: SVP / EVP / SEVP – Business Development (Sales) & Trading

Company Name: Brokerage House

Vacancy: --

Age: At least 37 years

Job Location: Dhaka (Gulshan)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 15 years

• At least 15 years

• Age At least 37 years

• Minimum Bachelor's degree with a stong academic backgroud (ideally finance, economics, mathematics, physics but all are welcome to apply); a Master's degree will be an added advantage.

• Candidates with O and A level preferred (HSC and SSC is also encouraged to apply if you believe you have the drive and passion this role is looking for)

Job Context:

This is not a sales job. This is a leadership mandate.

We are looking for a senior capital markets professional who wants to shape the future of Bangladesh’s capital markets, not merely participate in them.

This role is for someone who brings deep market credibility, an established client base, and the conviction to build something that lasts. Someone who believes that brokerage houses should do more than execute trades they should raise standards, deepen liquidity, and expand market participation.

The Role:

As SVP / EVP / SEVP – Business Development (Sales) & Trading, you will be responsible for:

• Driving revenue growth across trading, brokerage, and client acquisition

• Leveraging and expanding an existing high-quality client base (HNI, institutional, active traders)

• Setting the commercial and trading culture of the firm

• Acting as a senior market voice internally and externally on market structure, liquidity, and investor behavior

• Partnering with research, risk, and technology teams to build credible, scalable trading solutions

• Mentoring senior and mid-level teams to create long-term leadership depth

• Playing an active role in capital market development, not just firm-level growth

This is a P&L-aware, market-facing, leadership role with real influence.

Who We’re Looking For:

This role is not suitable for someone looking for a comfortable title or a short-term revenue play.

We are looking for someone who has:

• 15+ years of experience in capital markets (brokerage, trading, institutional sales, or related areas)

• A strong, verifiable existing client base with durable relationships

• Deep understanding of:

-Equity markets and trading behavior

-Client segmentation (retail, HNI, institutional)

-Market cycles, liquidity dynamics, and risk

• Proven ability to build trust, not just close transactions

• A reputation for integrity, professionalism, and market credibility

• High internal drive, energy, and ownership mindset

• A genuine belief that Bangladesh’s capital markets can and must be better

Most importantly:
You must be someone who wants to create change, not just manage a book.

What Sets This Role Apart:

• Real influence over strategy, structure, and standards

• Opportunity to help build a brokerage platform aligned with:

  -Long-term market health

  -Investor education

  -Ethical growth

  -Sustainable trading practices

• Direct access to senior decision making

• Freedom to build, not just inherit

• Weekly 2 holidays
• Salary Review: Yearly
• Festival Bonus: 2

• Senior executive compensation, aligned with experience and contribution

• Performance-linked upside tied to sustainable growth, not short-term churn

• Structure designed to reward long-term value creation