Executive Assistant – Sales, Client Relations & Business Development

Location: Hyderabad / Flexible Work Arrangement

Employment: Full-Time

Reports To: Founder's office

Role OverviewWe are looking for a highly articulate, commercially oriented and proactive Executive Assistant – Client Relations, Sales & Business Development to work closely with the promoters across multiple businesses.

This is not a conventional administrative assistant role. The position combines executive assistance, client relationship management, business development, sales coordination, market research and vendor management.

The candidate will act as a key interface between the promoters, prospective clients, existing customers, vendors and the internal execution team. She/he must be capable of understanding business requirements, independently handling customer conversations, generating new leads, researching products and solutions, coordinating proposals and quotations, and driving follow-ups until opportunities reach the negotiation or closure stage.

The role requires a high degree of flexibility, ownership and availability for business meetings, customer discussions and promoter coordination as required.

• Key ResponsibilitiesClient Relations & CommunicationHandle incoming and outgoing client calls, emails and WhatsApp communication professionally.
• Act as the primary coordination point for customers and prospects.
• Understand customer requirements and convert discussions into clearly documented action items.
• Maintain regular follow-ups with prospects, clients and vendors.
• Escalate commercial negotiations and critical decisions to the promoters at the appropriate stage.
• Maintain professional relationships with senior corporate executives, procurement teams, business owners and institutional stakeholders.
• Sales & Business DevelopmentProactively identify and generate new business leads through online research, databases, referrals, networking, LinkedIn and outbound communication.
• Build and maintain a structured sales pipeline across the group's businesses.
• Initiate conversations with prospective customers and qualify opportunities.
• Schedule product presentations, sales discussions and promoter meetings.
• Track every opportunity from lead → requirement → quotation → negotiation → closure.
• Follow up consistently with prospective clients and ensure opportunities do not become inactive due to lack of communication.
• Assist in developing customer acquisition strategies and identifying new market segments.
• Maintain lead-generation and conversion reports.

Performance incentives will be offered for qualified new leads and business successfully generated through the candidate's efforts.

• Product & Vendor ResearchResearch products, solutions, suppliers and pricing based on customer requirements.
• Identify suitable vendors and alternative sourcing options.
• Obtain and compare quotations, specifications, availability, samples and delivery timelines.
• Prepare product comparison sheets and recommendations for promoter review.
• Particularly support sourcing and research requirements for corporate gifting, procurement and customized customer requirements.
• Business CoordinationCoordinate between customers, vendors and the internal execution team.
• Once commercial terms and requirements are finalized, provide a clear execution brief to the operations team.
• Work closely with Subramanyam, who will handle execution and operational fulfillment.
• Monitor execution progress and keep the customer/promoters updated until successful completion.
• Executive & Personal AssistanceManage meetings, schedules, calls and important reminders for Sreimukha Pillalamarri and Siddarth Chennareddy.
• Maintain structured follow-up lists for business and personal priorities.
• Prepare meeting briefs before important discussions.
• Record meeting notes and ensure action items are followed through.
• Assist with travel planning, appointments and other executive coordination.
• Be available for in-person business meetings, customer meetings or other assignments when required.
• Maintain strict confidentiality regarding business, commercial, financial and personal information.

Language & Communication RequirementsMandatoryExcellent spoken and written Hindi and English.

The candidate must be able to conduct professional business conversations independently in both languages.

Strong communication skills are essential because the role involves regular interaction with:

• Senior corporate executives
• Procurement and administration teams
• Vendors and suppliers
• Business owners
• Government-facing stakeholders
• Prospective customers

Knowledge of Telugu would be an added advantage but is not mandatory.

• Candidate ProfileGraduate / postgraduate with preferably 3–6 years of relevant experience.
• Prior experience in sales, business development, marketing, client servicing, customer success, procurement or executive assistance is strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to generate and follow up on business leads.
• Strong sales orientation and commercial understanding.
• Confident telephone and interpersonal communication.
• Excellent follow-up discipline.
• Ability to independently research companies, products, vendors and market opportunities.
• Good knowledge of Google Workspace, MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, email, LinkedIn and WhatsApp Business.
• Comfortable working across multiple businesses and industries simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong organization and task-management skills.
• High degree of professionalism, discretion and reliability.
• Comfortable with a flexible working environment and business-related travel/meetings when required.

Preferred ExperienceCandidates with prior exposure to any of the following will have an advantage:

• Corporate sales
• Corporate gifting
• Procurement
• B2B business development
• IT / technology sales
• Consulting
• Real estate / infrastructure
• Government or institutional business
• Executive assistance to promoters/founders

Performance ExpectationsThe candidate will be measured on:

• Number of qualified leads generated
• New customer conversations initiated
• Follow-up effectiveness
• Sales pipeline development
• Lead-to-opportunity conversion
• Response time to customers
• Vendor sourcing quality
• Accuracy of coordination
• Successful handover of requirements for execution
• Reduction in routine communication workload for the promoters

CompensationFixed Salary + Performance Incentives

Additional incentives will be provided for:

• Qualified new leads generated
• New customers acquired
• Business/orders generated through the candidate's direct efforts

The incentive structure will be linked to the quality, value and conversion of new business generated.