Business Development Executive

Notion Press; Chennai; On-site; INR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Options

Paid Time Off for Annual Vacations

Healthcare Insurance

Learning and Development Opportunities

Job summary

A leading book publishing platform in Chennai seeks a driven candidate to join their team. You will foster relationships with authors, ensuring their needs are met and providing solutions. The ideal candidate has strong communication skills and a desire to thrive in a competitive environment. This role offers an opportunity to impact the literary world positively.

Qualifications

• 0-1 year of experience in any industry; customer-facing experience is a bonus.
• Strong command of English; a second language is a plus.
• Highly self-motivated and ambitious.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop relationships with authors via telephone and email.
• Act as a bridge between the company and its authors.
• Identify problem areas and propose solutions.
• Review your own performance and aim at exceeding your targets.
• Identify problem areas and come up with solutions to fix them.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Customer-facing experience

Problem-solving abilities

Self-motivated

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

ABOUT US:

Notion Press is India’s largest book publishing platform with over 100,000 books published and sold in 150+ countries. We are a 13-year-old platform and currently publish a new book every 30 minutes. Notion Press is a global platform for anyone who believes in the power of words and the impact it can have on the world we live in. Our vision is to democratize publishing and help writers to publish and sell their books directly to readers around the world. We are a 120+ strong team currently operating in India, looking to expand to South-East Asia, Europe and North America.

We are seeking a driven, self-motivated candidate to join our growing organization. In this position, you will be responsible for understanding requirements and providing solutions for authors who register with us. High levels of energy, strong interpersonal skills, exposure to all current trends and a customer-focused approach are a must.

In this role you will

• Maintain and develop a good relationship with authors via telephone and email.
• Act as a bridge between the company and its authors.
• Display efficiency in negotiations.
• Review your own performance and aim at exceeding your targets.
• Identify problem areas and come up with solutions to fix them.

A perfect candidate has

• 0-1 year of experience in any industry. Customer-facing experience is a bonus.
• Enthusiasm to interact with a lot of interesting people on a daily basis.
• Strong communication skills with command over the English language. A second language is a plus.
• Ability to find solutions quickly and a desire to grow with a confident and determined approach.
• Highly self-motivated and ambitious in achieving goals.
• Ability to work both in a team and independently.
• Capable of thriving in competitive markets and a competitive streak.

Sound like a fit? We can’t wait to hear from you.

Benefits

Our benefits package includes the best of what leading organizations provide, such as:

• A flat and transparent culture and a chance to work with the leadership team of a high-growth startup
• Best learning and development opportunities, a chance to have a big impact in a hyper-growth setup
• The possibility of having a huge societal impact – we help writers fulfil their dreams and our books reach hundreds of thousands of readers across the world
• Other Benefits – Employee Stock Options, Paid Time Off for Annual Vacations and Healthcare Insurance

Diversity and Inclusion

Notion Press is proud to be an equal opportunity employer; we don’t just value diversity, we promote and celebrate it. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. As of January 2021, we have achieved our ‘Gender diversity' goals. Women comprise fifty percent of our workforce.

Location and role details

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (based on listing information in the description).