Business Development Associate

About Newton School Technology:

NST, dedicated to bridging the employability gap, has partnered with Rishihood University, Sonipat (India’s first impact university), Ajeenkya DY Patil University, Pune, and S-VYASA, Bangalore. Together, we are revolutionizing education, empowering students, and shaping the future of technology. With a team of experienced professionals and renowned investors, we are united in our mission to solve the employability challenge and make a lasting impact on society.

This is a high-energy, execution-driven role designed for someone who thrives in fast-paced, student-centric environments.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Proactively research and identify target companies across startups, unicorns, soonicorns, GCCs, and enterprises that align with NST’s talent pool.
• Reach out to decision-makers via calls, LinkedIn, and email to introduce NST and generate interest in our talent solutions.
• Nurture conversations through multiple touchpoints, manage responses, and ensure no lead goes cold.
• Conduct discovery conversations to understand hiring needs and qualify leads before passing them to Key Account Managers.
• Craft and optimize outreach collateral — pitch decks, email templates, and messaging sequences — to improve connect rates.
• Maintain clean, updated data on all outreach activities, contact details, and progress in the CRM.
• Collaborate with marketing to align outbound campaigns with events, newsletters, or brand initiatives.
• Track, analyze, and report outreach metrics, lead-to-meeting conversions, and engagement outcomes.
• Continuously experiment and refine outreach strategies based on response rates and market feedback.

Key Skills :

• 1–3 years of experience in B2B lead generation, or outreach, ideally in EdTech, HRTech, or B2B SaaS. 
• Strong understanding of B2B prospecting tools and channels (LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Apollo, HubSpot, etc.).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to craft crisp, persuasive outreach.
• Analytical mindset with a bias for experimentation and iteration.

Who we are looking for:

• Self-motivated, persistent, and comfortable with high-volume outreach.
• Collaborative, structured, and dependable in follow-through.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and driven to achieve targets. 
• Always ready to push the boundaries.