Business Development & Sales Intern

The role offers exposure to the B2B sales process from prospect research and new lead generation to customer engagement and opportunity management. You will initially work closely with the Global Business team on sales coordination, customer communication and lead generation. As you develop product knowledge, industry understanding and customer-facing skills, you will progressively take ownership of qualified leads, customer conversations and assigned sales opportunities. The objective is to develop you into a customer-facing sales professional capable of independently managing defined opportunities and customer relationships.

The candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions:

Customer Engagement and Sales Coordination:

• Coordinate meetings with existing and prospective customers.
• Manage meeting schedules, confirmations and follow-ups.
• Handle routine customer communication and responses where appropriate.
• Prepare meeting agendas and follow-up communication.
• Track customer requirements, action items and next steps.
• Coordinate internally with technical, product and business teams to support customer engagements.

Inside Sales and New Lead Generation:

• Research prospective customers, target accounts and relevant decision-makers.
• Generate new leads through email, LinkedIn, online research and other appropriate channels.
• Conduct initial outreach and introduce Simnovus and its solutions.
• Qualify leads based on customer requirements, business potential and fit with Simnovus solutions.
• Conduct initial conversations with qualified prospects.
• Understand customer requirements and identify relevant Simnovus products and use cases.
• Schedule qualified opportunities for further discussions with the appropriate Simnovus team members.
• Maintain timely and consistent follow-ups with prospects.

Opportunity and Customer Management:

• Manage follow-ups across ongoing customer discussions, evaluations, proposals and commercial conversations.
• Maintain regular communication with assigned prospects and customers.
• Track opportunities through the sales pipeline.
• Take ownership of assigned sales opportunities and customer interactions.
• Coordinate internally to ensure customer requirements and commitments are addressed.
• Progress opportunities through the sales cycle with increasing independence.

Product and Market Learning:

• Develop a basic understanding of Simnovus products, their applications and target customers.
• Learn about the 4G, 5G, NTN and wireless technology ecosystem relevant to Simnovus.
• Stay informed about relevant industry developments and customer needs.