Business Development Associate

About the Role

HireForSkillz is seeking a Business Development Associate ready to engage leads through phone calls and emails to generate opportunities. This is an active, hands-on role focused on building a pipeline in B2B SaaS through direct outreach.

Key Responsibilities

• Make consistent cold calls to provided leads, including follow-ups.
• Send outreach emails to leads and manage follow-up sequences.
• Qualify leads through calls and email conversations.
• Accurately log all interactions in the CRM.
• Coordinate and schedule discovery calls for the Business Development team.
• Learn and apply feedback on call scripts, email templates, and outreach approach.
• Share insights from leads and prospects to refine messaging and offers.
• Track personal outreach numbers and outcomes for progress monitoring.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Comfortable making outbound calls and sending outreach emails daily.
• Experience with real dialing and inboxes.
• Clear, confident communication skills (spoken and written).
• Genuine interest in business development, lead generation, and B2B SaaS sales.
• Persistence and ability to handle rejection.
• Comfortable working remotely in a fast-paced, execution-driven environment.
• Good organizational habits, particularly with follow-ups and CRM record maintenance.

Qualifications

• 6 months to 2 years of experience in edtech, ideally in sales, business development, or an outreach capacity.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communication, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.