Business Development & Growth Intern

About the Role

• 3-month, remote Business Development & Growth Internship at Polynovea.
• Flexible and outcome-oriented role, prioritizing consistency, communication, ownership, and task completion over a rigid schedule.
• Direct work with Polynovea's five-person founding team.
• Gain exposure across commercial strategy, product, technology, marketing, operations, and client experience.
• Assist in building and scaling an early-stage SMB go-to-market motion.

What You'll Work On

• Researching and identifying relevant SMB prospects and target segments.
• Identifying founders, business owners, and other key decision-makers.
• Building and maintaining structured prospect lists.
• Conducting outreach through LinkedIn, email, and other appropriate channels.
• Managing follow-ups and maintaining an organized sales pipeline.
• Qualifying inbound and outbound opportunities.
• Understanding prospective customers' operational requirements and pain points.
• Responding to initial enquiries and coordinating conversations with prospects.
• Scheduling and supporting product demonstrations with the founding team.
• Maintaining accurate CRM and prospect records.
• Supporting prospects through initial conversation to evaluation.
• Assisting in testing and improving targeting, messaging, outreach, and follow-up strategies.
• Contributing to experiments aimed at improving conversion and overall go-to-market performance.
• Working with the founding team to develop a repeatable and scalable SMB acquisition process.
• Note: Not expected to independently conduct complex product demonstrations or commercial negotiations from day one.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable initiating conversations with new people and businesses.
• Ability to research companies and understand their operations.
• Ability to identify relevant decision-makers within an organization.
• Interest in business development, B2B sales, startups, or go-to-market strategy.
• Organized and consistent with prospecting and follow-ups.
• Comfortable working with spreadsheets, CRM systems, and productivity tools.
• Curious about technology, AI, enterprise software, and how businesses operate.
• Ability to learn quickly, take feedback, and take ownership of clearly defined responsibilities.
• Self-driven and comfortable working independently in a remote, early-stage environment.
• Candidates pursuing or recently completing degrees across Business, Economics, Engineering, Technology, Data Science, or related disciplines are welcome.
• Previous formal sales experience is not required.
• Students, recent graduates, and early-career applicants are welcome.

What You'll Gain Exposure To

• B2B business development.
• Prospecting and market research.
• Outbound sales.
• Lead generation.
• Lead qualification.
• CRM and pipeline management.
• Customer discovery.
• Product demonstrations.
• SMB go-to-market strategy.
• Sales and growth experimentation.
• Client experience.
• Commercial strategy.
• Early-stage company building.
• Direct work with the founding team, close to company decision-making.

Internship & Compensation

• Duration: 3 months.
• Work mode: Remote.
• Compensation: Unpaid internship / no fixed stipend at present.
• Polynovea is at an early commercial stage; compensation structure is transparently shared.
• Intention to progressively transition roles onto paid compensation as the company develops sustainable recurring revenue.
• Strong performance during the internship may lead to consideration for future paid opportunities, but a paid position at the end is not guaranteed.