Freelance Business Development Consultant IT Staffing

Your tasks

• Client Acquisition: Identify, prospect, and secure new clients with ongoing permanent IT and technology recruitment requirements across India.
• Relationship Development: Leverage an established professional network to build and maintain strong relationships with CIOs, CHROs, Talent Acquisition leaders, hiring managers, business unit heads, and other key decision-makers.
• Strategic Business Development: Arrange and lead client meetings, present specialized IT staffing and recruitment solutions, and demonstrate the value of tailored hiring support.
• Commercial Negotiations: Lead discussions on pricing, contractual terms, and service agreements to secure vendor empanelments, staffing contracts, and long-term client partnerships.
• Market Expansion: Identify new business opportunities across product companies, GCCs, captive centers, IT services providers, and large enterprise organizations.
• Internal Collaboration: Coordinate with the recruitment delivery team to communicate client requirements, facilitate smooth handovers, and support effective recruitment execution.
• Account Growth: Nurture existing client relationships to encourage repeat business, strengthen partnerships, and generate recurring commission opportunities.

Requirements

• Professional Experience: At least 8 years of proven business development experience in IT staffing, recruitment consulting, executive search, or a closely related industry.
• Established Industry Network: An active, well-developed network of decision-makers across IT services companies, GCCs, captive centers, product organizations, and enterprises in India.
• Market Expertise: Strong understanding of the Indian IT recruitment landscape, domestic technology hiring needs, and emerging technology trends.
• Business Development Skills: Demonstrated ability to identify prospects, generate leads, develop client relationships, manage sales pipelines, and convert opportunities into signed agreements.
• Negotiation and Presentation: Excellent communication, presentation, persuasion, and commercial negotiation skills, with the confidence to engage senior stakeholders.
• Relationship Management: A proactive, commercially minded approach to building trust, maintaining long-term partnerships, and identifying opportunities for account expansion.
• Autonomy and Initiative: Ability to work independently, manage priorities, organize a flexible schedule, and deliver results in a fully remote freelance environment.
• Collaboration: Willingness to work closely with recruitment delivery specialists to align client expectations with hiring requirements and delivery capabilities.

What we offer

• Competitive Earning Potential: Annual compensation range of INR 1,000,000–2,000,000, as advertised, with a performance-based commission structure offering uncapped earning potential. Actual earnings may depend on business generated and applicable commission terms.
• Recurring Revenue Opportunities: Potential to earn recurring commissions from repeat business and long-term client accounts.
• Fully Remote Work: Work from anywhere in India without a mandatory office presence.
• Flexible Schedule: Enjoy complete autonomy over your working hours, schedule, and business development approach.
• Extensive Market Opportunities: Freedom to pursue clients across the domestic Indian market, including product companies, GCCs, captive centers, and enterprise organizations.
• Dedicated Recruitment Support: Collaborate with an experienced delivery team equipped to support specialized technology hiring across SAP, Salesforce, AI/ML, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and data engineering.
• Focus on Business Growth: Concentrate on client acquisition and relationship building while the recruitment team manages candidate sourcing and delivery.
• Independent Partnership Model: Build your business development activity around your existing network, market knowledge, and professional strengths.

Other

How Jobgether works We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best! Why Apply Through Jobgether?

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