Business Development Intern

More than 9,000 organizations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts.

About the role

The Sales Team needs interns to build lead lists, reach out over LinkedIn, email and phone, and book demos for senior sales staff. Remote position. Most of the team is in Irving, but nobody is required to come in. Normal business hours, Monday to Friday, with some flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Make cold calls to qualified leads and book product demos for the sales manager.
• Build lead lists of target companies and decision makers using LinkedIn Sales Navigator and Apollo.
• Draft email templates for different customer segments and test them.
• Attend the daily sales huddle on Zoom.
• Track daily and weekly targets in a shared sheet.
• Follow up with leads who have gone quiet, using approved email sequences.

Requirements

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Self-motivated and okay with targets. Some weeks will be slow, and that is normal.
• Comfortable making 30 or more calls a day.
• Laptop, headset with mic and a quiet place to take calls.
• 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.
• Interest in B2B sales or SaaS products.

Preferred

• Exposure to any CRM like HubSpot, Zoho or Salesforce.
• Strong network in college clubs or startup communities.
• Knowledge of a second language for international outreach.

What you'll learn

• End-to-end B2B sales process from prospecting to closing.
• Performance-based incentives on top of the stipend.
• Cold calling and objection handling, with call reviews from the sales manager.
• Pre-placement offer for interns who consistently meet targets.

Duration: 4 months

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: $25.00-$26.50 an hour

What we offer

• Return offer opportunities.
• Company laptop.
• Paid sick time.
• Flexible hours.
• Final presentation to leadership.
• Home office setup stipend.

We are unable to sponsor visas for this position.

Duration: 4 months. Start: Jan 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Irving Systems.