Account Executive

Speakship; Delhi; Hybrid; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Speakship is seeking a dynamic sales professional in Delhi to turn inbound and outbound opportunities into closed business. You will own sales cycles end-to-end, build strong client relationships, and curate speaker recommendations for compelling briefs.

You will manage follow-ups, coordinate travel for appearances, and maintain CRM databases (Notion) while representing the bureau at events. A 3–6 year B2B sales track with sharp communication and ownership is essential, with a genuine interest

Qualifications

• 3 to 6 years of experience in B2B sales, consulting, or client servicing.
• Strong communication and persuasion skills.
• Ability to take a client brief and turn it into a solution.
• High ownership and reliability; doesn't drop the ball.
• Self-starter who can work independently.
• Genuine interest in thought leadership and matching the right speaker to the right stage.
• Bonus: experience in speaker industry, events, training, or knowledge services.

Responsibilities

• Own sales cycles end to end, from intro to pitch to close.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, vendors, and internal team.
• Read client briefs and curate the right speaker recommendations.
• Drive follow-ups and keep deals moving.
• Organize travel and logistics for speaker appearances.
• Grow repeat business and spot opportunities within accounts.
• Keep trackers, CRM, and databases clean (Notion), and manage contracts and compliance.
• Represent the bureau at in-person events.
• Research thought leaders to sharpen your curation instinct.

Skills

B2B sales

Client relationship

Negotiation

Ownership

Self-motivated

Thought leadership interest

Job description

About Speakship

Speakship is a speaker bureau and knowledge platform. We work with Fortune 500 companies, summits, and event organizers to connect them with thought leaders, authors, entrepreneurs, and icons. People we've represented include Michael Phelps, Gurcharan Das, Daniel Pink, Vikrant Massey and more.

We find the right voice for each brief and make it land with the audience, whether that's at an event, in the media, or through a brand partnership. Clients stay with us because we curate well and we move fast.

Role Overview

This is core revenue. You turn inbound and outbound opportunities into closed business.

What You'll Do

• Own sales cycles end to end, from intro to pitch to close

• Build and keep strong relationships with clients, vendors, and the internal team

• Read a client brief and curate the right speaker recommendations

• Drive follow-ups and keep deals moving

• Organize all travel and logistics for speaker appearances

• Grow repeat business and spot new opportunities inside existing and prospective accounts

• Keep the trackers, CRM, and databases clean (in tools like Notion), and stay on top of contracts and compliance

• Represent the bureau at in-person events

• Research thought leaders and icons to sharpen your curation instinct

What We're Looking For

• 3 to 6 years in B2B sales, consulting, or client servicing

• Strong communication and persuasion

• Can take a brief and turn it into a solution

• High ownership. Doesn't drop the ball.

• Self-starter who doesn't need hand-holding to try something new

• Genuine interest in thought leadership and in matching the right speaker to the right stage

• Bonus: experience in the speaker industry, events, training, or knowledge services