Academic Counselor, Direct Sales

About the Role

• Highly motivated, energetic, and result-oriented Direct Sales Associates for a high-growth EdTech sales team in Bengaluru and Chennai.
• Interact directly with parents and students to understand educational gaps and pitch premium learning solutions.
• Requires persistent tele-calling, virtual counseling, and field consulting to meet monthly revenue milestones.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Conversion: Initiate outbound connections with potential leads via cold calls, emails, and WhatsApp.
• Educational Counseling: Identify specific learning needs of students, map them to courses, and conduct product demonstrations.
• End-to-End Sales Closure: Manage the sales pipeline from first contact to payment collection and onboarding.
• Target Achievement: Consistently achieve individual daily talk-time metrics and monthly gross revenue targets.
• Relationship Building: Build rapport with parents and prospective buyers to foster trust and generate referrals.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Local Language Proficiency: Highly desirable in Kannada (for Bengaluru) or Tamil (for Chennai).
• Mindset: High resilience, target-driven attitude, and ability to handle market rejection.
• Logistics: Willingness to work on a rotational roster, including weekends.

Qualifications

• Education: Any Graduate or Postgraduate degree.
• Experience: Proven experience in hardcore inside sales, direct sales, or business development.
• Experience in EdTech, BFSI, Telecom, or high-velocity B2C sales is a major advantage.