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Working alongside experienced Account Managers, the intern will gain practical experience in consultative technology sales while contributing to live customer opportunities and business development activities.\nResponsibilities:\nBusiness Development & Prospecting\nResearch target industries, organizations, and key decision-makers to identify potential business opportunities.\nSupport lead generation activities through outbound calls, emails, LinkedIn, industry events, and other relevant channels.\nAssist in qualifying prospective customers by understanding their business requirements, priorities, budget, and timelines.\nMaintain accurate prospect information and support the development of high-quality target account lists.\nCustomer Engagement & Sales Support\nSupport Account Managers in preparing for customer discovery meetings, including company research, account information, and briefing materials.\nParticipate in customer meetings, presentations, and discussions alongside Account Managers to gain practical exposure to consultative technology sales.\nAssist with customer follow-ups, proposals, presentations, and other sales-related activities.\nDevelop an understanding of customer business challenges and how ZainTECH’s technology solutions can address their requirements.\nPipeline & CRM Management\nMaintain accurate and up-to-date CRM records, including customer activities, opportunity stages, follow-up actions, and next steps.\nSupport Account Managers in monitoring opportunities and maintaining visibility across the sales pipeline.\nAssist with sales reporting and other operational activities required to support effective account management.\nEnsure agreed customer and internal follow-up actions are completed within required timelines.\nLearning & Development\nDevelop knowledge of ZainTECH’s technology portfolio, including Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data & AI, and Digital Solutions.\nBuild an understanding of prospecting, lead qualification, consultative selling, account management, and opportunity management.\nLearn how technology solutions are positioned against customer business requirements and challenges.\nDevelop practical communication, presentation, negotiation, and customer engagement skills through direct exposure to the Sales and Account Management teams.\nOur Culture & Code of Conduct:\nAt ZainTECH, we take pride in a culture built on collaboration, innovation, and uncompromising integrity. We are looking for individuals who share these values and are committed to customer-centricity and ethical excellence. All employees are expected to uphold our Code of Conduct, which serves as a guiding framework for responsible behavior across everything we do - from how we work with each other to how we engage with clients and partners globally.\nRequirements\nFresh graduates and candidates with up to one year of internship or early-career experience are encouraged to apply.\nStrong interest in developing a career in business development, technology sales, or account management.\nStrong verbal and written communication skills with confidence engaging with different stakeholders.\nGood organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple activities and follow-up actions.\nProactive, curious, and willing to learn about technology, customer businesses, and different industries.\nResilient and comfortable working within a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.\nFluent written and spoken English; additional languages are an advantage.\nBachelor’s degree or currently completing a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Technology, Engineering, or another relevant discipline.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4162,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Artificial Intelligence","Cybersecurity","Information Security"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-30T10:33:40Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":84,"reasons":["conf:5","win:early","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/zaintech-business-development-associate-intern","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/zaintech-business-development-associate-intern.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T19:19:45Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1866,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3134,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}