Business Development Associate

DigiRecruitx; Chennai District; On-site; INR 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

DigiRecruitx is seeking a proactive Business Development Associate for an on-site role in Chennai to drive revenue by selling online courses to students and professionals.

The role involves outbound calling, converting leads, and meeting defined sales targets while collaborating with the team lead to monitor performance and optimize outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.
• 1–2 years of sales experience, preferably within the edtech sector.
• Fluency in Tamil and English (mandatory).
• Strong communication, negotiation and closing skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment with high adaptability.
• Basic understanding of IT courses or the technology domain is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outbound cold calls to prospective customers, including students and working professionals.
• Engage with and convert company-provided organic leads into customers.
• Achieve daily, weekly, and monthly sales targets as defined by the team lead.
• Collaborate with the team lead for regular performance tracking and feedback.
• Effectively communicate product value and close sales through strong persuasion skills.
• Adapt to flexible working hours based on customer availability.

Skills

Sales experience

Tamil fluency

English fluency

Negotiation

Closing skills

Communication skills

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Role Overview:

We are seeking a proactive and results-driven Business Development Associate. The ideal candidate will be responsible for driving revenue growth by promoting and selling our online courses to prospective customers, including college students and working professionals.

This is a full-time, on-site role in Chennai, involving direct interaction with leads through cold calling, achieving sales targets, and closely collaborating with the team lead to track performance and improve outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct outbound cold calls to prospective customers, including students and working professionals


• Engage with and convert company-provided organic leads into customers


• Achieve daily, weekly, and monthly sales targets as defined by the team lead


• Collaborate with the team lead for regular performance tracking and feedback


• Effectively communicate product value and close sales through strong persuasion skills


• Adapt to flexible working hours based on customer availability

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline


• 1–2 years of experience in sales, preferably within the edtech sector


• Experience selling to college students and working professionals


• Fluency in Tamil and English (mandatory)


• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities


• Excellent negotiation, persuasion, and closing skills


• Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment with high adaptability


• Basic understanding of IT courses or the technology domain is an added advantage

CTC: up to 6 LPA