SkillDeck

Company Overview: SkillDeck is a fast-growing training and development organization specializing in high-demand areas like HR, technology, digital marketing, and more. We aim to empower professionals and students by providing top-tier training solutions that enhance employability and performance. We’re seeking proactive Business Development Executives who can forge valuable partnerships with colleges and corporate organizations, accelerating our reach and impact.

Job Summary: As a Business Development Executive for Partnerships, you will play a critical role in expanding SkillDeck’s influence in the education and corporate sectors. You will be responsible for identifying, approaching, and securing partnerships with educational institutions and businesses to facilitate large-scale training and upskilling initiatives. This is a high-impact position where you will contribute directly to SkillDeck’s growth strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Partnership Acquisition:

• Identify and develop relationships with key stakeholders in colleges, universities, and corporate organizations.
• Initiate and conduct meetings with decision-makers to present SkillDeck’s course offerings, subscription models, and other training solutions.

Proposal Development:

• Create customized partnership proposals and presentations that address the needs of academic and corporate clients.
• Draft and negotiate partnership agreements, including terms of collaboration, pricing, and deliverables.

Market Research & Analysis:

• Conduct research to identify trends and demand in training areas like HR, data science, digital marketing, etc., within the college and corporate sectors.
• Analyze the competitive landscape and adjust partnership strategies accordingly to position SkillDeck as a preferred training partner.

Project Management:

• Oversee the successful implementation of partnership agreements, ensuring that deliverables and timelines are met.
• Collaborate with internal teams (content, marketing, and product) to customize course offerings as per partner requirements.

Relationship Building & Networking:

• Maintain ongoing relationships with existing partners, providing regular updates and exploring opportunities for growth.
• Attend industry conferences, networking events, and educational fairs to promote SkillDeck and connect with potential partners.

Reporting and Goal Tracking:

• Track partnership performance metrics, generate reports, and present insights to management.
• Meet or exceed quarterly targets for new partnerships, revenue, and client engagement.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field (MBA preferred).
• 3-5 years of experience in business development, sales, or partnership roles, preferably in the education or training industry.
• Proven track record of closing deals with academic institutions or corporate clients.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Familiarity with training and development trends, particularly in technology and professional upskilling.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with CRM software for tracking leads and managing client relationships.
• Established network within the education or corporate training sectors.
• Knowledge of digital marketing, HR, or technology-related training is a plus.

Why Join Us:

• Opportunity to work with a leading brand in the training industry.
• Competitive salary with performance-based incentives.
• Career growth potential within a rapidly expanding organization.
• Exposure to diverse projects and client bases.

Job Profile: Business Development Executive (BDE)

Company Profile: Skill Deck is a dynamic and young company focused on providing trainings to corporates and individuals and help them upskill in the HR and IT domains. We have various courses like payroll expert, talent sourcing expert, UI Development, PHP Development, MERN Stack Development etc. We also conduct workshops on various topics like PF Act, Labour Laws, Indian Payroll System etc. We are a trusted name in the field of HR and IT trainings and corporates rely on us for giving the best trainings to their workforce. We are venturing into training engineers too this year.

We also provide training to college students. We are empanelled with colleges for doing so. We are a trusted name there too. Upskilling is a byword for us.

Offices in: Bengaluru and Amritsar

Description:  You will start your journey at Skill Deck by being a part of a team that builds and maintains business relationships with corporate clients, individual clients and colleges. You will be responsible for connecting new clients with the company and increasing our revenue by inducing clients to give us an opportunity to train them and their people.

Sector: Learning and Development

Required Skill Sets:

If you are:

• Interested in making people learn new things
• Are passionate about cutting edge technology
• Fond of interacting with people
• Keen to explore facets of human behaviour

Skill Deck is the place where you can have fun working and enjoy a healthy work life balance.

Role: Individual Sales, Corporate sales and sales to academia.

Domain: B2B and B2C.

Location: Pan India. WFH.

Working Days and Hours: Monday to Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. with a 1 hour break in between.

Academic Qualifications: Undergraduates and graduates are eligible to apply.

Language: Speaking good English is mandatory.

Rounds of interviews:

Telephonic screening

Final Telephonic interview.

CTC:  Attractive CTC and excellent performance based incentives.

About the role:

We’re seeking a qualified Sales Manager to sell Whitehat Jr’s product that our customers have grown to rely on. The Sales Manager will utilise their skills to generate high quality leads, build a strong relationship with customers and close deals. The ideal candidate will be a quick learner with strong negotiating skills, and demonstrate the ability to showcase our offerings in a compelling way.

Role details:

Scope: Exceed targets for New Sales, Referrals or Renewals, in an individual contributor role

Work Location: Remote online work until offices reopen, candidate may be based anywhere in India

Working days: 6 working days with 1 day-off which may be during week

Shifts (subject to change): shift start hour will be after 6 AM and shift end hour before 12 midnight (For day shifts), shift start hour will be after 7 PM and shift end hour before 10 AM (For night shift)

Mandatory Language Fluency: English, Hindi

Laptop/Wi-fi: candidates to use their own laptops, wi-fi will be reimbursed

Qualifications:

• Proven B2C Sales track record of exceeding targets, >2 years of Sales experience
• Fluency in English and Hindi, ability and willingness to deliver in a high pressure environment
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, and organisational skills.
• Ability to counsel a parent for the child's future
• Comfortable with changing shift timings so that we may serve our customers better
• Graduation is not mandatory for candidates with 3+ years of experience
• Working knowledge of Salesforce, spreadsheets (Excel, Google Sheets ) and powerpoint