Manager - Business Development - EdTech Startup

About Us :

Square Panda India is a multifaceted education company dedicated to helping each stakeholder of the Indian Education System - Educators, Students, Anganwadi workers, and the Government - reach their learning and developmental goals. To bring about a systemic change, we work across all the areas of education such as curriculum, skilling, awareness, and technology. Our services include end-to-end solutions - consulting, program designing, implementation, evaluation, and governance. We heavily leverage technology and data to create replicable and scalable models of intervention. Through our initiative 'Aarambh', we aim to revolutionize the education landscape in India and create a long-term impact.

Square Panda is looking for a Business development managers who can play a crucial role in the success of an organization. These professionals generate new sales leads, negotiate client pricing, and forecast sales revenue, all to support one of the most important business development manager responsibilities - helping organizations maximize their profits.

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Research prospective accounts in targeted markets, pursue leads and follow through to a successful agreement.

- Understand the target markets, including industry, company, project, company contacts and which company strategies can be used to attract clients.

- Maintain relationships with current clients and identify new prospects within the area you have been assigned.

- Possess a strong understanding of our products, our competition in the industry and positioning.

- Follow the latest industry developments and stay up to date on corporate competitors.

- Thinking strategically and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business.

- Carrying out necessary planning to implement operational changes.

Desired Candidate Profile

- 7-10 + years proven track record in business sales or related market

- Excellent organization skills, with emphasis on priorities and goal settings

- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and statistical analysis software

- Superior presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal

- Looking for someone who has worked with government and education sectors.