Industry: Career development & EdTech delivering digital career services, recruitment enablement, and talent acquisition solutions for students and early-career professionals. We operate remotely across India, helping organizations and learners connect through data-driven placement and upskilling programs.Role: Business Development Intern (Remote India)
About The Opportunity
Join a fast-paced, remote-first team building growth and partnership channels in the career services space. As a Business Development Intern you will drive top-of-funnel activities, qualify opportunities, and support outreach that converts prospects into partnerships and paid clients.Role & Responsibilities
- Research target segments and build high-quality prospect lists using LinkedIn and public databases.
- Execute outbound outreach via LinkedIn, personalised email sequences, and cold calls to generate qualified leads.
- Manage and update leads in CRM, maintain pipeline hygiene, and schedule discovery calls or demos.
- Draft outreach messages, pitch templates, and proposal documents aligned to ICP and campaign objectives.
- Track outreach KPIs, prepare weekly performance reports, and recommend A/B test improvements.
- Collaborate with marketing and product teams to refine messaging, offers, and go-to-market lists.
Skills & Qualifications
Must-Have
- Current enrolment in or recent graduate of a relevant degree program (India) or equivalent practical experience.
- Hands-on experience with LinkedIn prospecting and outbound outreach.
- Familiarity with CRM tools and pipeline management (HubSpot or Salesforce).
- Practical knowledge of building and maintaining prospect lists in Google Sheets or Excel.
- Comfortable with cold email outreach and basic call scripts for discovery.
- Strong written communication, attention to detail, and a results-oriented mindset.
Preferred
- Prior internship or experience in sales, business development, or recruitment.
- Experience with outreach automation or sequence tools (e.g., Lemlist, Apollo).
- Understanding of the higher-education, placement, or HR/recruiting domain.
Benefits & Culture Highlights
- Fully remote internship with flexible hours and mentorship from senior BD leaders.
- Hands-on exposure to end-to-end sales processes, CRM best practices, and GTM strategy.
- Certificate of internship, performance-based stipend, and strong potential for full-time conversion.
To apply, highlight your most relevant outreach campaigns or sample messages and share a short note on your approach to qualifying enterprise vs. SMB prospects. We prioritize candidates who show initiative, strong learning agility, and measurable outreach results.
Note:
This is a paid internship.Skills: google sheets,business development,hubspot crm,linkedin sales navigator,lead generation