Business Development Executive
Also known as: BDE · Business Development Associate · Inside Sales Executive
Finds new clients or partners for a company, pitches its products and helps close deals.
What you’d do
A business development executive looks for new customers or partners and turns interest into deals. Employers include ed-tech, SaaS, services, media and manufacturing companies, often in B2B settings. A typical day involves calls and emails to prospects, demos or meetings, proposal preparation and updating a CRM.
- Research and contact prospective clients
- Pitch products and prepare proposals
- Follow up leads and maintain a CRM
- Coordinate with sales and delivery teams
How you get in
Companies hire freshers through campus placement, job portals and walk-ins, usually with a sales-aptitude or role-play round. Clear spoken English and the local language help in client calls.
Salary in India
Fresher salary over the years
middle of the 0–1 yr range, ₹ lakh a year
Fewer than two years of fresher data so far — the trend shows once there are two.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Prospecting and cold outreach
- Presentation and negotiation
- Writing proposals and follow-ups
- CRM and pipeline tracking
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition4
How many graduates enter each year?
BBA graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field4
Is it diverse?
Share of women among BBA graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Pay is often split into a fixed part and targets-based incentives.
- Next roles: senior BDE, key account manager, business development manager.
- Targets are pressured; turnover in some sectors is high.
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