Intern

About the Role

Socavi.co is building an AI-powered engagement-to-revenue platform focused on the travel and hospitality industry. We aim to help businesses improve customer enquiry management, engagement, follow-ups, and conversion into bookings and revenue. As an early-stage startup, we seek a proactive Business Development Intern to help connect with potential customers in the United States, understand their needs, generate qualified product demonstrations, and support customer acquisition.

As a Business Development Intern, you will work directly with the founding team to build Socavi's sales pipeline in the US travel and hospitality market. Your primary focus will be outbound prospecting, cold calling, customer discovery, lead qualification, demo generation, and sales follow-ups. This role is suited for individuals who enjoy speaking with people, are comfortable initiating conversations with business owners, and desire hands-on experience in international B2B sales at an early-stage startup.

Key Responsibilities

• Prospect Research & Lead Generation
• Identify relevant travel agencies, tour operators, destination management companies, hotels, and resorts in the US.
• Research business profiles, decision-makers, contact details, and potential customer needs.
• Build and maintain a structured database of prospective customers.
• Cold Calling & Outbound Sales
• Contact prospects through cold calls, email, LinkedIn, and other relevant channels.
• Introduce Socavi and communicate its potential value to travel and hospitality businesses.
• Initiate conversations with business owners, founders, sales managers, and other decision-makers.
• Conduct consistent outreach and follow-ups to generate interest.
• Customer Discovery & Lead Qualification
• Understand how businesses currently manage customer enquiries, booking requests, follow-ups, and lead conversion.
• Identify operational challenges and opportunities where Socavi may be relevant.
• Qualify prospects based on their needs, suitability, interest, and willingness to explore a solution.
• Share customer feedback and market insights with the founding team.
• Demo Booking & Follow-ups
• Schedule product demonstrations with qualified prospects.
• Coordinate with the founding team to ensure prospects attend scheduled demos.
• Follow up with interested prospects after demonstrations.
• Maintain accurate records of meetings, feedback, next steps, and outcomes.
• Sales Pipeline & Customer Acquisition
• Track leads and opportunities throughout the sales process.
• Support the conversion of qualified prospects into paying customers.
• Maintain up-to-date outreach, demo, follow-up, and conversion records.
• Share regular progress updates and recommendations with the founding team.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong spoken and written English communication skills.
• Comfortable speaking with US-based business owners and decision-makers.
• Willingness to make cold calls and conduct outbound outreach.
• Interest in B2B sales, travel and hospitality, AI, SaaS, and startups.
• Self-motivated, persistent, and comfortable working toward measurable goals.
• Good research, communication, organization, and follow-up skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.
• Familiarity with LinkedIn, spreadsheets, lead-generation tools, or CRM software is an advantage.

Qualifications

• Freshers are welcome.
• Previous experience in sales, telecalling, lead generation, customer support, or business development is a plus.

Working Commitment & Schedule

• Expected commitment of 6–8 hours per day.
• Flexible working hours, with agreed availability to overlap with US business hours for calls and meetings.
• Consistent execution of assigned outreach, prospecting, follow-ups, and reporting activities.
• Regular updates on progress against agreed goals.

Compensation & Performance Incentives

• Monthly Stipend — ₹5,000
• Additional Qualified Demo Incentive — ₹300 per Demo
• Customer Conversion Incentive — ₹3,000–₹8,000 per Sale

What You Will Gain

• Practical experience in US-market B2B sales and customer acquisition.
• Exposure to the travel and hospitality technology market.
• Hands-on learning in cold calling, lead generation, customer discovery, and sales conversion.
• Direct collaboration with the founding team.
• Experience contributing to the go-to-market strategy of an early-stage AI startup.
• Opportunities to take on greater responsibilities based on performance.