Business Development Analyst

About the Role

Veris Insights is seeking individuals for its Entry Talent Accelerator (ETA) Program, a high-performance program designed for ambitious individuals looking to accelerate their careers in client-facing and revenue-generating roles. As a Business Development Analyst, you will work directly with senior Talent Acquisition and University Recruiting leaders. This is a full-time opportunity beginning in January or February 2027.

What You'll Do

This is an outbound business development role focused on frequent communication, strategic prospecting, and measurable results.

• Spend a significant portion of your day reaching out to senior leaders by phone, email, and LinkedIn.
• Use timely research and thoughtful messaging to start conversations and generate interest in our work.
• Identify promising opportunities, experiment with messaging, interpret performance data, and continuously improve your approach.
• Take ownership of your results, using data, coaching, and collaboration to improve.

How You'll Grow

The ETA Program is a structured, 12-18 month development program.

• Build skills through real conversations, practice, feedback, and increasing ownership of your work.
• Develop Public Speaking & Executive Presence, Consultative Advisory Skills, Negotiation & Influence, and Data Interpretation & Insight Delivery.
• Collaborate with your cohort on growth initiatives, with opportunities to present your ideas and recommendations to senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Direct Outreach & Pipeline Generation

• Execute high volume, multi-channel outbound outreach through phone, email, and LinkedIn to generate qualified pipeline.
• Work toward defined activity, prospecting, and pipeline generation goals, tracking performance and adjusting your approach to improve results.
• Research prospective organizations and identify timely, relevant insights to inform outreach to senior Talent Acquisition and University Recruiting leaders.

Growth Strategy & Partnership Support

• Partner with Account Advisors to prioritize accounts, identify key decision makers, and develop targeted prospecting strategies.
• Analyze outreach and pipeline trends to identify opportunities for experimentation and improvement.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Revenue Operations on initiatives that support business growth.
• Maintain accurate activity records and pipeline information in Salesforce.

ETA Program Participation

• Work with your mentor to build and execute an individualized growth plan.
• Collaborate with your cohort peers to test new approaches and share effective outreach strategies.
• Identify firmwide opportunities and present strategic recommendations to leadership.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor's degree with an expected graduation date between May and December 2026.
• Strong communication skills.
• Comfort operating in fast-paced environments.
• Demonstrated curiosity, coachability, and learning agility.
• A proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
• Familiarity with sales and prospecting tools such as Salesforce, Salesloft, ZoomInfo, or LinkedIn Sales Navigator is a plus.
• Internship, part-time, or other experience in business development, sales development, recruiting, fundraising, hospitality, customer success, or similar client-facing environments is a plus.

Work Authorization

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship.
• OPT/CPT holders cannot be considered.