Business Development – Events
This is an open vacancy with one of our clients.
- Experience
- 5–9 years
- Where
- Gurugram, Noida, Hyderabad
- Salary
- ₹8,00,000–₹18,00,000 per year
- Work mode
- On-site, Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Qualifications
- Graduate / MBA
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About the role
One of our prestigious clients is hiring a Business Development – Events professional to win new event mandates from corporate and brand clients. You will own the pipeline, build proposals and turn conversations into signed business.
What you'll do
- Identify and approach B2B prospects who need events, activations or experiential support.
- Understand client objectives and shape proposals with formats, budgets and timelines.
- Present proposals and negotiate scope and commercials with decision makers.
- Manage a pipeline of leads, keeping follow-ups and next steps up to date.
- Work with operations and creative teams so proposals are realistic and deliverable.
- Support business planning with forecasts and observations from the market.
- Guide junior business development colleagues on prospecting and pitching.
What you'll bring
- 5–9 years of experience in B2B sales or business development for events or experiential services.
- A graduate degree at minimum, with an MBA equally acceptable.
- Strong proposal writing and presentation skills for corporate and brand audiences.
- Confident negotiation and relationship building with corporate buyers.
- Disciplined pipeline management and forecasting that the business can rely on.
Good to have
- An existing network of corporate marketing or HR contacts.
- Familiarity with a CRM system for tracking the sales pipeline.
- Experience selling MICE, conference or other B2B event solutions.