Background

Praan (Praan, Inc.) is an impact focused deep-tech startup democratizing clean air using breakthrough filterless technology. The company is backed by top tier VCs and CXOs globally and currently operates between the United States and India. Our team puts extreme attention to detail and loves building technology that's aspirational. Praan's team and culture is positioned to empower people to solve large global problems at an accelerated pace.

Why?

Everyone worries about the dooms-day in climate change which is expected to occur in the 2050s. However, there's one doom's day which is the reality for millions of people around the world today. Air pollution takes more than 7 Million lives globally every single year.

Over 5% of premature children death occur due to air pollution in developing countries. Everyone has relied on governments or experts to solve the problem, but most solutions up until today have either been too expensive or too ineffective. Praan is an attempt at making the future cleaner, healthier, and safer for the generations to come.

The role

You'll own the architect, interior designer and developer ecosystem in your city — building the relationships that get Praan specified into projects, and driving those specifications through to closed, billed revenue. This is a true hunter seat: you open doors, you own the number, and you carry the deal from first design-stage conversation all the way to payment in the bank.

What you'll do

- Build and own deep relationships with top architects, interior designers, PMCs and developers in your market




- Drive specification-led sales — getting Praan designed into projects at the earliest stage
- Own the full deal cycle: pitch, technical proposal, commercial negotiation, close
- Lock payment terms and billing before projects mobilise — you own revenue, not just pipeline
- Track and convert your pipeline to collected cash, keeping receivables tight
- Represent Praan credibly in the design and architecture community

What we're looking for

- 5–7 years selling to architects, interior designers and developers — specification or project sales, where you got a product designed into projects and closed the deal.
- An existing network you can activate on day one — real relationships with architects, IDs, PMCs or developers in Mumbai/Delhi, ideally from premium building materials, lighting, sanitaryware, furniture or luxury interiors.
- A closer, not a pipeline-builder — you can point to specific deals you personally won, with real numbers, not team wins.
- Commercial ownership — you lock payment terms up front, structure milestone billing, and chase collections. A delivered project sitting unbilled is your problem, not finance's.
- Credibility with designers — architects treat you as a peer who understands their world, not just a vendor pitching product.
- Based in Mumbai/Delhi (or ready to relocate), and comfortable owning a number in a fast-moving startup.

Praan is an equal prospect employer and does not discriminate based on race, religion, caste, gender, disability or any other criteria. We just care about working with outstanding human beings!

📌 Senior Business Development Manager (Mumbai)
🏢 Praan
📍 Mumbai