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Director of Business Development (Staffing and Recruitment Firm)

Director of Business Development (Staffing and Recruitment Firm)

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Toronto, Canada

$ 300,000 /year

Full Time

18-08-2025

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Skills

Communication Leadership Negotiation Strategic thinking Sales Marketing Recruitment business development

Job Specifications

Company Description

Dawn - Job Search is revolutionizing the job search process with its innovative app that allows candidates to create video resumes. This modern approach provides hiring managers with a dynamic way to assess candidates, giving them a preview of an actual interview. In addition to video resumes, the app features a wealth of professional content, offering career tips and insights in a TikTok style format.

Dawn is expanding its recruitment services, and looking for a superstar with established list of clients who they can bring into the company and continue to grow this new business line. Dawn already has a full recruitment services team and technology for support.

Role Description

The Director of Business Development will be responsible for driving new business development, executing business planning, and lead generation. Primary focus is to secure recruiment contracts with corporate clients.

The role also involves contract negotiation and managing client accounts. The candidate will strategize and implement growth opportunities for the firm.

This role is for founder status, with equity earned within 3-6 months based on clients brought to Dawn. There will be no salary for the first 3-6 months, commissions only. After meeting performance expectations, a salary of $300k per annum + commissions + 10%-20% equity will be given.

Qualifications

Skills in New Business Development and Lead Generation in recruitment services
Business development of SaaS offerings
Experience in Business Planning and Contract Negotiation
Competence in Account Management
Strong leadership and strategic thinking abilities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Proven ability to meet sales goals and work under pressure
Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field
Previous experience in the staffing and recruitment industry is a plus

About the Company

A picture says a thousand words, how about a video? A million words? Does a text-based resume really demonstrate all your qualities? Imagine an app that lets you highlight yourself in a short video! A video resume helps a hiring manager by seeing how a candidate presents, basically a preview of an actual interview. They have the power to SEE dozens of candidates in a few minutes. Dawn app also has tons of professional video content of useful career tips, ideas, and mindsets from leaders, managers, influencers, and thinkers l... Know more