Business Development Associate - Innovation Platform

Job Summary

Frontline business development role responsible for generating demand, qualifying leads, booking demos, and driving user acquisition for Open Idea. You'll be one of the first voices prospects hear, shaping how the market understands the product. Complete daily outbound sales calls to founders, students, startup teams, institutions, innovation cells, and incubators. Qualify leads, pitch Open Idea clearly, handle objections, and move prospects to demos, trials, and closure. Maintain clean CRM records, run consistent follow-ups, and contribute weekly sales insights. A high-energy role demanding persistence, CRM discipline, and crisp communication.

Responsibilities

• Generating demand, qualifying leads, booking demos, and driving user acquisition for Open Idea.
• You'll be one of the first voices prospects hear, shaping how the market understands the product.
• Complete daily outbound sales calls to founders, students, startup teams, institutions, innovation cells, and incubators.
• Qualify leads, pitch Open Idea clearly, handle objections, and move prospects to demos, trials, and closure.
• Maintain clean CRM records, run consistent follow-ups, and contribute weekly sales insights.
• A high-energy role demanding persistence, CRM discipline, and crisp communication.

Highlights

• Outbound Calling: Hit daily sales call target with proper outcome tracking
• Lead Qualification: Separate curiosity from real opportunity across founders, students, incubators
• Demo Booking: Schedule product demos, discovery calls, onboarding sessions from outbound efforts
• CRM Hygiene: 100% activity logging with clear next-step tracking across every lead
• Follow-Up Cadence: First touch, reminder, re-engagement, closure-no qualified lead goes cold
• Sales Reporting: Weekly summaries on calls, conversations, qualified leads, demos, objections

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