Business Development Associate

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About Us:
Founded in 2014, Vedantu emerged as a visionary in the ed-tech space, pioneering the shift towards online education in India. Our name, derived from 'Veda' (knowledge) and 'Tantu' (network), reflects our mission: to create a vast network of knowledge accessible to all. We embarked on a journey to transform the educational landscape, leveraging technology to make quality education available, affordable, and personalized.

Our Leaders:
Vedantu`s founders Vamsi Krishna, Anand Prakash, and Pulkit Jain did their first venture in education, Lakshya, in 2006 which later got acquired by a listed company called MT Educare (Mahesh Tutorials) in 2012. As part of Lakshya, the founders taught and mentored more than 10,000 students and trained more than 200 teachers between them.

Working Days : 6 days a week
Working Hours : 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Location : Bangalore & Chennai

Summary of the Role:
We are looking for highly motivated, energetic, and result-oriented Direct Sales Associates to join our high-growth EdTech sales team in Bengaluru and Chennai. In this role, you will be the face of the company, directly interacting with parents and students to understand their educational gaps and pitch our premium learning solutions.This is a hardcore direct role requiring a blend of persistent tele-calling, virtual counseling and field consulting to meet monthly revenue milestones.

Responsibilities:
● Lead Conversion: Initiate outbound connections with potential leads generated through marketing campaigns via cold calls, emails, and WhatsApp.
● Educational Counseling: Act as an academic consultant by identifying the specific learning needs of students, mapping them to our courses, and conducting impactful product demonstrations.
● End-to-End Sales Closure: Manage the complete sales pipeline from first contact, overcoming customer objections, to final payment collection and onboarding.
● Target Achievement: Consistently achieve individual daily talk-time metrics and monthly gross revenue targets.
● Relationship Building: Build a strong rapport with parents and prospective buyers to foster long-term customer trust and generate organic referrals

Required Skills and Qualifications:
● Experience: 0 to 2 years of proven experience in hardcore inside sales, direct sales, or business development. Experience in EdTech, BFSI, Telecom, or high-velocity B2C sales is a major advantage.
● Education: Any Graduate or Postgraduate degree.
● Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English.
● Proficiency in local languages (Kannada for Bengaluru / Tamil for Chennai) is highly desirable to build a local connection.
● Mindset: High resilience, target-driven attitude, and ability to handle intense market rejection.
● Logistics: Willingness to work on a rotational roster, including weekends (Saturdays & Sundays are critical business days in EdTech)

What’s in it for You?
Uncapped Incentives: Direct correlation between your hard work and earning potential with best-in-industry monthly incentive structures.
Fast-Track Growth: Performance-linked promotions enabling top performers to step up into Team Lead or Sales Manager roles within 12–18 months.
Comprehensive Training: Robust 1 week sales boot camp covering product knowledge, consumer psychology, and consultative selling frameworks.

Pay: ₹350,000.00 - ₹600,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person