New Client Acquisition Specialist

About the Role

We are seeking experienced Lead Generation Specialists or Business Development Executives to join our team in a fully remote, full-time position focused on new client acquisition within the US staffing and recruitment sector. This role is ideal for sales-driven, goal-oriented, and financially motivated professionals looking to advance their career along an Account Manager path.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the complete business development cycle focused on lead generation and acquiring new clients in the US staffing, recruitment, and executive search market.
• Sell executive search and recruitment services to both new and existing clients via cold calls, outbound presentations, and networking.
• Formulate and execute sales strategies to cultivate business and discover new opportunities in your geographic focus area.
• Identify and engage new corporate clients, from small to mid-market segments.
• Establish strong relationships with HR leaders, talent heads, founders, CXOs, and business executives.
• Offer recruitment solutions encompassing executive search, leadership hiring, and specialized mandates.
• Collaborate with recruitment and delivery teams to ensure client satisfaction and encourage repeat business.
• Maintain and report on sales pipelines, forecasts, and deal closures systematically.
• Stay informed about industry trends, talent demands, and market intelligence relevant to recruitment.

Candidate Profile

• 2 to 6 years of experience in lead generation, SaaS, staffing, or business development within the US recruitment or staffing marketplace.
• Experience working with recruitment agencies, executive search firms, or staffing and engineering consulting companies especially in mechanical, manufacturing, electrical, or electronic domains.
• Proven ability to generate new client relationships in the US recruitment market.
• Strong understanding of recruitment life cycles, fee structures, and hiring models.
• Experience selling to US corporations, multinational companies, GCC businesses, or fast-growing startups.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Self-motivated, target-focused, and capable of managing high-responsibility tasks independently.

Preferred Qualifications

• An existing HR or CXO network within one or more industries.
• Experience with retained or leadership hiring mandates.
• Exposure to sectors such as engineering, GCC markets, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, BFSI, or services industries.

Compensation Details

• Stable monthly base salary of INR 25,000 to 27,000, dependent on experience.
• Placement bonus: 2% of the fee collected from the client for each placement secured.
• Performance incentives including:
  • ₹25,000 one-time payment from fees collected per client.
  • ₹500 per approved, qualified job order posted to ATS.
  • ₹1,000 for each client agreement signed on-boarding talent.

Work Schedule

The role requires working from 5:30 PM IST to 2:30 AM IST, accommodating the US market hours.

Ideal Candidate

This opportunity suits business development professionals currently engaged with US small to mid-sized recruitment or staffing firms, SaaS or bench sales companies, and banking sales. It's also attractive to consultants seeking a transition from delivery to client-facing sales roles and ambitious sales personnel aiming for accelerated career growth with high visibility.