Business Development Intern (India)

About the Role

We are looking for energetic, curious, and target-oriented interns to work alongside our business development team. You will help us find new clients, generate qualified leads, and promote Lares Risk Management’s consulting and operational services. This is a hands-on internship. You will be making calls, writing to prospects, following up, and seeing first-hand how a consulting firm wins business. It suits someone who enjoys talking to people, likes a clear target, and wants real commercial experience early in their career.

Key Responsibilities

• Research and identify prospective clients, decision-makers, sectors, and new businesses that could benefit from our services.
• Support outbound outreach through calls, email, LinkedIn, and direct follow-ups.
• Learn and promote LRM’s portfolio of risk management consulting and related services.
• Help arrange introductory meetings, qualify leads, and keep the sales pipeline and CRM tracker accurate and up to date.
• Assist with proposals, capability presentations, tenders, and client follow-ups.
• Support referral outreach, events, and campaigns, and track activity, conversions, and outcomes.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• A proactive self-starter who is comfortable approaching people they have not met before.
• Clear spoken communication and good written English.
• Working knowledge of MS Office and comfort with digital platforms such as LinkedIn and email tools.
• The discipline to follow through on tasks and follow-ups without being chased.
• Willingness to learn quickly and take feedback well.

Any prior exposure to sales, lead generation, digital marketing, recruitment, events, student societies, or client-facing work will help. An interest in risk, security, or geopolitics is a plus, but not a requirement.

Qualifications

Final-year students and recent graduates are welcome.

What You Will Gain

• Direct mentoring from the business development team and exposure to how senior consultants pitch and win work.
• A practical understanding of the risk management and security consulting industry.
• Hands-on experience with B2B outreach, pipeline management, proposals, and tenders.
• A certificate of completion and, based on performance, a letter of recommendation.

Compensation

You will receive a fixed monthly stipend. On top of this, there is a performance incentive linked to clear, agreed targets, such as qualified meetings set up and leads that move forward. Interns who show strong ownership and results may be considered for a full-time Business Development Executive role at the end of the internship.

Success in This Role Looks Like

A growing list of qualified prospects, regular client meetings on the calendar, timely follow-ups, stronger visibility for LRM in the market, and a measurable contribution to new business by the end of your internship.