Business Development Manager – Education & Career Programs
Company: eKal Academy
Location: Ahmedabad / Gujarat
Experience: 2–5 years
Employment Type: Full-time
About eKal Academy
eKal Academy is an education and career development platform focused on helping students discover the right career paths and develop the skills required for their future.
We are looking for a Business Development Manager who can connect with students and parents, understand their career needs, provide the right guidance, and convert qualified leads into enrollments.
Key Responsibilities
- Connect with students and parents through phone calls, WhatsApp, online meetings and counselling sessions.
- Understand students' academic background, interests, career aspirations and parents' concerns.
- Explain eKal Academy's career counselling, mentorship and skill-development programs.
- Conduct effective career counselling and sales conversations with parents.
- Follow up with leads and move them through the sales funnel.
- Handle parent objections related to fees, program value, outcomes and commitment.
- Convert qualified leads into paid program enrollments and achieve monthly sales targets.
- Maintain accurate lead and follow-up information in the CRM.
- Build strong relationships with parents and students throughout the admission journey.
- Coordinate with the marketing and program teams to improve lead quality and conversion.
- Participate in webinars, career sessions, school activities and other student/parent engagement initiatives.
- Identify opportunities for B2C and B2B education partnerships.
Who We Are Looking For
We are looking for someone who is:
- Excellent at communication and relationship building.
- Comfortable speaking with parents and students.
- Confident in sales, counselling and negotiation.
- Target-oriented and motivated by achieving sales numbers.
- Good at understanding customer needs and presenting the right solution.
- Persistent with follow-ups and capable of handling rejection.
- Comfortable using CRM, WhatsApp and online communication tools.
- Passionate about education, careers and helping students make better decisions.
Preferred Experience
Candidates with experience in any of the following will be preferred:
- Education / EdTech sales
- Career counselling
- School / college admissions
- Student counselling
- Inside sales
- Parent counselling
- Education program sales
- B2C sales
Candidates from non-education sales backgrounds with excellent communication and proven sales performance may also apply.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Monthly revenue / enrollment target
- Lead-to-enrollment conversion rate
- Follow-up effectiveness
- Number of counselling conversations
- Revenue per lead
- Parent/student engagement
- CRM data and follow-up discipline
What We Offer
- Competitive salary + performance incentives
- Opportunity to work in the growing Education & EdTech sector
- Exposure to career counselling, student development and education technology
- Opportunity to grow into a Sales Manager / Business Development Lead role
- Performance-driven and growth-oriented work environment
Ideal Candidate
You should enjoy talking to people, understand their problems, be able to explain solutions clearly, and most importantly, know how to close a sale.
If you are passionate about education and confident in speaking with parents and students, we would love to hear from you.
Pay: ₹20,000.00 - ₹30,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person
