People-First Business Development Specialist (Staffing)

PrideNow; Bernardsville (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

PrideNow in Bernardsville, NJ is seeking a Business Development Specialist to support top-of-funnel sales efforts. The role focuses on warm prospecting, building trusted client relationships, and delivering qualified opportunities to the sales team.

The ideal candidate has 1+ year in staffing or related outreach, strong CRM and MS Office skills, and a collaborative, growth-minded mindset. This onsite position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 1+ year staffing industry experience.
• Cold calling and outbound business development experience.
• Ability to build credibility and develop strong relationships with clients and candidates.
• Proficiency with MS Office; experience with ATS and CRM tools such as HubSpot preferred.
• Strong problem-solving skills in fast-paced environments.
• Career-driven and motivated to grow within recruiting.

Responsibilities

• Client prospecting and prospect list management.
• Prospect and build targeted lists of potential clients within your assigned market.
• Conduct cold calls, emails, and other outreach to identify and engage new business opportunities.
• Qualify inbound leads from marketing campaigns and convert them into sales opportunities.
• Deliver concise sales pitches and introduce qualified prospects to the sales team for deal development.
• Research market trends to identify new industries, companies, and growth opportunities.
• Maintain accurate pipeline activity, outreach tracking, and client data within the CRM system.
• Meet or exceed outreach, pipeline, and performance metrics while supporting overall revenue growth.

Skills

Staffing industry experience

Cold calling

Relationship building

MS Office

HubSpot/CRM tools

Problem solving

Career driven

Tools

HubSpot

Job description

PrideNow in Bernardsville, NJ is seeking a Business Development Specialist to support top-of-funnel sales efforts. The role focuses on warm prospecting, building trusted client relationships, and delivering qualified opportunities to the sales team.

The ideal candidate has 1+ year in staffing or related outreach, strong CRM and MS Office skills, and a collaborative, growth-minded mindset. This onsite position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.