The role

We are looking for an outreach professional who can find the right decision-makers and turn cold prospects into qualified opportunity discussions with our sales team. You will own outbound prospecting end-to-end on LinkedIn and email, from building the target list to booking the meeting, using AI throughout your workflow to research faster, personalise at scale and improve results week on week.

Key responsibilities

- Identify and research target accounts and decision-makers (CIOs, IT Directors, CFOs, Operations Heads) using LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Apollo.io or similar tools
- Use AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Apollo AI, Clay or similar) to research accounts, enrich prospect data and craft highly personalised messages at scale
- Run personalised LinkedIn outreach: connection requests, follow-ups, InMail and engagement with prospect content
- Plan and execute multi-step email sequences with strong deliverability and response rates
- Write sharp, relevant messaging that connects prospect business challenges to Microsoft-based solutions
- Nurture interested prospects and book qualified discovery calls / prospect discussions for the sales team
- Use AI to analyse campaign performance, identify winning messages and rapidly refine sequences
- Maintain accurate activity, response and pipeline records in the CRM and report results weekly

Must have





- 2+ years in outbound lead generation or business development for a software / IT services company
- Proven track record of booking qualified meetings through LinkedIn and email
- Hands-on with LinkedIn Sales Navigator and Apollo.io (or Lemlist, Instantly, ZoomInfo or similar)
- Hands-on use of generative AI and AI-powered sales tools in your outreach workflow, with examples of how AI improved your reply or meeting rates
- Excellent written English and a natural, persuasive writing style
- Comfortable working to weekly activity and meeting targets

Good to have

- Experience with a Microsoft Solutions Partner (strong advantage)
- Familiarity with the Microsoft ecosystem: Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Microsoft 365, Azure, Copilot
- Experience building AI-assisted workflows such as prompt libraries, automated research or AI-personalised sequences in Clay, Lemlist or Apollo
- Experience prospecting into US or international B2B markets
- CRM experience (HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho or Dynamics 365) and email deliverability basics

How success is measured Qualified chance discussions booked • Reply and connection acceptance rates • Lead-to-opportunity conversion • Pipeline data accuracy

How to apply

Apply with your resume, one outreach message or campaign result you are proud of, and a short note on how you use AI in your outreach.

📌 Business Development Executive - LinkedIn & Email Outreach (Chennai)
🏢 Veelead Solutions
📍 Chennai