Senior Business Development Manager, Direct Hire - Creative Staffing

MeeDerby; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mee Derby & Company is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager for a full-time remote position. The role focuses on permanent placement services, targeting marketing, creative, and tech sectors.

The ideal candidate will have extensive staffing industry experience and a strong track record in sales revenue generation. Responsibilities include managing client relationships, negotiating fee agreements, and effectively utilizing modern sales tools.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of staffing industry experience focusing on creative and digital marketing.
• Proven success in securing client agreements from cold outreach to close.
• Experience negotiating fee agreements and managing significant business accounts.

Responsibilities

• Identify, pursue, and close enterprise opportunities across marketing and tech.
• Manage the full sales lifecycle from outreach to placement.
• Engage with executive stakeholders in various functions.

Skills

Staffing industry experience

Sales revenue generation

Consultative selling

Negotiation skills

CRM systems proficiency

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Job description

Senior Business Development Manager, Direct Hire - Creative Staffing

Our client, a national award-winning creative, marketing, and tech workforce solutions agency, is hiring a Sr. Business Development Manager for a full-time remote position focused exclusively on permanent placement services.

Job Requirements

• 7+ years of staffing industry experience with a strong focus on creative, digital marketing staffing sales revenue generation.
• 3+ years selling into the creative, marketing, product, or tech verticals.
• Proven success in securing client agreements within mid‑market and enterprise accounts from cold outreach to close.
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage a significant book of business aligned to revenue targets.
• Experience negotiating fee agreements and terms of business.
• Proficiency using LinkedIn Sales Navigator, CRM systems, sales enablement platforms, and AI sales tools to drive consultative outreach.

Responsibilities

• Identify, pursue, and close enterprise and mid‑market temp, temp‑to‑perm and Direct Hire opportunities across marketing, creative, and tech verticals.
• Own the full permanent placement sales lifecycle from strategic outreach and job intake through offer negotiation and placement completion.
• Build and maintain a consistent pipeline of direct hire and contingent Direct Hire opportunities aligned to forecasted revenue goals.
• Engage executive stakeholders within Marketing, Creative, HR, Talent Acquisition, Procurement, and Strategic Sourcing functions.
• Sell consultatively by positioning Profiles as a strategic workforce solutions partner, guiding clients through hiring challenges and AI‑driven talent strategies.

This role requires disciplined forecasting, strong executive presence, and the ability to adopt emerging AI sales technologies while conversing confidently with clients about workforce evolution, automation, and AI‑related hiring needs.

Job Number 7968