Business Development Manager

Growthym; Dadri; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Growthym, an AI-first growth marketing agency based in Noida, seeks a Business Development Manager to own the full sales cycle from pipeline to closing retainers across India and international markets. You will build a qualified pipeline through LinkedIn, cold email, calls, referrals and partnerships, and manage discovery calls weekly with founders, CEOs and marketing heads.

The role offers a fixed salary plus performance incentives, with responsibilities including rapid proposals, pricing,

Qualifications

• 2 to 4 years in business development or sales at a digital marketing agency.
• Proven record of closing retainers for services such as SEO, performance marketing, social media or web development, with numbers you can share.
• Strong spoken and written English, and confidence on calls with senior decision makers.
• Ability to write a clear proposal and hold a pricing conversation.
• Hands-on use of a CRM (HubSpot, Zoho or similar) and LinkedIn Sales Navigator.
• Availability for occasional evening calls with US and UK prospects.

Responsibilities

• Build a qualified pipeline in India and international markets (US, UK, Middle East, Australia) through LinkedIn, cold email, calls, referrals and partnerships.
• Run 8 to 12 discovery calls a week with founders, CEOs and marketing heads.
• Understand each prospect's business and scope the right solution with our delivery leads.
• Write proposals and pricing, and send them within 48 hours of the discovery call.
• Negotiate, handle objections and close monthly retainers and project deals.
• Build partnerships with agencies, consultants and SaaS companies for referral and white-label business.
• Spot upsell and cross-sell opportunities in existing accounts.
• Update the CRM the same day with every stage, next step and date.
• Share a weekly pipeline report: meetings held, proposals sent, deals won and revenue closed.

Skills

Pipeline development

Negotiation

Client communication

English proficiency

Proposal writing

Sales strategy

Tools

HubSpot CRM

Zoho CRM

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Job description

Growthym is an AI-first growth marketing agency based in Noida. We help B2B, SaaS, D2C and services brands in India, the US, the UK, the UAE, Europe and Australia get found on Google and in AI answers (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity), and we run their paid media, social media, creative and websites. We are a lean team that values ownership, speed and clean execution.

The role

We are hiring a Business Development Manager to bring in new clients for Growthym's services: AI SEO, SEO, performance marketing, social media and creative, and website development. You will own the full cycle from building pipeline to closing retainers, across India and international markets. This is a revenue role with clear monthly targets.

What you will do

Build a qualified pipeline in India and international markets (US, UK, Middle East, Australia) through LinkedIn, cold email, calls, referrals and partnerships

Run 8 to 12 discovery calls a week with founders, CEOs and marketing heads

Understand each prospect's business and scope the right solution with our delivery leads

Write proposals and pricing, and send them within 48 hours of the discovery call

Negotiate, handle objections and close monthly retainers and project deals

Build partnerships with agencies, consultants and SaaS companies for referral and white-label business

Spot upsell and cross-sell opportunities in existing accounts

Update the CRM the same day with every stage, next step and date

Share a weekly pipeline report: meetings held, proposals sent, deals won and revenue closed

What you need (mandatory)

2 to 4 years in business development or sales at a digital marketing agency

A proven record of closing retainers for services such as SEO, performance marketing, social media or web development, with numbers you can share

Strong spoken and written English, and confidence on calls with senior decision makers

Ability to write a clear proposal and hold a pricing conversation

Hands-on use of a CRM (HubSpot, Zoho or similar) and LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Availability for occasional evening calls with US and UK prospects

Good to have

Experience selling to international clients

An existing network of founders or marketing heads in SaaS, D2C or services businesses

Understanding of AI SEO and generative engine optimisation (GEO)

Use of AI and outreach tools for research and prospecting (Apollo, Clay or similar)

What you get

Fixed salary plus a performance-linked incentive on revenue closed

Case studies, pitch material and delivery support from day one

Direct access to the leadership team and fast decisions

Location: Suite 2, H-36, Sector 63, Noida, Uttar Pradesh (work from office)

Working days: Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Employment type: Full-time

Experience: 2 to 4 years (digital marketing agency experience mandatory)

Immediate joiners will be preferred

Hiring process

• Screening call (15 minutes)
• Role play: a discovery call and a pricing conversation
• Final interview with leadership at our Noida office