Growth & Business Development Intern

Illumine-i; Chennai District; On-site; INR 167,000 - 279,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Academic credit (if applicable)

Job summary

Illumine-i seeks a Growth & Business Development Intern in Chennai to support outreach execution for a new Owner's Engineering business line. You will help grow a targeted LinkedIn network, manage referral-partner outreach, and keep the outreach log current, while training is provided.

The role offers in-person or hybrid work, with an emphasis on logging, follow-through, and real B2B growth experience in a startup-like setting.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in business, marketing, communications or related field.
• Comfortable using LinkedIn for outreach (non-technical).
• Detail-oriented with strong logging and follow-through.
• Based in Chennai and able to work in-person or hybrid.

Responsibilities

• Research and compile target contact lists on LinkedIn and company info.
• Assist with sending and tracking LinkedIn connection requests and follow-ups.
• Maintain outreach tracking log (dates, contacts, responses, next steps).
• Help draft outreach message variations for A/B testing.
• Do light research on referral-partner companies to keep target lists current.
• Assist with scheduling discovery calls after prospects respond.

Skills

LinkedIn outreach

Detail oriented

Communication

Education

Degree in business/marketing/communications

Tools

LinkedIn

Job description

Growth & Business Development Intern

Location: Chennai, India

Department: Development Consulting

Experience: 0

The Big Picture:

Illumine-i is building a new business line - Owner's Engineering — advising mid-market US companies on solar, battery storage, and EV charging projects, independent of any EPC or equipment vendor. This intern will support outreach execution: helping grow a targeted LinkedIn network, assisting with referral-partner outreach, and keeping the outreach tracking log current.

Responsibilities:

• Research and compile target contact lists (LinkedIn profiles, company info) against criteria provided


• Assist with sending and tracking LinkedIn connection requests and follow-up messages


• Help maintain the outreach tracking log (dates, contacts, responses, next steps)


• Support drafting of outreach message variations for A/B testing across categories


• Light research on referral-partner companies (parking/EV software, ESG platforms, insurance brokers, etc.) to keep target lists current


• Assist with scheduling discovery calls once prospects respond

Ideal candidate:

• Currently pursuing a degree in business, marketing, communications, or a related field


• Comfortable with LinkedIn as a platform (personal use is fine — this isn't a technical skill)


• Detail-oriented — this role lives and dies by consistent logging and follow-through


• Based in Chennai, able to work in-person or hybrid as needed


• No prior solar/energy industry knowledge required — training provided

What the intern gains

• Real B2B growth/partnerships experience in a genuine early-stage go-to-market motion


• Exposure to how a services company builds a new business line from scratch


• Academic credit (if applicable to their program)