Remote Business Development Representative

NextPlay Recruitment; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

NextPlay Recruitment is seeking a Business Development Representative to open doors, identify actively hiring companies, and set up discovery calls for our leadership team. You will be the first voice potential clients hear, prospecting owners, HR leaders, and hiring managers across industries.

You will build targeted lists, reach out by phone, email, and LinkedIn, qualify opportunities, and book meetings that drive real hiring outcomes for clients while reporting into leadership.

Qualifications

• 1+ year in sales, business development, lead generation, or client-facing roles.
• Comfortable outbound calls and writing short, professional emails.
• Organized, self-directed with strong follow-up.
• Familiar with CRM, LinkedIn, and basic spreadsheets.
• Experience in staffing, recruiting, or B2B services is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Research and build lists of companies actively hiring in target industries.
• Reach out by phone, email, and LinkedIn to introduce NextPlay Recruitment and start conversations.
• Respond quickly to inbound inquiries from website and social channels.
• Qualify opportunities by learning company open roles, timeline, and hiring challenges.
• Book discovery calls for leadership and ensure meetings are confirmed and prepared.
• Follow up with prospects who are not ready and keep them warm over time.
• Keep all contacts, notes, and next steps in the CRM up to date.
• Provide market feedback to sharpen messaging and services.

Skills

Sales experience

Lead generation

Client-facing

CRM proficiency

Communication

Tools

CRM

LinkedIn

Spreadsheets

Job description

Overview

NextPlay Recruitment is adding a Business Development Representative to our internal team. This is a role for someone who likes to open doors: find businesses that are hiring, start the conversation, and set up discovery calls for our leadership team. Every meeting you book is a company that gets real help with its hiring, and a win you can point to.

You are the first voice most new clients hear from NextPlay. You will spend your days reaching out to owners, HR leaders, and hiring managers, learning what they need, and showing them how a recruiting partner takes the hiring load off their plate.

What You'll Do

• Research and build lists of companies that are actively hiring in our target industries
• Reach out by phone, email, and LinkedIn to introduce NextPlay and start conversations
• Respond quickly to inbound inquiries from our website and social channels
• Qualify each opportunity by learning the company's open roles, timeline, and hiring challenges
• Book discovery calls for leadership and make sure every meeting is confirmed and prepared
• Follow up with prospects who were not ready yet and keep them warm over time
• Keep every contact, note, and next step current in our CRM
• Share what you hear from the market so we can sharpen our messaging and services

Who Fits

• One or more years in sales, business development, lead generation, or a client-facing role
• Comfortable making outbound calls and writing short, professional emails
• Curious about how businesses hire and genuinely interested in solving their problems
• Organized, self-directed, and consistent with follow-up
• Confident with a CRM, LinkedIn, and basic spreadsheets, or quick to learn them
• Experience in staffing, recruiting, or B2B services is a plus and not required
• A quiet home workspace with reliable high-speed internet
• Authorization to work in the United States

What's Offered

• A full-time, fully remote, salaried position on the NextPlay Recruitment team
• Base salary of $60,000 to $75,000 per year, based on experience
• Performance bonuses tied to the meetings you book and the clients who come on board
• A clear outreach process, scripts, and templates to start strong from week one
• Direct work with company leadership and a real voice in how we grow
• Room to grow into senior business development or account management as the team expands
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• A flexible schedule

NextPlay Recruitment provides reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities throughout the application and interview process. To request one, reach us through the Contact page on this site.

About NextPlay Recruitment

NextPlay Recruitment helps businesses find, engage, and hire the people who move them forward.

NextPlay Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer.