Lead Generation & Growth Research

Cognito Excellence; Mumbai; On-site; INR 56,000 - 145,000; Part time

Job summary

Cognito Excellence invites motivated students and freshers for a remote, part-time internship focused on lead research and growth operations. You will identify potential business leads from public platforms and help build a scalable outreach process.

The role requires 2–4 hours daily, meticulous data collection (business name, sector, location, contacts), and daily reporting. No outbound calling is needed initially; training provided with an optional outreach step if confident.

Qualifications

• Freshers or students seeking internship.
• Strong research skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work 2–4 hours daily.
• Good at collecting and organizing contact information.

Responsibilities

• Find businesses from Google Maps, Instagram, LinkedIn, Justdial, and websites.
• Collect owner/manager contact details when available.
• Gather WhatsApp numbers, emails, Instagram pages, websites, and locations.
• Enter leads into Google Sheets/CRM and avoid duplicates.
• Categorize leads by sector and mark quality: Hot, Warm, or Low.
• Share daily lead reports.
• Optionally, send first outreach message if trained.

Skills

Research

Data collection

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Job description

The role is a remote, part-time friendly internship focused on lead research and growth operations, specifically finding potential business leads from various public platforms.

What you\'ll actually do:

• Find businesses from Google Maps, Instagram, LinkedIn, Justdial, websites
• Collect owner/manager contact details if available
• Find WhatsApp number, email, Instagram page, website, location
• Add leads into Google Sheet/CRM
• Avoid duplicate leads
• Categorize leads by sector
• Mark lead quality: Hot / Warm / Low
• Share daily lead report
• Optional: send first outreach message if trained

Who fits this:

• Freshers
• Students
• People who are good at research
• Introverts also, because calling not required initially
• Interns who can work 2-4 hours daily
• Minimum 30 verified leads per day
• No duplicate entries
• Each lead must include business name, sector, location, phone/WhatsApp if available, Instagram/website link if available, and lead source.

Why this internship is worth it:

• This internship is performance-based initially. Interns may earn incentives if the leads researched by them convert into confirmed clients/sales.