Business Developer

Job description

LXL Ideas transforms education through innovative programs and events. We are looking for an Inside Sales Manager to drive sales of subscriptions and memberships to schools and promote participation in our educational events.

Role Overview:

The ideal candidate will be responsible for lead generation and building a pipeline of high-quality prospects. As a manager, you will oversee the inside sales team and act as a strategic partner, focusing on long-term sales strategies.

Key Goals:

• Achieve Sales Targets: Meet or exceed sales quotas and targets set by the company, often measured in terms of revenue, number of deals closed, or new business acquired.
• Generate Leads: Identify and qualify potential business clients through various methods such as cold calling, email campaigns, and social media outreach.
• Build and Maintain Relationships: Develop strong relationships with key decision-makers within client organizations to facilitate long-term business partnerships and repeat sales.
• in: Implement strategies to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty, aiming to reduce churn and increase upsell opportunities.
• Expand Market Share: Identify and penetrate new market segments or geographic areas to broaden the company’s customer base.

Responsibilities:

• Lead Generation: Research and identify potential leads, conduct outreach to prospects, and create opportunities for initial contact and engagement.
• Sales Presentations: Conduct virtual or in-person presentations and demonstrations of products or services to potential clients, highlighting the value and benefits relevant to their needs.
• Proposal Development: Prepare and deliver tailored proposals, including pricing and contract terms, that address the specific requirements of each client.
• Negotiation and Closing: Negotiate terms and conditions of sales agreements, handle objections, and close deals to achieve sales targets.
• CRM Management: Use Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software to track interactions, manage the sales pipeline, and maintain accurate records of client communications and progress.
• Market Research: Stay informed about industry trends, competitor activities, and market conditions to effectively position the company’s products or services.
• Collaboration: Work closely with marketing, customer service, and product teams to ensure alignment in messaging, support, and delivery of client solutions.
• Reporting: Provide regular updates and reports on sales activities, pipeline status, and performance metrics to management.
• Customer Service: Address and resolve any issues or concerns from clients promptly and professionally to ensure a positive experience and ongoing relationship.
• Training and Development: Continuously improve sales skills and product knowledge through training, workshops, and self-study to stay competitive and effective in the role.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 2-3 years of relevant management experience.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong team player.
• Self-starter with a proactive approach.

An Inside Sales Executive in a B2B environment needs to be highly motivated, persuasive, and skilled in relationship-building to succeed in this dynamic and challenging role.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a dynamic and driven Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our HR team. In this role, you will be responsible for identifying, attracting, and hiring top talent to meet the company’s staffing needs. You will collaborate with hiring managers to understand workforce requirements and implement effective recruiting strategies that align with business goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with hiring managers to understand job requirements and desired candidate profiles.
• Create and post compelling job descriptions across various job boards and social media platforms.
• Source candidates through various channels including job boards, LinkedIn, employee referrals, and networking events.
• Screen resumes, conduct phone interviews, and schedule interviews with hiring teams.
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, ensuring a positive candidate experience.
• Maintain and update applicant tracking systems (ATS).
• Build a talent pipeline for current and future hiring needs.
• Participate in employer branding initiatives and job fairs.
• Track recruitment metrics to optimize hiring efficiency (e.g., time-to-hire, cost-per-hire).
• Ensure compliance with all employment laws and company policies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in recruiting or talent acquisition, preferably in [industry].
• Strong understanding of full-cycle recruiting and sourcing techniques.
• Familiarity with ATS software (e.g., Greenhouse, Lever, Workday).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

What you need to have:

• Acting as a central point and facilitator for all financial reporting
• Helping develop detailed dashboards and KPIs and ensuring robust systems to track and monitor impact, financial and operating information
• Preparing necessary materials and information for the Board
• Ensuring robust governance norms are in place
• Ensuring timely and comprehensive financial reporting to all the funders, as outlined in contracts with funding agencies
• Preparing statements and necessary reports for the investors
• Coordinating with and responding in a time-bound manner to the information requested by investors
• Managing cash flows and treasury functions
• Managing banking relationships
• Developing profit center-wise budgets
• Preparing and maintaining regular financial reports; monthly expense forecast by segment (vs. projections); rolling 3-month cash out-flow forecast
• Maintaining of books of accounts through Tally/ Quickbooks and related activities
• Incorporating profit center wise reporting and analysis in the accounting system to separately track the performance of each activity against budget/projections
• Conducting all month-end closing activities including general ledger maintenance, balance sheet reconciliations, fixed asset verification, and corporate/overhead cost allocation
• Ensuring timeliness, accuracy, and usefulness of financial and management reporting
• Preparing of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial statements
• Managing payroll and employee reimbursements
• Assisting in computing taxes and preparing tax returns (TDS, GST, Professional Tax, etc.)
• Reviewing and streamlining the financial, reporting, and compliance functions
• Developing and documenting robust accounting policies and procedures
• Ensuring maintenance of appropriate internal controls and financial procedures, at all times
• Serving as a key point of contact for internal and external auditors
• Managing preparation and support of all internal and external audits
• Participating in HR Administration in areas such as PF, offer letters, increments, appraisals, insurance policies, etc
• Managing the company’s assets, leases, and insurance coverage
• Reviewing all agreements and MoUs and appraise the management about any financial liability, prior to commitments made and signatures by authorized signatories
• Overseeing Admin, vendor, and office management to manage various facets of business – travel, corporate gifting, printing & stationery, etc

Desired Candidate Profile

• Qualified Chartered Accountant
• 5+ years of experience that is relevant to the above role
• Experience in a startup is preferred
• Good understanding of, interest in, and aptitude for financial accounting, business, and financial analysis, GST, Income Tax, Companies Act, etc.
• Attention to detail, strong analytical skills, business awareness, and problem-solving skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver high-quality work with tight timelines

Square Panda is a startup headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA with additional offices located in India 

and China. We are in a research based Ed-Tech space, focusing on children's early literacy. We 

have 3000+ schools under our belt and are proud to cater the needs of English Language 

development of 70,000+ kids worldwide. Our multisensory neuroscience research-based phonics 

learning system comes equipped with educational games to teach children many essential skills. 

With a curriculum that has been specially adapted for Indian schools and children, we strive to 

empower beginner learners through phonics awareness.

  Responsibilities 

o Lead the identification and execution of opportunities where Analytics can make a difference across the company with focus on multiple markets we operate in - US, India and China.

 o Actively champion adoption of the analytics solutions across various markets and functions

 o Translate business problems into Insights projects and lead in quantifying the various types of risk and rewards that allow these projects to be prioritized.

 o Excellent project management and executive communication skills.

 o Understanding of the techniques and technologies of data science, along with a detailed understanding of the challenges associated with each (e.g. overfitting, model refresh, challenge of acquiring training data, cost of compute, etc.)

 o Proactively and continuously assess the marketplace and its dynamics, customers, and competitors. 

o Provide an unbiased point of view on the performance of markets/brands, supported by facts and evidence

 o Develop research strategies to ensure internal understanding of customer and competitor insights 

o Develop and implement market research & analytical plans, in collaboration with cross‐functional teams.

 o Seeks out alternative/creative ways of meeting an information need, considering new techniques to address business challenges.

 o Monitor program risks and ensure appropriate actions are taken, including escalating issues timely to the management 

o Maintain understanding of business operations and how users interact with the relevant systems and use that understanding to provide decision support analysis.

 o Tap the working knowledge of AI and analytics to convey these business goals to the data professionals who will create the models and solutions. 

o Enthusiasm, commitment, and business savvy to navigate the technical, political, and organizational roadblocks that can emerge.

 Desired Profile 

o 6-8 years of experience in executing multiple analytics projects end to end

 o Entrepreneurial mind-set o Should have played hands on data sciences role in the past with full knowledge of which analytics technique to apply 

o Background of core consulting / start up handling end to end projects o Excellent communication and project management skills o Ability to lead both business and analytics team to generate ROI and success for business o Expertise across the spectrum of analytics - Dashboards, Visualizations, Insights, Data Science driven AI, ML Projects