Careers · Business
Business Development Intern
Learn enterprise technology sales from the inside: research, outreach, proposals and deal support for software, AI and product engagements across India and abroad.
Apply for this roleWhat you'll do
- Research target accounts and build qualified prospect lists
- Support outreach campaigns and first-call preparation
- Help assemble proposals, decks and case-study material
- Maintain CRM hygiene and pipeline reporting
- Attend client calls as note-taker and learn account dynamics
- Help measure outreach experiments — what works, why, what to retire
Required skills
- Strong written English and professional communication
- Research instinct — LinkedIn, company filings, news
- Spreadsheet competence
- Bonus: prior sales/marketing internships, technical literacy
Preferred / bonus
- Exposure to B2B SaaS or services environments
- Basic CRM literacy (HubSpot, Salesforce or equivalent)
- Genuine interest in technology buying behaviour
- Comfort writing cold, value-first emails (not templates)
Who should apply
Commercially-minded students who want to sell complex, high-value technology — not run generic social media accounts.
Ideal candidate profile
- You can write a five-sentence cold email people actually reply to
- You read 10-K filings out of curiosity
- You can sit silent in a client meeting and learn from it
What you'll learn
- Enterprise sales motion: ICP definition through close
- Proposal craft — scope, pricing logic, risk framing
- Account research and signal-driven outreach
- Working alongside engineers, designers and partners on real deals
Tools & stack
Growth path
Path into Business Development Associate roles with deal ownership, focused first on the Mumbai and Pune markets.
Months 0–3
Own one ICP segment's research and outreach pipeline.
Months 3–6
Co-own deals through qualification with named mentor.
Year 1 (BD Associate)
Carry a small pipeline; own discovery calls.
Years 2+
Account executive track or partnerships track.
How to apply
Use the application form on the careers page — select Internship as role type and mention Business Development Intern in your motivation note. Attach a résumé and anything you've built that you're proud of.
FAQ
Business Development Intern — frequently asked
- Yes. All Vestval internships carry a monthly stipend benchmarked to role and city. Stipend is discussed at the offer stage — not the application stage.
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