Business Development Specialist

About Privé

Privé is an enterprise-focused learning and problem-solving network. It connects professionals with professors, practitioners, business leaders, and subject-matter experts to strengthen leadership and team capabilities within enterprises.

About the Role

An ambitious, articulate, and people-oriented Business Development Executive is needed to introduce Privé to enterprises and build relationships with their senior leadership, CHROs, and Learning & Development teams. The primary responsibility is to identify prospective member enterprises, initiate conversations, secure meetings, present Privé's value proposition, and convert these relationships into long-term enterprise memberships. This is a client-facing role for someone who enjoys meeting people, opening doors, and building meaningful business relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Prospecting & Outreach
• Research and identify prospective enterprises.
• Identify relevant decision-makers (founders, CEOs, CHROs, HR heads, L&D leaders).
• Initiate conversations via calls, emails, LinkedIn, referrals, and in-person meetings.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective enterprise members.
• Meetings & Presentations
• Secure introductory meetings with prospective enterprises.
• Confidently introduce Privé, explain its learning ecosystem, and communicate its value.
• Understand enterprise learning priorities and identify how Privé's Practices can support leadership and teams.
• Conduct presentations and follow-up conversations.
• Enterprise Membership Development
• Follow up with interested enterprises and support conversion into Privé members.
• Build relationships with HR and L&D teams to encourage participation.
• Coordinate with the internal team for a smooth onboarding experience.
• Maintain accurate records of conversations, meetings, opportunities, and follow-ups.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Fresh graduates are welcome; 1–3 years of experience in business development, corporate sales, or client relationships is an advantage.
• Excellent spoken and written English communication skills.
• Confident, articulate, and comfortable approaching senior business professionals.
• Curious about businesses, industries, leadership, and professional development.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships.
• Proactive, organised, and persistent in following up on opportunities.
• Comfortable making calls, securing appointments, and attending client meetings.
• Self-motivated, with the ambition to meet and exceed business development targets.
• Willingness to learn how to pitch a premium enterprise offering.
• Prior experience selling educational programmes or corporate learning solutions is welcome but not essential.

Qualifications

• Ambition
• Articulation
• People-oriented
• Curiosity
• Proactiveness
• Organisation
• Persistence
• Self-motivation

Work Schedule

• Monday–Friday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM (Work from office)
• Saturday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Work from home)

Location

• Andheri West, Mumbai. Candidates must be willing to work from Mumbai.