Sales Intern

Brightmine; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Risk Solutions in Alpharetta, GA is seeking a Sales Intern to gain hands-on experience in a world-class sales organization. You will build qualified opportunities through outreach, research, and lead development, while supporting Sales Executives in scheduling discovery meetings and client calls.

The program runs May 24 – July 30, 2027 (10 weeks), is on-site, and targets undergraduate students graduating May 2028. A strong curiosity for sales and collaboration is essential.

Qualifications

• Be currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree with graduation date May 2028.
• Experience with sales or customer-facing activities is preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated curiosity and proactive problem-solving approach.
• Ability to clearly communicate software benefits and functionality.
• Strong organization to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication for professional engagement.
• Ability to conduct research, analyze information and identify opportunities.
• Professionalism, reliability, and collaboration in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop targeted prospect accounts via outbound phone and email campaigns.
• Conduct consultative training exercises to build selling skills and product knowledge.
• Qualify prospective customers by identifying needs and decision-makers.
• Utilize CRM to record activities, route leads, and coordinate SAO management processes.
• Help convert marketing leads into sales opportunities through education and outreach.
• Collaborate with Sales Executives to schedule discovery meetings and advance opportunities.
• Improve product knowledge for effective customer presentations.
• Deliver a professional experience for prospects while building consultative selling skills.

Skills

Prospecting

CRM (Salesforce)

Communication

Organizational skills

Research

Teamwork

Sales interest

Education

Bachelor’s degree in professional selling, marketing, business

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

## Sales InternApply: Alpharetta, GA (Alderman): Georgia: Full time: Posted 12 Days Ago: End Date: October 24, 2026 (6 days left to apply): R118933Are you looking to launch your sales career while gaining hands-on experience with industry-leading solutions and a world-class sales organization? Do you enjoy connecting with people, uncovering business challenges, and helping create opportunities that drive growth? **About the Business**LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Business Services vertical, we offer a multitude of solutions focused on helping businesses of all sizes drive higher revenue growth, maximize operational efficiencies, and improve customer experience. Our solutions help our customers solve difficult problems in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorist Financing, Identity Authentication & Verification, Fraud and Credit Risk mitigation, and Customer Data Management. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at https://risk.lexisnexis.com/. **About our Team**The National Cross Markets New Business Team drives revenue growth by identifying, engaging, and winning new customers across multiple industries. Through a consultative approach, the team helps organizations address risk, fraud, compliance, identity, and data management challenges with LexisNexis Risk Solutions' innovative solutions. **About the Role**The Sales Intern will participate in comprehensive new-hire training and gain exposure to all aspects of LexisNexis Risk Solutions. In this role, you will help build qualified sales opportunities for Sales Executives through prospecting, outreach, research, and lead development, including outbound cold-calling and email campaigns. This role provides hands-on exposure to consultative selling, customer engagement, and sales operations in a fast-paced technology and data solutions environment. The intern will create industry-specific prospect lists and use LinkedIn Navigator to conduct outreach through phone, email, and InMail to schedule meetings with prospective customers and support the sales team. The Sales Intern will also attend client calls with the sales team. This is an opportunity to develop foundational sales skills while contributing to meaningful business growth initiatives. * **Program Dates:** May 24 – July 30, 2027* **Duration:** 10 weeks* **Location:** On-site in Alpharetta, GA. Candidates should be able to work on-site for the duration of the internship.* **Relocation Assistance:** Relocation assistance is not available for this internship.* **Eligibility Requirements:** Candidates must be currently enrolled undergraduate students with an expected graduation date of May 2028. **Responsibilities*** Research and develop targeted prospect accounts through outbound phone outreach and email campaigns.* Conduct consultative training exercises to develop fundamental selling skills, product knowledge, and more.* Qualify prospective customers via phone and email by identifying business needs, challenges, and key decision-makers.* Utilize CRM to record activities, route leads, and coordinate SAO management processes.* Help convert marketing leads into sales opportunities by educating and engaging prospective customers.* Collaborate with Sales Executives to schedule discovery meetings and advance qualified opportunities through the sales process.* Improve technical selling skills and product knowledge for effective presentations to potential customers.* Deliver a professional and positive experience for prospects while developing product knowledge and consultative selling skills. **Requirements*** Be currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in professional selling, marketing, business, or a related field of study with a graduation date of May 2028.* Prior experience with sales, prospecting, CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce), business research, or customer-facing activities is preferred but not required.* Demonstrated curiosity, interest in sales, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.* Ability to clearly communicate the business benefits and functionality of software solutions.* Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.* Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to engage professionally with prospective customers.* Ability to conduct research, analyze information, and identify potential business opportunities.* Professionalism, reliability, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to work effectively within a team environment. **Salary**$20/hour