Account Executive | Staffing & Recruitment Industry

Green Key Resources; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k

PTO and holidays

Referral bonus program

AI tools and recruiting tech

Laptop provided

Training and mentorship

Leadership exposure

Team culture events

Job summary

Green Key Resources is seeking an experienced agency recruitment professional to join our growing team in a hybrid role across NYC/Midtown, Melville, and Morristown. The position blends business development, account management, and 360 recruiting, ideal for someone who wants to produce while helping scale our professional services division on the East Coast.

The successful candidate will manage client accounts, build candidate pipelines, and develop strategies to engage top talent, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years of agency recruiting, staffing, sales, or business development experience.
• Proven success in a 360 recruiting or client-facing sales environment.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and negotiation skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong desire to build, grow, and exceed goals.
• Industry expertise in Professional Services, Finance & Accounting, Legal, HR.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow client accounts through consistent communication and long-term relationships.
• Drive business development via networking, referrals, cold outreach, and market mapping.
• Build candidate pipelines using ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals and sourcing tools.
• Evaluate skill sets and match candidates to client hiring needs.
• Develop creative strategies to engage active and passive candidates.
• Advise clients on hiring trends, talent availability, and workforce planning.
• Collaborate with leadership on office growth and recruiting strategy.
• Continue billing while supporting division growth.

Skills

Staffing sales

Business development

Account management

360 recruiting

Client-facing sales

Negotiation

Relationship-building

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Location: Office locations in NYC (Midtown), Melville, and Morristown - Hybrid

Compensation: Competitive base salary + uncapped commission structure

Experience Level: Ideally 3+ years of staffing sales/new business development or full desk recruitment (Professional Services, Finance & Accounting, or related verticals preferred)

The role involves individual production through sales and 360 recruitment, so staffing sales experience is essential. There will also be opportunities to contribute to team growth and take on leadership responsibilities early on as well.

Position Overview

Green Key Resources is seeking an experienced agency recruitment professional to join our growing team. This opportunity is ideal for a successful 360, business developer/account manager, or senior leader that is also producing who wants to continue producing while also helping build and scale our professional services division in across the east coast and options to build into further territories across the US

This role combines business development, account management, and recruiting, offering the opportunity to make an immediate impact while helping shape the future growth of the office

Green Key is an established national staffing firm with specialized practices across Finance & Accounting, AEC, Technology, Professional Services, Legal, and Life Sciences. While experience in these sectors is preferred, we are open to recruiters from various agency backgrounds

The ideal candidate is entrepreneurial, relationship-driven, financially motivated, and excited by the opportunity to influence growth strategy while maintaining a successful desk.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and grow client accounts through consistent communication, exceptional service, and long-term relationship building
• Drive business development efforts through networking, referrals, cold outreach, and market mapping
• Build and maintain strong candidate pipelines utilizing ATS platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, and other sourcing tools
• Evaluate specialized skill sets and match candidates to client hiring needs
• Develop creative strategies to engage both active and passive candidates
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients on hiring trends, talent availability, compensation, and workforce planning
• Collaborate with leadership on office growth initiatives, recruiting strategy, and market expansion opportunities
• Continue billing while contributing to the development and long-term success of the division

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary with uncapped commission
• Earning potential ranging from $150,000–$400,000+ annually in commissions on top of base salary, depending on production and level of responsibility
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401k
• Generous PTO, paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave
• Employee referral bonus program
• Advanced AI tools and recruiting technology
• Company-issued laptop and equipment from day one
• Ongoing training, mentorship, and professional development
• Opportunity to partner directly with leadership and influence office growth
• Collaborative culture featuring holiday parties, happy hours, team outings, summer half-day Fridays, and more

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• 3+ years of agency recruiting, staffing, sales, or business development experience
• Proven success in a 360 recruiting or client-facing sales environment
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and negotiation skills
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong desire to build, grow, and exceed goals
• Industry expertise in Professional Services, Finance & Accounting, Legal, HR

Green Key Resources offers eligible employees medical, dental, and vision coverage; health savings and indemnity options; life, accident, and short and long-term disability coverage; commuter benefits; an employee assistance and work-life program; a retirement savings plan; paid time off and holidays; and parental leave. This position includes incentive compensation in addition to base salary. Eligibility, plan terms, and incentive structure vary by position and location and will be provided during the hiring process.

If you're looking for an opportunity to continue building a successful desk while helping shape the growth of a high-performing division, we'd love to connect