Business Development Executive – Prospecting

AI Square Ltd. is seeking a proactive and research-driven Business Development Executive to support its international business development efforts. This full-time, onsite role is based in Karachi and focuses on lead generation and prospect qualification within the U.S. market. The position involves conducting detailed research, cold calling, outreach, and appointment setting but does not include sales closing, price negotiation, or revenue management. The successful candidate will work night shifts aligned with U.S. business hours and collaborate closely with internal teams to ensure smooth handover of qualified leads.

Key Responsibilities

- Research and identify potential prospects and business opportunities in the U.S. market.
- Conduct online research to find relevant companies, professionals, and decision-makers.
- Build and maintain accurate databases of prospects and leads.
- Make outbound cold calls to U.S.-based prospects professionally and effectively.
- Execute outreach via email, LinkedIn, and other business communication channels.
- Initiate conversations to introduce the company and its services to potential clients.
- Qualify leads based on predefined criteria and business needs.
- Follow up consistently with prospects through calls, emails, and other communication methods.
- Schedule meetings with qualified prospects and coordinate with internal teams for next steps.
- Maintain detailed records of calls, outreach activities, responses, and prospect status updates.
- Monitor U.S. market trends to identify new business opportunities.
- Prepare regular reports on lead generation, cold calling, and outreach efforts.
- Collaborate with internal teams to ensure seamless transition of qualified leads.
- Support business development initiatives and meet assigned lead generation and outreach KPIs.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field.
- Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience in business development, lead generation, telemarketing, cold calling, market research, or outbound outreach.
- Proven experience with cold calling and outbound prospecting.
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
- Comfortable making outbound calls and engaging professionally with U.S.-based prospects.
- Strong online research and prospect identification abilities.
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships.
- Strong follow-up and coordination skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to work the U.S. night shift from Karachi.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

- Experience working with or targeting the U.S. market is highly preferred.
- Familiarity with U.S. healthcare prospects is an advantage but not mandatory.
- Knowledge of CRM software is beneficial.
- The role offers a competitive monthly salary range of PKR 60,000 – 70,000.
- Work schedule is Monday to Friday, 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, aligning with U.S. business hours.

This role is focused on research, prospect identification, cold calling, outreach, lead qualification, follow-up, meeting setting, and internal handover. It is a non-closing business development position, emphasizing opportunity generation without involvement in final sales closing or pricing negotiations.