Website:
stockprompt.ai
Job details:
Business Development Manager
Location: Chennai
Work Mode: Full-time, On-site
Experience: 2–5 years
Industry: FinTech / AI / SaaS / Capital Markets
Role Overview
StockPrompt.ai is an AI-powered investment intelligence platform built to help investors, financial professionals, and businesses analyze stocks and capital markets using natural-language AI.
We are looking for a Business Development Manager who is energetic, commercially driven, and passionate about AI, financial markets, fintech, and SaaS. You will be responsible for identifying new business opportunities, building relationships with prospective customers, conducting product demonstrations, and driving the complete sales cycle from lead generation to conversion.
This is a hands-on startup role where you will work closely with the founders, product, marketing, and technology teams. You will have significant ownership and the opportunity to directly influence StockPrompt.ai's growth strategy, customer acquisition, and go-to-market approach.
Key Responsibilities
Business Development & Sales
- Identify and develop new business opportunities across FinTech, financial services, investment firms, wealth management, research, and SaaS segments.
- Generate, qualify, and manage leads through outbound prospecting, networking, referrals, partnerships, and inbound channels.
- Build and maintain a healthy sales pipeline and manage opportunities from first contact through negotiation and closure.
- Conduct product presentations, demos, and proof-of-concepts for prospective customers.
- Understand customer requirements and position StockPrompt.ai's AI capabilities and solutions to address their business needs.
- Develop proposals, commercial presentations, and customized pitches for prospects.
- Negotiate commercial terms and work towards achieving revenue and customer acquisition targets.
- Maintain strong relationships with prospects and customers throughout the sales and onboarding lifecycle.
Market & Customer Development
- Research the Indian and global fintech, AI, investment, and capital-market technology landscape.
- Identify high-potential customer segments, use cases, industries, and emerging market opportunities.
- Monitor competitors and market trends to identify opportunities for differentiation.
- Gather customer feedback and translate market requirements into actionable insights for the product and leadership teams.
- Identify potential partnerships and strategic business opportunities that can accelerate StockPrompt.ai's growth.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with product, marketing, engineering, and leadership teams to refine product positioning and go-to-market strategies.
- Collaborate with marketing to develop campaigns, customer case studies, sales collateral, and lead-generation initiatives.
- Communicate customer requirements and market feedback to the product and technology teams.
- Support customer onboarding and ensure a smooth transition from sales to account management.
Performance & Reporting
- Track and report key business development metrics including leads, qualified opportunities, conversion rates, pipeline value, revenue, and customer acquisition.
- Maintain accurate CRM and sales pipeline information.
- Prepare regular business development reports and insights for leadership.
- Continuously experiment with new approaches to improve lead generation, conversion, and sales efficiency.
What We're Looking For
- 2–5 years of experience in business development, sales, account management, or a related role.
- Proven ability to generate leads, develop relationships, and drive opportunities toward closure.
- Strong interest or experience in FinTech, financial services, stock markets, AI, SaaS, or technology products.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex financial, technical, and AI concepts in simple business terms.
- Strong client relationship management, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to conduct market research, understand customer needs, and identify commercially attractive opportunities.
- Comfortable conducting product demos, sales presentations, and business pitches.
- Experience working with CRM and sales tools is preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with a data-driven approach to sales.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
- Finance/FinTech certifications or knowledge of capital markets will be an advantage.
- Ability to work independently, take ownership, and operate effectively in a fast-paced startup environment.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is someone who:
- Is hungry to build and close business, not just manage existing accounts.
- Enjoys speaking with customers and understanding their problems.
- Has a genuine interest in AI, investing, financial markets, and technology.
- Can confidently conduct a StockPrompt.ai demo and turn a product feature into a compelling business proposition.
- Is comfortable with ambiguity and enjoys building processes from scratch.
- Takes ownership of targets and follows opportunities relentlessly.
- Can work directly with founders and senior stakeholders.
- Is excited about joining an early-stage AI/FinTech company and helping build its sales and go-to-market engine.
Why Join StockPrompt.ai?
- Work at the intersection of AI + FinTech + Capital Markets.
- Work directly with the founding team and have significant ownership.
- Opportunity to build and shape the company's business development and go-to-market strategy.
- Exposure to customers across financial services, investment, and technology sectors.
- Fast-paced startup environment with significant learning and growth opportunities.
- Performance-driven role with the opportunity to grow as the company scales.
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