Business Development Intern

Xgrid.co • San Jose, CA

7h

About The Position

As a Business Development Intern, you will be a key player in our outreach efforts, engaging with new clients via emails, calls, and social media, with a special focus on LinkedIn. You will be responsible for building curated customer relations data pipelines to support user acquisition campaigns on platforms like HubSpot and LinkedIn. Additionally, you'll play a crucial role in maintaining our sales pipeline data and ensuring accurate daily activity logging on the team's tracker.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, IT, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 0–1 year of experience in outbound sales, business development, or lead generation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable using tools like LinkedIn Sales Navigator, HubSpot, Apollo, etc.
• Strong sense of ownership, hustle, and continuous learning

Nice To Haves

• You’re a reader, especially books on sales, psychology, or personal growth

Responsibilities

• Research and identify high-potential leads across our target accounts
• Execute outbound prospecting strategies across email, LinkedIn, and phone
• Write clear, personalized outreach messages that break through the noise
• Qualify leads by understanding their needs, challenges, and intent
• Conduct effective discovery calls to uncover business pain points
• Collaborate with inbound and marketing teams to create sync between outreach efforts
• Maintain accurate records of activities and leads in the CRM (e.g., HubSpot)
• Log daily activities on the team tracker and report progress weekly
• Meet or exceed weekly/monthly goals for qualified meetings booked
• Share learnings from outbound tests, messaging, and market insights with the team

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees