Business Development Executive

Foreignerds Inc.; Lucknow; On-site; INR 400,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Foreignerds Inc. is seeking an AI‑native Business Development & Client Engagement Associate in India. You will conduct AI‑driven research, craft precise outreach, and support GTM initiatives across prospecting, engagement, and coordination with leadership and clients.

Ideal candidates have 1–2 years in BD, sales, or client servicing, a Bachelor's degree, and strong English communication. This full‑time role emphasizes independence, fast learning, and proactive collaboration with international

Qualifications

• Excellent written and spoken English; concise, professional communication.
• Strong familiarity with AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude/Cowork) for research and outreach.
• Experience in B2B sales, prospecting and GTM activities.
• Exposure to sales tools like Apollo, HubSpot, Hunter.io, Loom, LinkedIn Sales Navigator.

Responsibilities

• Research target companies and decision-makers; build ICP-based lists.
• Use AI tools to accelerate research and account intelligence.
• Draft personalized cold emails with precise messaging; test and improve outreach.
• Manage lead qualification, follow-ups, and pipeline tracking; analyze campaigns.
• Coordinate with clients and internal teams; prepare meeting notes and trackers.
• Understand IT services terms to discuss client requirements.

Skills

English proficiency

AI tools

B2B sales

CRM/outreach tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Apollo

HubSpot

Hunter.io

Loom

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

CRM systems

Job description

Job Description

AI-Enabled Business Development & Client Engagement Associate

Company: Foreignerds
Location: India
Experience: Only 1-2 Years
Engagement: Full-Time Conversion Function: Business Development / Sales Enablement / Client Engagement

About Foreignerds
Foreignerds is an IT services and technology solutions company helping businesses build, scale, and modernize their digital products and technology capabilities. We're looking for a proactive, tech-savvy, AI-native individual to work closely with leadership and business development across prospect research, outbound communication, sales enablement, client engagement and project coordination. This is not a conventional internship or entry-level sales role. We need someone comfortable experimenting with AI tools, learning fast, researching prospects independently and communicating with senior stakeholders precisely and professionally.

Role Overview

The candidate will work at the intersection of Business Development, Sales & Marketing, AI-enabled prospecting, Client communication, Lead generation, Account/project coordination and Outreach automation — able to take a broad objective like "find relevant prospects and start meaningful conversations" and independently figure out the research, tools, messaging and execution required. We're particularly interested in candidates who are AI-first — already using tools like ChatGPT, Claude/Cowork to research, create, automate and improve their own workflows.

Key Responsibilities

1. 1. AI-Enabled Business Development
   • Research target companies, industries, markets and decision-makers; build and maintain prospect lists against defined ICPs.
   • Use AI tools to accelerate research, prospect identification and account intelligence.
   • Research prospects before outreach — identify triggers such as funding, product launches, hiring activity, digital transformation or expansion into new markets.
2. 2. Precision Email Outreach
   • Draft short, relevant, commercially meaningful cold emails — no generic or overly promotional messaging.
   • Understand the recipient's role and business context before reaching out; test and improve messaging based on response rates.
   • Maintain outreach trackers and follow-up schedules; support leadership with personalized campaigns.
   • Strong written English is critical — able to communicate a proposition in a few precise sentences, not lengthy generic paragraphs.
3. 3. Sales & GTM Support
   • Support ICP identification, market segmentation, account research, persona mapping, lead generation and outbound campaigns.
   • Manage sales funnel: lead qualification, follow-ups, pipeline tracking and campaign performance analysis.
4. 4. Sales Technology & Tools
   • Hands‑on familiarity with, or ability to quickly learn: Apollo, HubSpot, Hunter.io, Loom, ChatGPT, Claude/Cowork, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and CRM/outreach platforms.
   • Loom knowledge is particularly valuable — candidate may create short personalized videos for prospects, internal stakeholders or client communication.
5. 5. Client & Account Coordination
   • Coordinate with clients and internal teams; track project/action items and follow up on pending deliverables.
   • Prepare meeting notes, action trackers and client‑facing communication; support account managers with research and reporting.
6. 6. IT Services Understanding
   • No development background required, but should be comfortable with terms like software/web/mobile development, cloud, AI/ML, SaaS, staff augmentation and dedicated teams — enough to understand a client's broad requirement.

Key Performance Areas (First 3 Months)

• Prospect Research — accurate lists, right decision‑makers, clean usable data.
• Outreach Quality — highly personalized, relevant, professional, continuously improving.
• Lead Generation — qualified prospects generated, contribution to pipeline.
• AI Adoption — effective use of ChatGPT / Claude / Cowork; identifies tasks to automate.
• Sales Technology — working proficiency with Apollo, HubSpot, Hunter.io, Loom, LinkedIn, CRM tools.
• Client Communication — professional written/verbal communication, accurate follow‑ups.
• Ownership & Execution — works independently, meets timelines, follows through on open items.

Candidate Profile

• Education: Bachelor's degree required; MBA (Marketing/Business/International Business/Sales) preferred. Other backgrounds considered with strong business acumen and communication.
• Experience: only 1-2 years experience in BD, Sales, Lead Gen, Account Management, Client Servicing, IT Services, or Customer Success. Quality and ability to learn matter more than years. Must-Have Skills.

Must-Have Skills

• Excellent written and spoken English; concise, confident, professional communication.
• Strong familiarity with ChatGPT and working knowledge of Claude/Cowork or comparable AI tools; curiosity to keep learning new ones.
• Understanding of B2B sales, prospecting, lead generation and GTM; ability to research companies/decision‑makers and write personalized outreach.
• Exposure to Apollo, HubSpot, Hunter.io, Loom, LinkedIn, Google Workspace or CRM/outreach tools.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience with an IT services company or interacting with international clients (US/UK/EU/APAC).
• Experience with LinkedIn Sales Navigator, cold email campaigns or CRM management.
• Experience creating Loom videos; basic understanding of website/software development.
• Experience using AI to automate business workflows; exposure to account management or client servicing.

What We're Looking For

• AI-Native — actively uses AI to work faster and better, not just aware of it.
• Curious, sharp and precise — communicates a business problem clearly, without fluff.
• Commercially minded and proactive — focused on conversations, opportunities and revenue; doesn't wait to be told the next step.
• Detail-oriented and accountable — owns outcomes, not just tasks.

Full‑Time Employment

This is a full‑time employment opportunity with structured exposure to B2B sales, IT services, international business development, AI‑powered sales workflows, GTM strategy, and CRM tools. The role will involve hands‑on responsibility for business development activities, including lead generation, prospect outreach, client engagement, and supporting overall business growth. Performance will be evaluated based on quality of work, learning ability, tool proficiency, communication skills, outreach quality, lead‑generation contribution, ownership, and overall business impact.