Business Development Manager

Experis; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401K with company match

20 days PTO

Annual tropical vacation

Job summary

Experis, a ManpowerGroup brand, seeks an experienced Business Development Manager in the Houston area to grow strategic energy accounts.

You’ll drive account growth, strengthen client partnerships, and deliver technology staffing solutions aligned with business needs, partnering with senior leaders as a trusted advisor.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3+ years of professional work experience.
• At least 1 year of staffing industry experience.
• Preferred: 3–5+ years of client-facing business development or sales experience.
• Experience selling IT staffing, technology services, or workforce solutions.

Responsibilities

• Drive account growth and strengthen client partnerships in the energy sector.
• Identify opportunities and present IT staffing and workforce solutions that create value for clients and Experis.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients and senior business and technology leaders.
• Meet or exceed performance targets through proactive outreach and consultative selling.

Skills

Sales experience

Staffing industry experience

Relationship building

Communication

Onsite collaboration

Energy sector awareness

Education

High school diploma

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Business Development Manager based in or near the Houston Spring/The Woodlands area to support one of Experis’ long-standing strategic enterprise accounts in the energy industry. In this role, you will drive account growth, strengthen client partnerships, and deliver technology staffing and workforce solutions that align with evolving business needs. Partnering with senior business and technology leaders, you will serve as a trusted advisor and identify opportunities that create long-term value for both the client and Experis.

Description - External

Drive the growth of the Experis clients you serve, while doing the same for your career!

Build your career with Experis, a ManpowerGroup company. Through regular, honest and meaningful career conversations, and other tools designed to guide self-discovery, we'll help you become an expert in the in-demand world of IT and forge a career path that's right for you. All while:

Working with our exceptional clients!

From global tech giants to transformational start-ups, our team gets to help some of the world's most impactful, innovative, and recognizable organizations.

Getting the rewards you deserve

Our compensation includes a culture that recognizes and celebrates the contribution of our colleagues in meaningful ways that support their well-being and lifestyle, including:

• Competitive base salary plus uncapped commissions
• Comprehensive benefits include Medical, Dental, Life, Vision and Disability insurance
• 401K with a Company match
• 20 days paid time off
• An annual paid tropical vacation for our top performers to recognize their contributions

Being part of an inspiring culture.

We value and encourage the broad range of perspectives and capabilities our employee diversity brings to our organization and to our stakeholders. Fostering an inclusive culture is about more than just policies—it’s about making sure that we create an environment where talent from all backgrounds can thrive and feel comfortable so they can advance their careers and our business.

• Our five Business Resource Groups are just one way our employees can continue to build our culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
• We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the thirteenth year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.

How you’ll make an impact as an Experis Business Development Manager

Put People to Work!

• Putting people to work is our organization’s purpose, and your role is front and center. Use your network and our tools to identify and connect with potential new clients who are looking for solutions to solve their talent and IT challenges; you will learn about their needs and then share how Experis and ManpowerGroup can help them overcome those challenges as well as other ways we can support their talent strategy.
• Service our existing clients by providing them with solutions for new challenges that arise, then drive deeper and consult with them on their talent needs and share how they can leverage Experis and ManpowerGroup to solve them
• Hit your performance targets by being goal-oriented, by taking initiative, and by remaining agile in this fast-paced industry

Develop Relationships!

• Authentically connect with clients and potential clients in your market to drive their loyalty
• Leverage our industry leading thought leadership and other materials to help you become your clients’ talent partner and the person they call on when they think of IT talent.

Build your Career with Purpose!

• We know your continued development fuels our future success. We’ll help you grow into an expert in the fast-paced and in-demand world of IT. After all, unlocking talent is what we do. With training, coaching, and mentoring opportunities, we empower our employees with the tools they need to reach their professional goals.

• Many of our BDMs grow their sales career into market leadership where they unlock the potential of other sellers and possibly even own all aspects of their market - or beyond!
• Others dig in and build even deeper sales capabilities and expand their scale in their BDM role – and their resulting compensation!

Qualifications - External

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional work experience.
• At least 1 year of staffing industry experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of client-facing business development, account management, or sales experience.
• Experience selling IT staffing, technology services, technology consulting, or workforce solutions.
• Experience managing and growing strategic or enterprise accounts.
• Ability to build relationships and influence executive-level business and technology stakeholders.
• Identifying, developing, and expanding business opportunities.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and consultative selling skills.
• Ability to work onsite with clients as business needs require.

Nice to have:

• Industry experience within Energy, Oil & Gas, Industrial, or related sectors.
• Experience navigating complex, highly matrixed organizations.
• Background supporting enterprise technology initiatives and workforce programs.

Key Success Attributes

• Builds and expands client relationships to drive business growth.
• Prioritizes exceptional client service and long-term partnerships.
• Identifies opportunities to expand existing accounts.
• Serves as a trusted advisor by educating clients on workforce and technology solutions.
• Collaborates effectively across teams to achieve business objectives.
• Demonstrates resilience, perseverance, and accountability.
• Takes initiative and proactively pursues growth opportunities.
• Learns quickly and adapts to changing business and client needs.

Experis® is a global leader in IT professional resourcing, permanent recruitment, project solutions and managed services specializing in Business Transformation, Cloud and Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Digital Workspace and Enterprise Applications. As digital transformation and acute skills shortages in tech continue unabated, Experis delivers talent with the powerful combination of in-demand technical skills together with the soft skills that are critical for business success. Through Experis Academy we work with a broad range of technical schools and universities to design and deliver curriculum for in-demand skills that can be immediately applied on the job. Experis is part of the ManpowerGroup family of brands, which also includes Manpower and Talent Solutions. To learn more, visit www.experis.com

ManpowerGroup is proud to be an equal opportunity affirmative action workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all employees. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, political ideology, ancestry, the presence of any physical, sensory, or mental disabilities, or other legally protected status.

A strong commitment is made by each employee and is necessary to ensure equal employment opportunity for all. ManpowerGroup is an inclusive workplace that will recruit, hire, train, and promote persons of all job titles, and ensure all other personnel actions are administered without regard to non-merit-based characteristics of individuals.

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