Business Development Consultant, Intern

Role: Business Development Consultant - Intern

Company: Ability Advocacy

About Us

Krivi.ai is an AI-powered care-coordination platform for the special needs ecosystem, connecting therapy centres, parents, and practitioners. Ability Advocacy is founded by IIM alumni, incubated at NSRCEL (IIM Bangalore), and is a DPIIT Startup India recognised company, working with technology partners including Google, Microsoft, and AWS.

About the Role

This is a B2B focused role, targeting therapy centres and early-intervention clinics. You will be responsible for finding these centres, initiating conversations, conducting product demonstrations, and providing feedback for product and pricing improvements. You will work directly with the founders and receive an outreach tracker and pitch deck from the start.

Engagement

• Part-time consulting
• 3 to 6 months duration
• 15 to 20 hours per week
• Stipend and performance-linked incentive discussed at interview.

Key Responsibilities

• Build a lead list of therapy and early-intervention centres, starting in Bengaluru.
• Conduct first-touch outreach via WhatsApp, email, LinkedIn, and calls using approved pitch materials.
• Book and run 20-minute demos with centre owners and coordinators, and follow up.
• Log all leads, objections, and next steps in the outreach tracker.
• Send a short weekly report.
• Share centre pain points (scheduling, billing, parent communication, records) with the product team.
• Support onboarding of centres that agree to a pilot.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an MBA or BBA with a focus in IT, Information Systems, or Technology Management.
• Final year students or recent graduates are also welcome.
• Some technology background: ability to explain SaaS, apps, and AI in simple terms and learn new tools quickly.
• Strong written and spoken English.
• Hindi and Kannada are a plus.
• Comfortable with cold outreach, follow-ups, and handling rejection.
• Organised with experience using spreadsheets or a simple CRM.
• Genuine interest in healthcare, education, or social impact.
• Special needs or therapy experience is a bonus, not required.

What You Get

• Direct work with the founding team on a product addressing a real need.
• Stipend plus an incentive for each centre that moves to a pilot.
• Certificate and a letter of recommendation upon completion.
• Real ownership: your outreach will shape the company's first customers.

Application

• Apply via email: shivendra@abilityadvocacy.com
• Or WhatsApp resume to: +91-8970001204