SEO Specialist (B2B),

Job Title: Business Development Executive (BDE)

Experience: 3+ Years

Location: Ahmedabad (Hybrid / On-site preferred)

Salary: Competitive, based on experience

Note: This role is strictly for Ahmedabad-based (local) candidates. On-site presence is mandatory.

Role Overview

We are looking for a motivated Business Development Executive (BDE) to drive sales growth and expand our client base. The ideal candidate will identify new business opportunities, build strong relationships with potential clients, and work closely with internal teams to ensure successful project delivery. This role is suited for a proactive professional with a strong sales mindset and excellent communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, target, and acquire new clients for the company’s products/services
• Maintain and nurture relationships with existing clients to generate repeat business
• Prepare and deliver compelling sales presentations and proposals
• Conduct market research to identify trends, competitors, and business opportunities
• Collaborate with internal teams (tech, marketing, operations) to ensure client satisfaction
• Meet and exceed monthly and quarterly sales targets
• Maintain accurate records of sales activities, client interactions, and opportunities in CRM systems
• Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and meetings

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Proven experience (3+ years) in B2B sales or business development, preferably in IT/Software services
• Strong understanding of sales processes, lead generation, and pipeline management
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to build rapport with clients and maintain long-term relationships
• Good negotiation and closing skills
• Proficiency in CRM tools.
• Analytical mindset with ability to track and report key sales metrics
• Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and target-driven

Soft Skills

• Strong interpersonal and networking skills
• Professional and client-focused attitude
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• High level of reliability and accountability

Roles and Responsibility

• Design, develop, and test software applications using Golang.
• Collaborate with the development team to identify and prioritize project requirements.
• Develop high-quality, efficient, and well-documented code.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving overall code quality.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues efficiently.
• Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to enhance skills and knowledge.

Job Requirements

• Proficiency in Golang programming language.
• Experience with IT Services Consulting projects.
• Strong understanding of software development principles and methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

The ideal candidate will oversee the online marketing strategy for the organization by planning and executing digital marketing campaigns. This Candidate will launch advertisements and create content to increase brand awareness. This candidate will have previous marketing experience and able to monitor the company's social media presence.

Responsibilities-

• As a key stakeholder, actively contribute to the devising of the overall company’s digital strategy and steer best practices
• Should have indepth experience into Social and google paid ads
• Explore the utilization of market-leading, multi-channel paid/ un-paid communication developments and technologies to keep all our audiences engaged, and connected
• Devise strategies to drive brand campaigns & online traffic/followers to the website and social media pages.
• Able to Manage and develop core digital marketing team – SEO, Content writer, social media executive, etc
• Great experience in using Marketing automation tools for tracking productivity of marketing activities & the team KPIs
• Having an in-depth idea of how to drive Marketing operations with automation like lead management, CRM, mail automation, what's app automation etc

Qualifications-

• Bachelor's/ Master's degree in marketing or related field
• Excellent understanding of digital marketing concepts
• Experience with business to customer social media and content generation
• strong creative and analytical skills

Interested Candidates can apply for the same

About PlanetSpark:

PlanetSpark is on a mission to build the next generation of confident speakers and creative writers

amongst kids and young adults. We are a Series B funded, global company impacting over 13 countries

through live 1:1 personalized classes on Public Speaking and Creative Writing through handpicked top

1% teachers. Our kids participate in gripping debates, create viral YouTube videos, start their own

podcast channels, perform stand-up comedy, write nail-biting mystery stories, and become confident

and fearless speakers.

PlanetSpark is on its journey to becoming the global leader in the large and untapped communication

skills segment by 2024. We are backed by some top VCs such as Prime Venture Partners and global

entrepreneurs such as Binny Bansal, Deep Kalra, Gokul Rajaram and Shirish Nandkarni.

Come, join a passionate team of over 500 young and energetic team members and 3500+

expert teachers on this roller coaster ride to build the most loved brand for kids who will move the

world!

Your Roles and Responsibilities:

Business Development is a critical aspect of our platform business.

1. Actively seeking out new sales opportunities through cold calling, networking and social

media. 2. Calling 65-70 leads everyday

3. Setting up meetings with potential clients (parents)

4. Generating Trial Classes - Pitch Parents to take PlanetSpark trial Classes

5. Negotiate/close deals and handle complaints or objections

6. Follow and achieve department’s sales goals on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis (3L revenue

per month)

7. “Go the extra mile” to drive sales

Mission Statement

1. In your training of 1

st month, we shall actively probe you through the process using Training Decks,

Live Experiences, Re-Training Programs that aims to give you an overall Learning experience along

with you paid stipend along the journey.

2. We create career oritented BDT in this 1 month whose skill becomes unmatched across the sector.

3. You are required to use right sales strategy and accomplish 1 Lac of revenue in the training period,

hence making a way to achieve License to Sell (L-2-S)

4. You will be entitled for training stipend of INR. 21428.

In-office attendance of 90% is mandatory in 1month of training

5. Post 1L Revenue achievement, you will be entitled for below CTC

India Shift (10:30am onwards) – INR 6.6 LPA (4 LPA Fixed + 2.6 LPA Variable)

US/ Canada Shift (8:00 pm onwards) - INR 7.2 LPA (4.6 Fixed + 2.6 LPA Variable)

. 3.5+ years of work experience on React.JS framework

· Has expertise in following front- end optimization techniques:

· Lazy Loading

· Asynchronous Module Definition

· Image Compression and Minification

· Other front-end tooling using Grunt / Webpack and NPM

· Familiarity with NodeJS, Jasmine / Karma and other unit testing frameworks

· Foundation data structure – Arrays, dictionaries, sets and lists

· Proficient in evaluating front end performance and measure accordingly

· Strong appetite to learn industry trends and new & emerging technologies

• Working alongside client servicing team, and responsible for clear understanding of client requirements, and aligning the right fit candidate with the role, and providing best possible solutions based on availability of talent pool
• Suggesting additional upskilling based on client role requirement and ensuring the candidates are completely role ready and onboarded seamlessly
• Working on collaboration with training head and trainers to understand the skill levels of each Fellow, attending client meetings to understand client specific needs, nominating Fellows as per job role-skill alignment and also providing recommendations for upskilling needs and ensuring Fellows complete the upskilling program satisfactorily
• Continuously monitoring and improving the Fellows’ performance pre-and post-deployment, as well as analyzing client feedback, upskilling needs, retention and billability

Desired Candidate Profile

• Client facing and client management skills
• Awareness of job role skill and capability requirement for data engineer or similar technical job role, experience in performance management and employment relations
• Strong coaching and mentoring capabilities
• High data-driven and process oriented mindset
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Ability to influence and persuade and manage difficult conversations
• High levels of confidentiality
• Managing a KPI driven approach    

• Manage sales operations in assigned district to achieve revenue goals.
• Supervise sales team members; the BSMs, on daily basis and provide guidance whenever needed.
• Identify skill gaps and conduct trainings to sales team.
• Work with team to implement new sales techniques to obtain profits.
• Assist in employee recruitment, promotion, retention and termination activities.
• Conduct employee performance evaluation and provide feedback for improvements.
• Contact potential customers and identify new business opportunities.
• Stay abreast with customer needs, market trends and competitors.
• Maintain clear and complete sales reports for management review.
• Build strong relationships with customers for business growth.
• Analyze sales performances and recommend improvements.
• Ensure that sales team follows company policies and procedures at all times.
• Develop promotional programs to increase sales and revenue.
• Plan and coordinate sales activities for assigned projects.