Business Development Executive / Manager – Recruitment & HR Services

Fisher Human Resource Consultancy; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Fisher Human Resource Consultancy in the UAE seeks a Business Development Executive/Manager to drive new business for recruitment and HR services across the UAE and GCC. You will cultivate relationships with HR leaders, hiring managers, business owners, and senior decision-makers, and lead outbound development, meetings, proposals, negotiations, and closing recruitment agreements.

Your role includes identifying clients needing recruitment, executive search, outsourcing, or HR consultancy;

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Marketing, or a related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify and target potential clients requiring recruitment, executive search, outsourcing, or HR consultancy services.

Skills

Business development

Sales

Recruitment

Staffing

HR consultancy

Professional services

Lead generation

Cold outreach

Negotiation

Closing

Presentation

Communication

Arabic language (advantage)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Human Resources/Marketing

Tools

CRM

LinkedIn

Job description

The Business Development Executive / Manager will be responsible for generating new business for Fisher’s recruitment and HR services. The role will focus on developing relationships with HR leaders, hiring managers, business owners, and senior decision-makers across the UAE and GCC. The successful candidate should be comfortable with outbound business development, client meetings, networking, proposal preparation, negotiation, and closing new recruitment agreements.

Identify and target potential clients requiring recruitment, executive search, outsourcing, or HR consultancy services.

Generate new business opportunities through cold calling, LinkedIn, email outreach, networking, referrals, and market research.

Build and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective clients.

Arrange and conduct meetings with HR Directors, Talent Acquisition leaders, business owners, and other key decision-makers.

Understand client recruitment challenges, hiring plans, organizational needs, and upcoming workforce requirements.

Present Fisher’s recruitment and HR solutions in line with each client’s requirements.

Prepare commercial proposals, recruitment agreements, presentations, and service offers.

Negotiate recruitment fees, terms, and commercial conditions with prospective clients.

Convert qualified opportunities into signed agreements and active recruitment assignments.

Maintain regular communication with existing clients and identify opportunities for repeat or additional business.

Work closely with Fisher’s recruitment team to ensure a smooth handover of new roles and client requirements.

Monitor recruitment activity and maintain visibility on client satisfaction and delivery.

Develop relationships with companies across targeted industries and sectors.

Track market activity, hiring trends, competitors, and potential business opportunities.

Maintain accurate records of leads, meetings, opportunities, proposals, and client activity within the CRM.

Represent Fisher at relevant networking events, conferences, exhibitions, and business meetings.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Marketing, or a related field is preferred.

Previous experience in business development, sales, recruitment, staffing, HR consultancy, or professional services.

Experience selling recruitment or staffing services is highly preferred.

Good understanding of the UAE recruitment and employment market.

Strong ability to generate leads and approach senior decision-makers.

Confident communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.

Commercial mindset with the ability to identify and close business opportunities.

Comfortable with cold outreach and target-driven business development.

Strong relationship-building and networking ability.

Ability to work independently and manage a sales pipeline from initial contact through to closing.

Strong English communication skills; Arabic would be an advantage.

Existing relationships within the UAE corporate market would be an advantage.

Requirements