State Business Development Manager

Corishta Ltd.; India; Remote; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Corishta Ltd. seeks a State Business Development Manager to drive growth across designated Indian states. You will build partnerships with community organisations, identify expansion opportunities, and collaborate with the state operations team to convert partnerships into sustained activity.

You will engage families, local leaders, and businesses in hands-on community outreach, travel across districts, and negotiate terms that protect the company and the communities we serve.

Qualifications

• Five+ years in business development, partnerships or key-account management.
• Track record of growing business via relationships, not just advertising.
• Strong commercial judgement and negotiation skills.
• Willingness to travel extensively within the state.
• Deep familiarity with the local community and networks.
• Experience in community-based customer acquisition; exposure to matrimonial/wedding services or allied industries.
• Existing relationships with community or institutional leaders.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage partnerships within the assigned state.
• Identify new districts and territories for growth.
• Own state growth targets and report on them.
• Negotiate partnership terms protecting Corishta and families served.
• Collaborate with state operations to turn partnerships into sustained activity.
• Organise and represent Corishta at community events and local forums.
• Maintain a partner pipeline and follow up.

Skills

Partnership development

Business development

Negotiation

Community engagement

Market mapping

Relationship building

Institutional engagement

Local market knowledge

Event representation

Job description

As State Business Development Manager you are responsible for growth in one state. You will build partnerships with community organisations and allied service providers, identify where Corishta can expand locally, and work with the state operations team so that new partnerships turn into sustained activity. You will spend a lot of time in the community, talking to families, religious and community leaders, and local businesses.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage partnerships within the assigned state
• Identify new districts and territories where the business can grow
• Own the state growth targets and report on them accurately
• Negotiate partnership terms that protect Corishta and the families we serve
• Work with the state operations team so partnerships become sustained local activity
• Organise and represent Corishta at community events and local forums
• Maintain a partner pipeline and follow up on it

Requirements

• Five or more years in business development, partnerships or key-account management
• A record of growing a business through relationships rather than only advertising
• Strong commercial judgement and negotiation skills
• Willingness to travel extensively within the state
• Deep familiarity with the local community and its networks
• Experience in community-based customer acquisitionExposure to matrimonial, wedding services or allied industries
• Existing relationships with community or institutional leaders

Preferred Skills

• Partnership development
• Business development
• Negotiation
• Community engagement
• Market mapping
• Relationship building
• Institutional engagement
• Local market knowledge
• Event representation

Compensation

This is a full-time salaried position. Salary for this role is confirmed individually during the hiring process and is based on experience; no fixed figure is advertised at this stage.

Work Location

• Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
• Noida, Uttar Pradesh
• Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
• Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
• Patna, Bihar
• Muzaffarpur, Bihar
• Gaya, Bihar
• Indore, Madhya Pradesh
• Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
• Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
• Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
• Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Pune, Maharashtra
• Nagpur, Maharashtra
• Nashik, Maharashtra