Growth & Business Development Intern

Illumine Industries; Chennai District; On-site; INR 134,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Illumine-i is building a new business line – Owner's Engineering – to advise mid-market US companies on solar, battery storage and EV charging projects. This intern role focuses on outreach execution, growing a targeted LinkedIn network and tracking results.

You will research targets, draft outreach messages for testing, and help schedule discovery calls. Based in Chennai, you can work in-person or hybrid, and training is provided for solar/energy basics.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in business, marketing, communications, or a related field.
• Comfortable with LinkedIn as a platform (personal use is fine).
• Detail-oriented with strong logging and follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Research and compile target contact lists (LinkedIn profiles, company info).
• 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.
• Light research on referral-partner companies to keep target lists current.
• Assist with scheduling discovery calls once prospects respond.

Skills

LinkedIn outreach

Prospecting

Communication

Detail-oriented

Education

Pursuing a degree in business/marketing/communications

Job description

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
• 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)