Business Development Executive Intern

About us:

Founded as a farmers' mutual in 1920, the company is now one of the larger mutual insurers in Sri Lanka.

About the role:

Island Mutual Insurance is hiring business development interns to find and qualify new leads, run outreach and support the sales team on calls. Fully remote, target-based work. Remote within Sri Lanka. The team meets in Jaffna once a quarter, travel covered. Reliable internet and a power backup are a must.

What you'll do:

• Identify possible partners such as agencies, colleges or resellers and list them with contact details
• Share feedback from prospects with the product and marketing teams
• Research prospects before calls: company size, current tools, likely pain points
• Draft email templates for different customer segments and test them
• Join demo calls as note taker and send the summary to the prospect afterwards
• Send personalised outreach messages on LinkedIn and email, 40 to 60 a day
• Prepare simple pitch decks and one-page proposals in Google Slides

Requirements:

• Based in Sri Lanka
• Available for the full internship period
• Undergraduates or recent graduates in IT, computer science, management or a related field
• Clear spoken and written English. Hindi, Urdu or another local language is a plus for some markets
• Good internet connection that can handle video calls
• Able to take rejection without taking it personally
• Basic MS Excel or Google Sheets skills
• Interest in B2B sales or SaaS products
• Pursuing BBA, BCom, MBA, PGDM or any bachelor's degree, graduating in 2026, 2027 or 2028

Bonus points:

• Knowledge of a second language for international outreach
• Exposure to any CRM like HubSpot, Zoho or Salesforce
• Previous sales, telecalling or fundraising experience, even for a college event

What you get out of it:

• How to use a CRM properly, which most fresh graduates never learn
• You will own your own pipeline numbers by the second month
• Performance-based incentives on top of the stipend

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Within 2 weeks

Stipend: LKR 27,000-LKR 31,000 pcm

What we offer:

• Job offer on successful completion
• Flexible work hours
• 5 days a week
• Internet allowance
• Free access to paid learning courses

Candidates must be eligible to work in.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Within 2 weeks.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Island Mutual Insurance (Pvt) Ltd.