Business Development & Sales Intern
New York, NY

About Us

Founded in late 2015 and headquartered in New York City, ExecThread, Inc., is a venture-backed start-up and premium network of highly qualified and carefully vetted executives and aspiring executives who discreetly share job opportunities with each other. ExecThread takes a unique, community-driven approach to accessing the “hidden job market” by crowdsourcing senior-level career opportunities from its members that aren’t publicly posted. ExecThread is now the largest aggregator of unpublished senior-level job opportunities. To sign-up for ExecThread, click here.

Job Description

This Business Development & Sales internship role at ExecThread, Inc. involves seeking and creating new business opportunities, including contacting & developing relationships with potential clients and conducting hands-on research of target customers. You’ll leverage effective communications skills to engage prospects, schedule meetings and qualify them with the goal of generating pipeline for the Sales organization. In addition, the intern will act as a liaison between our Sales and Customer Success team. Additional responsibilities will be included, but these are the primary activities.

Responsibilities

• • Work closely with sales, customer success, business development and founder on special projects
  • Pursue partnerships to expand business development and membership
  • Proactively organize and analyze data, including sales data
  • Assist in prospecting for new business through cold calling and email outreach
  • Support all other Sales personnel as needed
  • Track inbound/outbound inquiries
  • Enter contact information into CRM systems
  • Perform analysis of marketing and sales data
  • Assist with conference / event reparation
  • Assist with preparation for sales presentations
  • Organize materials for sales meetings and/or client meetings

Skills & Requirements

• • Ability to pay close attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy
  • Exhibit excellent people skills
  • Ability to use critical thinking for independent troubleshooting
  • Clear, professional written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
  • Excellent organizational and team player skills
  • Hardworking and enthusiastic personality
  • High level of computer literacy

The Ideal Candidate is…

• • An excellent communicator and “people person”
  • Able to keep up in a fast-paced environment
  • Hungry for the opportunity to work with an exciting new product
  • Willing to roll her/his sleeves-up and dive in head first to whatever work is thrown at them

You can Apply Here!