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Important information
Contract type:
Permanent
Location:
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Work mode:
Remote
Published on:
24 August 2026
What they need
Senior Manager Business Development & Sales
**Experience:** 810+ years in Learning & Development / Business Development / Enterprise Sales
**Salary:** 5 LPA – 13 LPA
**Work Mode:** Remote | Hybrid – Pune candidates
**Location:** Remote / Pune Hybrid
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced and results-driven **Senior Manager – Business Development & Sales** with strong exposure to the **Corporate E-Learning and Learning & Development (L&D) industry**.
The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of **selling Learning & Development solutions, products and services** to enterprise clients and should be comfortable managing consultative sales conversations with senior stakeholders. The role will focus on driving business growth across **India, APAC and Middle East markets**, while building strong, long-term client relationships.
The position requires excellent communication, strong sales acumen, willingness to travel, and the ability to understand client business challenges and recommend relevant learning solutions.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and execute business development strategies to achieve revenue and growth targets.
* Generate new business opportunities and build a strong enterprise sales pipeline.
* Drive the complete sales cycle – prospecting, client engagement, requirement understanding, solution presentation, negotiation and closure.
* Sell **Corporate E-Learning, Learning & Development, Digital Learning, Training and related products/services**.
* Build and maintain relationships with **CHROs, CLOs, HR Heads, L&D Heads, Business Heads and other senior decision-makers**.
* Understand client requirements and recommend appropriate learning and development solutions.
* Apply **consultative and solution-selling approaches** to identify business challenges and position relevant solutions.
* Manage existing accounts through cross-selling, upselling and strategic account development.
* Prepare proposals, presentations, RFP responses, commercial discussions and negotiations.
* Achieve individual and organizational revenue targets.
* Maintain sales pipeline, forecasts and business development reports through CRM tools.
* Collaborate with internal teams such as instructional design, content, delivery, project management and marketing to develop winning solutions.
* Represent the organization at client meetings, industry events, conferences and networking forums.
* Travel as required for client meetings and business development activities.
Mandatory Requirements
* **8–10+ years of relevant experience** in Business Development, Enterprise Sales, Strategic Account Management or Consulting within the **Learning & Development industry**.
* **Mandatory Corporate E-Learning / Digital Learning exposure.**
* Must have proven experience in **selling Learning & Development products and/or services**.
* Experience in **software/product and service selling** is required.
* Strong understanding of **consultative selling / solution selling**.
* Excellent **English communication, presentation, negotiation and influencing skills**.
* Must have handled at least one or more of the following markets:
* **India**
* **Middle East**
* **APAC**
* **International / Global Markets**
* Strong experience in enterprise/client-facing sales and managing complex sales cycles.
* Ability to interact confidently with senior stakeholders and decision-makers.
* **Willingness to travel** for client meetings and business requirements.
* Should be comfortable **coming to the office whenever required**.
* Strong business development mindset with a proven ability to generate and close opportunities.
Preferred Experience
Candidates with experience in selling any of the following will be preferred:
* Custom E-Learning solutions
* Digital Learning solutions
* Learning Consulting
* Learning Content Development
* LMS / LXP solutions
* Talent Development solutions
* Workforce Transformation solutions
* Corporate Training solutions
* Learning Technologies / AI-enabled learning solutions
Education
* Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Education or a related discipline.
* MBA / PGDM or relevant postgraduate qualification will be preferred.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for someone who is **confident, commercially driven and passionate about the Learning & Development industry**, with the ability to identify business opportunities, build strong client relationships and convert requirements into successful business engagements.
**If you have strong Corporate E-Learning/L&D sales experience, exposure to India/Middle East/APAC or international markets, and a proven enterprise sales track record, we would love to hear from you!**
**Salary:** 5 LPA – 13 LPA
**Work Mode:** Remote | Hybrid for candidates based in Pune
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