Business Development Intern
Job Title: Business Development Intern
Employment Type: Internship, W2, Authorized to work in the United States required
Reports to: Acting Director of Business Development and Marketing
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Job Location: Remote, no travel
Weekly Hours: 20 hours/wk (Cynuria core hours: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST)
Compensation: $ 1,874.60 (September 8, 2025 - December 5, 2025)
Benefits: Eligible for 401(k) participation (≥ 21 years of age)
About Us
Are you ready for a holistic view of management consulting while contributing to our development efforts to scale the business? Join our team at Cynuria for a unique opportunity!
Cynuria, a dynamic Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), delivers transformative human capital and learning solutions to a distinguished and expanding portfolio of federal, nonprofit, and commercial partners. Our core mission is to collaborate with organizations whose purpose resonates with our own – to unlock and accelerate organizational potential with transformative human capital and learning solutions. Guided by a profound belief in the power of connection, we leverage curiosity and empathy to cultivate optimal workplaces that empower today's evolving workforce to thrive.
Committed to exceptional service delivery and pioneering product development, our organization is anchored by the core tenets of Trust, Care, Learning Agility, Quality, and Impact. These values are operationalized through our human-centered methodology: Connect, Inspire, Transform. Our primary objective is to consistently provide our clients with superior, innovative, and transformative solutions. As an integral member of our team, you will be surrounded by this philosophy, benefiting from the mentorship of seasoned professionals. We take immense pride in our organizational culture and are confident that you will share this sentiment.
One of our former interns said "Cynuria gave me countless opportunities to learn and develop professional skills across multiple business functions. I quickly became more confident in my professional abilities, and everyone on the team went out of their way to make me feel welcome, valued, and to help me learn."
The Opportunity
You will support our Business Development team on a variety of activities as we scale business development initiatives and improve our processes.
Role Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Principal and other team members:
- Conduct in-depth market research and competitive intelligence to identify new growth opportunities, emerging trends, and strategic partnership avenues within the human capital, learning, and HR tech landscape across commercial, nonprofit, and federal sectors.
- Design and implement targeted business development initiatives, including identifying key decision-makers (CHROs, CLOs, HR Tech leaders) and advising on tailored outreach strategies to expand Cynuria's client base along with its new tech startup venture.
- Contribute to the strategic refinement of Cynuria's overall value proposition, go-to-market strategies, and thought leadership positioning to enhance market resonance and differentiation.
- Analyze client needs and market gaps to inform the development of new service offerings and solutions, particularly those integrating advanced technologies.
- Help the business development team draft proposals
- Store opportunity-related files as directed in the shared drive structure
- Maintain updates to customer relationship management tool
- Participate in internal staff meetings
- Daily use of Google workspace and the G-drive
Project Specific responsibilities may include:
- Zoho CRM management: Support the team in managing contacts, tracking leads, and updating client information in Zoho to ensure organized and accurate data, including managing workflow automations that leverage different AI models for enhanced efficiency.
- Researching Sources Sought notices: Identify and compile sources sought opportunities that align with Cynuria's service offerings.
- Quals refresh: Work on updating and maintaining qualifications documents, aligning them with the latest brand standards and Cynuria’s current capabilities.
- Copywriting support: Assist with writing and refining proposal content, client communications, and other BD-related materials, ensuring consistency and alignment with Cynuria’s voice and tone.
- Blog & resource development: Collaborate with the Marketing intern to research, draft, and publish informative blog posts and resources for the website.
You add the following required skills and experience to our team:
- Rising Sophomore, Junior or Senior
- Ability to think critically and solve problems through quantitative and quantitative analysis
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team
- Demonstrated research skills
- Attention to detail
- Adaptable to shifting priorities
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Proficiency with the Google suite of tools and working with AI tools to automate BD processes.
Work Environment and Physical Demands of the Job: Working remotely, all work is computer-based, including frequent video meetings. Core working hours on Eastern Standard Time.
Benefits: Eligible for 401(k) participation (>21 years of age).
EEO Commitment
Cynuria is an equal opportunity employer that empowers our people to fearlessly unlock and accelerate organizational potential and appreciates the power of a mission-driven workforce. We provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.