Business Development Manager – Schools
This is an open vacancy with one of our clients.
- Experience
- 4–8 years
- Where
- Gurugram, Delhi NCR
- Salary
- ₹8,00,000–₹22,00,000 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 Manager – Schools to own the school acquisition effort and keep improving how it is run. You will choose which institutions to pursue, lead the decisive meetings yourself, and convert promising school relationships into lasting partnerships.
What you'll do
- Map the schools you will target and set a clear plan for outreach, meetings and closures.
- Lead discussions with principals, directors and school owners, presenting the offering as a partnership.
- Shape proposals around each school's academic goals and the support its students need.
- Bring counselling sensitivity to conversations about students so that school leaders feel heard.
- Track every school relationship from first contact to renewal and act on what the data shows.
- Share what works in school meetings with colleagues so the approach improves across the function.
- Resolve escalations from partner schools quickly and keep relationships on a sound footing.
What you'll bring
- 4–8 years of experience in business development with schools, ideally in Education or EdTech.
- A completed graduate degree or an MBA is essential for this role.
- Credibility and poise in meetings with senior school leadership.
- Experience owning a pipeline end to end and improving conversion over time.
- Clear, persuasive written communication for proposals and follow-up.
Good to have
- Exposure to institutional outreach campaigns covering many schools at once.
- Familiarity with academic year cycles and when schools make purchasing decisions.
- Prior experience in the EdTech sector, particularly selling to school managements.