Inside Sales Representative

Role Description:

We are just getting started! This not just an opportunity to be part of the startup journey but

help shape the journey by building things from scratch. We are looking to hire a core team

member to facilitate our partnership with schools.

Schools are the focal point of the company's growth at this point – as we are able to serve parents

with this innovative monthly fee payment plan, only of the schools we have tied up with. So,

the opportunity is to be an instrumental part of charting the growth path of a potentially large

impactful organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• School sales : Primary responsibility is to sell to schools and bring them onboard

o Tie up with schools and onboard them so that we can offer the company's plan to

the parents in the school

o Negotiate and get into commercial agreements with schools

o Upsell our other payment products in the schools

• Stakeholder Management in Schools:

o Enable the company to liaison with the schools tied up with, for close to

everything from meeting the parents, doing events etc.

o Forge a strong relationship with the school management and principal

and be their first port of call on anything to do with finances

• Team Building- Build a high quality sales team and lead it in that city.

What are we looking for?

• Self-starter with a high sense of ownership → Comfortable to work with minimal

supervision and do sales independently

• Ability to drive sales and closures → Have the capability to do standalone

meetings with school management and drive closures

• Hungry to learn and grow → Passion to learn & be a better version of oneself;

motivated to succeed

• Bias for action → Have the temperament to experiment and execute in uncertainty
• Hustler → Ability to generate resources to solve a problem
• Intellectual honesty → Always seeking and presenting truth irrespective of personal

POV or beliefs

• Mission-oriented → Deeply care about delivering value and making an impact on

customer’s lives

Desired Qualifications

• 3+ years of doing b2b sales
• Entrepreneurial mindset - the ability to be able to crack school deals

independently and work to get tangible results without too much handholding

• Willingness to be on the ground most of the time and doing field sales
• Relevant experience of selling to schools is desirable but not a requirement

Benefits

• Becoming a part of the early core team
• Competitive salary plus ESOPs
• Work with colleagues from strong backgrounds & hungry to succeed
• Opportunity to interact with and learn from high-pedigree investors & mentors -

o VCs: Elevation Capital (erstwhile SAIF Partners), Matrix Partners

o Select angel investors: Kunal Shah, Nithin Kamat, Amit Ranjan

Key Details

• Role: Manager – School Partnerships
• Location: Bengaluru / Hyderabad / Chennai
• Compensation: Negotiable based on candidate profile (structured as Fixed +

Variable + ESOPs)

• Reporting directly to one of the founders
• Date of Joining: ASAP

• Knowledge of Automation and robotics Industry
• Knowledge of Bottling industry 
• Material handling - lifts, cranes, conveyors etc.
• Getting job works for VMC and CNC machines
• Hand on Experience in Food technology
• Experience in IoT
• Lead Generation X

About the job

We are looking for a driven, self-starter who can be a core member of our Enterprise Business Development team and support our rapidly growing sales activities.

Responsibility:

• Responsible for creating and nurturing the sales pipeline through focused outreach.
• Research in geographies, sectors, and companies in target markets to support sales strategy, spot opportunities and identify target enterprises.
• Prepare a compelling pitch to open doors in target accounts; Qualify accounts via direct/indirect validation before adding to the pipeline.
• Identify the right people in target accounts and set up introductory meetings for sales teams.
• Support the marketing team in outreach during branding exercises and events.

What are we looking for:

• Bachelors / Masters in Business Administration with minimum 1 year of experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to do deep Market Research, connect the dots, client personas and information into a compelling pitch.
• Familiarity with social media tools.
• The ability to hustle, work with ambiguity and actively participate in problem-solving would be highly valuable.
• A personal interest in the climate space and curiosity about solutions for the same would be a bonus.

Benefits:

1. An exciting, enriching, and challenging work environment.

2. Ability to work directly with founding team members to shape the company.

3. Friendly and conducive working atmosphere.

4. Opportunity to participate in the zero-to-one journey of building a startup.

5. A competitive salary and comprehensive medical insurance coverage.

6. Significant upside through an employee-friendly ESOP policy.

7. Generous PTO / sick leave.

8. Annual company retreat.

9. Bring your dog to work.

About StepChange:

There are growing public and regulatory demands on companies to measure and report their ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) metrics and adopt responsible and ethical business practices. As a result of this growing awareness, businesses are looking for science-based methods to become more sustainable.

StepChange is focused on developing state-of-the-art sustainability tools for businesses, with the goal of empowering these companies with a suite of sophisticated solutions for measuring, managing, improving and reporting their ESG performance across a comprehensive set of metrics.

We believe that equipping companies with the specialised tools they need to achieve their sustainability goals will play a vital role in enabling the transition to a more sustainable global economy, while simultaneously tackling some of the world's most pressing problems along the way.

We are an early stage, global, VC-funded startup based in the US and India. The founders are MIT and IITB alumni with past experience at McKinsey, Ola, Accel and multiple social enterprises.

Are you looking for a promising career with a well known ed-tech brand, which is looking to make life easier for kids and parents to understand basic concepts of learning? Then read on.

Our client aspires for equity in education along with profound, measurable societal impact. The company provides learning solutions such as digitalized educational contents, English speaking, school infrastructure, improvement and management solutions etc. for a spectrum of audiences ranging from children in schools and informal setting, to teachers, adults, and corporate. They've created significant reach and impact at scale; through their presence across 32 States and Union Territories and 478 districts of India, in 36,000 schools and with a network of around 300 Institutes of Skills, and 100 industrial clusters, they directly impact 15 million people on a daily basis. Globally, they deliver programmes in 17 countries of Africa, Middle East and South East Asia

• Responding and managing inbound sales leads from our website or any other channel.
• Doing the first conversation, understanding the requirements, suggesting a best suited solution and then connecting them to the senior members of our team.
• Understanding sales targets and building leads digitally both for the social sector, for schools, with coaching institutes and retail.
• Working with the senior team to share the relevant information, mature these leads and driving them for conversion
• Building digital connections with potential partners, distributors, resellers, CSR consultants and NGOs who can take up our solutions and grow them in their territory.
• Personally meeting the leads and giving them detailed presentations about the company and the products
• Managing schools needs by providing them with customised solutions
• Handling the North-east region and the leads for that territory
• Setting up a network of schools for future sales and support
• Sharing with them the various edtech options built by the company

• Candidate with sales experience in Education K - 12 segment (preferred) - someone with experience in managing Digital sales (B2B). 
• MBA (preferred)
• Good communication skills
• Sales experience in an ed-tech field preferably with B2B
• Excellent and Effective Communication and an aspiration to learn best of all types of communication - verbal, email, phone, WhatsApp and others
• Basic digital capabilities - Since all our inbound sales and support queries come via phone/ email, therefore the person should be good at emails, typing, and writing replies and coordinating with different people.
• Self-awareness, Peaceful mind and humility to learn

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Client acquisition and business development by direct/indirect sales.

• Offer customised portfolio solutions to clients based on their risk/ return and liquidity profile.

• Maximise revenue generation and lead closures by using social and public media marketing campaigns.

• Strong client focus including pre and post sales services for long term wealth retention.

• Meet and advise clients on real estate.

• Transaction management and deal closure from sourcing to ROI generation.

• Develop Square Yards as a brand by ensuring service standards in line with company policies.

• Attractive incentives, mobility across regions (global), fast track growth and equity ownership for superior performers.

Job Summary for BDE profile :

Our growing company is in need of an experienced and resourceful Business Development Executive to develop and implement growth opportunities in existing and new markets. We’re searching for professionals that have a solid track record of creating long-term value for organizations. 

Business Development Executive skills :

• Bachelor’s degree is required. 
• Knowledge about Software development(Android and iOS).
• Excellent communication skills.
• Collaboration Skills.
• Goal-focused and negotiation skills.
• Ability to develop good relationships with current and potential clients. 
• Knowledge of bidding portals like Upwork, Guru, Freelancer.

BDE  Responsibilities :

・ Oversee the sales process to attract new clients.

・ Work with senior team members to identify and manage risks.

・ Maintain fruitful relationships with clients and address their needs effectively. 

・ Research and identify new market opportunities.

• 3 to 4 years of experience in Software Sales (SaaS/Cloud Software)
• e-Learning/LMS Sales experience is preferred
• Excellent verbal and written English

• Identifying business opportunities, establishing contact and developing relationships with prospects
• Analysing the need of the prospect, conducting product demonstrations and recommending solutions.
• Maintaining relationships with clients by providing support, information, and guidance
• Identifying product improvements based on current industry trends, market research and competition