Business Development Manager — IT & Core Technology Staffing Sales

The Planet Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Life insurance, short- and long-term

Job summary

The Planet Group is scaling its Technology staffing practice and is seeking a staffing sales hunter who speaks core IT and has sold contract and direct-hire talent directly to end-client accounts. This is an individual quota-carrying role for new logo development and expansion across software engineering, data, cloud, and cybersecurity.

You will own the full sales cycle, from outbound prospecting to discovery, pitching staffing solutions, negotiating terms, and closing MSAs and job orders.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of staffing/agency sales experience in IT or core technology.
• Proven ability to build a direct end-client book of business and hit targets.
• Comfort selling contract staffing and direct hire models; strong consultative skills.

Responsibilities

• New business development: build direct end-client relationships and new logo opportunities.
• Full sales cycle ownership from initial outreach to closing MSAs and job orders.
• Account growth: expand placements into multi-year staffing partnerships and upsell.

Skills

Staffing sales

Cold calling

Book of business

CRM/ATS discipline

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Bullhorn

Job description

Business Development Manager — IT & Core Technology Staffing Sales

About the Role

The Planet Group is scaling its Technology staffing practice, and we're looking for a staffing sales hunter who speaks core IT — someone who has sold contract and direct-hire technology talent directly into end-client accounts and knows the difference between a warm intro and a signed MSA.

This is an individual quota-carrying seller role: cold & warm outreach, pipeline building, and full-cycle closing. It is not a pre-sales, account management, or delivery-support position. If you want to build your own book mentality and get paid uncapped for it, keep reading.

You'll own new logo development and expansion for already established accounts for one of our fastest-growing verticals: general IT and core technology staffing across software engineering, data, cloud, and cybersecurity. This is direct end-client business selling straight to the companies doing the hiring, not through system integrators or subcontractor channels. You'll sell both contract (W2/1099) and direct-hire staffing solutions to CIOs, VPs of IT/Engineering, Procurement leaders, and hiring managers building out full-stack development, cloud, data, SDLC, and security teams.

What You'll Own

• New business development — build and work your own book of direct end-client business, targeting companies (including retail organizations) hiring for software development, cloud, data, and cybersecurity talent, through outbound prospecting, LinkedIn/Sales Navigator, referral networks, and market intel
• Full sales cycle ownership — from first outreach through discovery, pitching staffing solutions, negotiating rate/spread and contract terms, to closing MSAs and job orders
• Account growth — expand initial placements into multi-req, multi-year staffing partnerships; identify direct hire, SOW, and RPO upsell opportunities
• Market intelligence — track IT hiring trends, competitor activity, and emerging demand around AI/ML adoption, cloud migration, and cybersecurity hiring

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of staffing/agency sales experience, ideally selling into IT or core technology talent needs, this is a hunting role, not pre-sales, or account management
• A track record of self-generated pipeline: you're comfortable cold calling and prospecting, not just working inbound or handed leads
• Proven ability to build a book of business from scratch and hit spread/margin and revenue targets
• Comfort selling both contract staffing (spread-based) and direct hire (fee-based) models
• Strong consultative sales instincts; able to speak credibly with technical stakeholders about full-stack development, cloud/data platforms, and emerging AI/ML and cybersecurity skill sets without needing to be the technical expert, or leveraging Recruiter SME's to help.
• CRM/ATS discipline (Bullhorn or similar); accurate pipeline, activity, and forecast tracking
• Self-starter who thrives in a commission-driven, activity & production metrics environment
• Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent staffing sales experience will be considered
• Competitive base salary (commensurate with book of business and IT staffing experience) plus uncapped, weekly-spread commission
• Unlimited PTO
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Life insurance, short- and long-term disability

Why The Planet Group

We're one of the fastest-growing staffing firms in the U.S., with a dedicated Technology practice and global delivery reach across the U.S., Europe, India, and LATAM. If you've been closing IT staffing deals somewhere else and want a bigger book, better delivery support, and uncapped upside — let's talk.

The Planet Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.