Business Development Executive in Chennai

Location: Chennai
Experience: 0–3 Years
Industry: Publishing / Consulting / Sales

About Notion Press

Notion Press is India’s largest publishing platform for independent authors. Over the past 13 years, we have helped over 185,000 authors publish and sell their books in more than 150 countries.

Our mission is simple-  make publishing accessible to anyone with a story to tell.

Through our technology platform and publishing expertise, we enable writers to transform their ideas into professionally published books that reach readers across the world.

Today, a new book is published through Notion Press every 30 minutes.

We are a 170+ member team based in India and are now expanding our presence into Singapore, Malaysia, and UAE

At Notion Press, you’ll work at the intersection of technology, publishing, and creativity, helping authors turn their ideas into books that inspire readers everywhere.

What You'll Do

• Speak with aspiring authors who have registered on the Notion Press platform

• Understand their book ideas, goals, and publishing needs

• Recommend the right publishing solutions for them

• Guide authors through the publishing process

• Build trust and long-term relationships with authors

• Achieve sales targets consistently while maintaining a high-quality author experience

NOTE: You DO NOT need publishing experience or prior sales experience to apply for this role.

What We're Looking For

You may be a great fit if you:

• Have 0 - 3 years of experience in sales / consulting

• Are comfortable speaking with people over phone and email

• Have good spoken and written English

• Are confident, curious, and enjoy solving problems

• Are motivated by targets, incentives, and career growth

• Can work independently and take ownership of your results
  
  

Bonus if you:

• Speak multiple languages

• Enjoy reading books, writing, or creative conversations

• Have worked in sales or client-facing roles before
  
  

Why Join Notion Press

• Work with India’s leading publishing platform

• Interact with interesting people from all walks of life

• Be part of a fast-growing startup with global expansion plans

• Learn consultative sales and business development

• Opportunity to grow into senior sales and leadership roles

Why our teams love working at Notion Press

• “I had a wonderful manager who cared about our team. In fact, unlike other companies, you’ll find that you can even walk into the CEO’s office to talk shop and they’d be open to it” 

• “You not only get really good at the role you join here to do, but NP is a great place to learn how a business is run for when you want to start a business of your own” - Vishal

• “I worked at NP for 4.5 years and I’m at a different company now. But I’m able to do well here only because I learnt a lot at Notion Press” 

• “I’ve been with NP for over 10 years, and I’ve loved every minute of helping our company grow”
  
  

Benefits

• Competitive salary + incentives

• Employee Stock Options (ESOPs)

• Health insurance

• Paid Vacation time off

• Learning and development opportunities to build other professional skills

• Transparent and collaborative work culture
  
  

Diversity & Inclusion

Notion Press is proud to be an equal opportunity employer; we don’t just value diversity, we promote and celebrate it. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. As of January 2021, we have achieved our ‘Gender diversity' goals. Women comprise fifty percent of our workforce.