Business Development Executive/Manager
About us
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In short, we are building the platform to drive global careers for millennials from emerging economies
We work at the exciting intersection of the 2 hottest trends around - edtech & fintech!
And we love that we succeed as a business while powering the dreams of talented students!
Founder Profile
Arnav Kumar
is a graduate of IIT Kharagpur. Leap is his second company and he
has raised more than $30M in capital for his startups. In his last
role, he was a VC investor with SAIF Partners (Now Elevation
Capital), which is an early investor in paytm, meesho, urban
company, unacademy and many other unicorns. He thinks and tweets
about Product, Business Models and Company Building,
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Vaibhav Singh
is a graduate of IIT Kharagpur. He spent his first 6 years at
DeutscheBank, across Singapore & Sydney to manage a $3Bn flow
book. He has built 2 fintech startups before, as a founding member
of CapitalFloat and Incred, both pioneering businesses valued
>$500Mn The Leap team has a fine balance of industry experience
(edtech, fintech, study abroad) and technical skills (engineering,
product, design)
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As a Business Development Executive at Leap Scholar, you will be at the forefront of driving
BTL activities, BTL lead generation, creating growth by strategic alliances, key partnerships with
educational institutions,acquiring key accounts, and building channel partners in Coimbatore/ Bhubneswar/ Mumbai.
Your role will focus on connecting with colleges, universities,Coaching centers, and other
institutions to build lasting relationships, Lead generation and promote our brand in innovative
ways. You will also generate new partnership leads and develop creative offline marketing
strategies to engage prospective clients.
The Charter for this Role Will Include:
● Build and nurture relationships with colleges, universities, and other educational
institutions, acquiring key accounts, driving various activities at the campuses to generate
leads.
● Promote and raise brand awareness through targeted marketing strategies within the
educational sector.
● Develop and implement creative ideas for partnering with new institutions.
● Generate leads and engage with key stakeholders within educational institutions.
● Execute offline marketing campaigns to effectively reach and attract new institutions.
● Collaborate with internal teams (e.g., operations, marketing) to drive conversions and
improve institution engagement.
Ideal Persona Would:
● Have minimum 2+years of experience in business development and lead generation in
the education sector.
● Strong relationship-building skills, particularly with educational institutions.
● Experience in creating and executing offline marketing strategies.
● Fair amount of exposure and knowledge of Coimbatore/Bhubneswar/Mumbai - education sector, specifically
with colleges and universities.
● Creative thinker with the ability to develop innovative partnership acquisition strategies.
● Comfortable working in the field and consistently meeting potential clients.
● Strong interpersonal skills to interact and coordinate with internal teams.
If you have the skills and experience required for this role and are passionate about
creating impactful relationships within the education sector, we encourage you to apply!
Life @ Leap
Mutual Respect
We love people who are ‘relentlessly resourceful’. Find your way out. Focus on the possibilities instead of the problems.
Bias for action
We take calculated risks backed by data and information available and encourage fail fast to find the best solutions as soon as possible
Learn & get better
Continuous learning and improvement is the key. We don’t stop learning. We treat feedback as a gift and as an opportunity to get better.
Growth mindset
We operate with a growth mindset and not a mindset of fear or judgement. You are in control of your own ability to learn and improve. We love Resilience.