Our Forex SA department is looking to add a Forex Dealer to their team.
Job overview:
This is not a transactional dealing role. The successful candidate will take full ownership of their client base, acting as the primary point of contact and trusted adviser across the entire client lifecycle – from onboarding through to execution, settlement, and long-term relationship management.
We are a business built on direct, verbal client engagement, and this role requires someone who is confident, articulate, and proactive in managing client relationships via phone and ongoing interaction.
This role sits at the centre of our business, requiring collaboration across internal teams (onboarding, compliance, settlements, and business development) to ensure a seamless, consistent, and high-quality client experience.
You’re perfect for this position if you:
- Have a degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field
- Have practical experience in foreign exchange, treasury, or financial services (desirable but not mandatory)
- Possess a strong understanding of exchange control, cross-border payments, and client advisory (desirable but not mandatory)
- Demonstrate proven experience in foreign exchange dealing, FX sales, or treasury-related role
- Have a strong understanding of spot and forward FX transactions and exchange control and cross-border payments
- Have experience in client relationship management
- Are comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-accountability environment
Personal attributes:
- Proactive mindset – does not wait to be told what to do
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability for both clients and outcomes
- Excellent communication skills, particularly over the phone
- Problem solver – identifies solutions rather than escalating issues unnecessarily
- Client-first attitude – understands the commercial impact of poor service
- Team player – contributes beyond individual performance
Your role and responsibilities
Among other tasks, your main responsibilities will include:
Client ownership and relationship management
- Taking full responsibility for managing and growing a portfolio of corporate and/or private clients
- Acting as the single point of contact for all FX-related client needs
- Building strong, trust-based relationships through consistent, proactive communication (primarily via phone)
- Understanding each client’s business, cash flow cycles, and FX requirements
End-to-end client journey management
- Owning the full client lifecycle:
- Initial engagement
- Onboarding and compliance coordination
- Trading and execution
- Settlement and post-trade follow-up
- Working closely with internal teams to ensure clients are not “handed off” without accountability
- Identifying and resolving bottlenecks, delays, or service gaps proactively
FX dealing and execution
- Quoting and executing spot and forward FX transactions
- Providing clients with market insight, pricing guidance, and risk awareness
- Ensuring all trades are executed accurately, compliantly, and within required timelines
- Liaising with banking partners and treasury where required
Problem solving and service delivery
- Taking ownership of all client queries, issues, and escalations
- Solving problems independently wherever possible before escalating
- Ensuring clients receive clear, timely communication on all transactions
- Maintaining full visibility on each client’s transactions and proactively update them
Commercial growth and opportunity identification
Identifying opportunities to:
- Increase volumes
- Improve client retention
- Cross-sell Sable International’s broader services
- Grow revenue within your client base through relationship-driven engagement
- Contribute to the overall growth of the FX business
Collaboration and team contribution
- Working closely with onboarding, compliance, settlements, and BD teams
- Contributing to improving internal processes and client experience
- Supporting team members where needed to ensure overall service delivery
- Willingness to step beyond your core role where required
What success looks like:
- Clients experience a seamless, consistent, and proactive service across all interactions
- Strong client retention and growth within your portfolio
- High levels of responsiveness, communication, and execution accuracy
- Demonstrated ownership of issues and successful resolution
- Contribution to a high-performance, accountable team culture
We are a values-driven company
We Care
We care deeply about the needs and well-being of our clients and employees. To us, it's important to create a sense of community in and around our business, where our consultants and our clients can collaborate and learn from one another. Our employees appreciate our strong focus on work-life balance and a supportive leadership team that truly listens.
We Solve
We centre our business around our clients. Our mission is to solve, by providing innovative, creative, and personalised solutions to every client; always recognising that every client's circumstances are different. Employees at Sable International love the challenge of finding solutions and enjoy working in an environment that values problem-solving and continuous improvement.
We Grow
We aim to grow on as many levels as possible. Sable International is an ambitious company with ambitious clients. We help our clients grow their own wealth and businesses while extending our influence in as many areas and expertise as possible. Our people are growing their talents and experience, creating an extraordinary group of successful alumni. We invest in our employees through mentorship, professional development, and opportunities for career progression.
We Enjoy
We are also in business to enjoy ourselves. All our consultants are passionate about their areas of expertise and love meeting our clients. We have an energised and lively working culture. This is one of the things that sets us apart from other professional services firms. Our employees stay with us because of our positive and engaging work environment, where teamwork and collaboration are at the heart of what we do.
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Kendal's story
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Kendal started as an intern in 2015. After completing her internship, she went on to earn experience at Groupon South Africa. In 2016 she returned as an HR Officer. She was promoted to HR Manager in 2018 and is now the Group HR Director, leading on HR policy, strategy, and employee support in all divisions and countries within Sable International.
Tallulah's story
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Tallulah started as a junior social media strategist in 2014. In 2020 she started assisting the content team, using her journalism background. In 2022 she was promoted to content and traffic lead, before taking on the role of Marketing Manager in February 2023. She now manages a team of 11 creative individuals across content, SEO, PPC, design, social media and front end development.
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Why Choose Sable International?
At Sable International we believe work should be a place where you feel supported, inspired and excited to grow – both personally and professionally. Whether you're part of our team or one of our clients, we’re here to build meaningful connections and make a real difference, together.
Here’s why our team loves working here:
- We value you – your background, your ideas and your voice matters.
- There’s always room to grow – with mentorship, learning opportunities and the freedom to explore your path.
- We get that life happens – our managers are flexible and supportive, helping you find balance when you need it most.
- Great work doesn’t go unnoticed – we celebrate wins, big and small.
- You’ll be part of a vibrant, international team.
- And we know how to have fun – with team socials, events and a culture that brings people together.
Come as you are. Grow with us. Let’s build something great – together.
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