Business Development - Recruitment Services (Remote, South Africa)
Keller Executive Search • South Africa
Posted: May 29, 2026
Job Description
Remote - South Africa
This is a position within Haldren and not with one of its clients.
Haldren is growing its internal business development function and is looking for a commercially minded BD executive to expand our client footprint across US and global markets. This is a fully remote role based in South Africa, focused on building lasting client relationships, identifying opportunities to grow and improve our service offering, and creating genuine long-term value for the clients and candidates we work with.
The ideal candidate is someone who leads with curiosity and relationship first — someone who understands client needs deeply, communicates with credibility, and knows how to develop trusted partnerships over time. If you are self-directed, people-oriented, and motivated by meaningful commercial impact, this role offers real scope and direct access to leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and engage prospective clients across US and international markets through structured outreach
- Run discovery conversations to understand client needs, hiring challenges, and business objectives
- Develop tailored proposals and positioning that align our services to client goals
- Manage client relationships across the full engagement lifecycle
- Map target accounts and develop multi-touch, multi-stakeholder engagement strategies
- Convert inbound leads and referrals into new client relationships
- Collaborate with internal delivery teams to ensure seamless client experience
- Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and client intelligence in target sectors
- Contribute to service improvement initiatives based on client feedback and market insight
- Contribute to BD strategy, messaging, and go-to-market planning
- Proven experience in business development or client relationship management, ideally within professional services, recruitment solutions, or a related B2B services environment
- Demonstrated success engaging US-based or international clients
- Strong understanding of client needs and the ability to develop trusted, long-term partnerships
- Ability to run structured discovery, qualify opportunities accurately, and develop compelling proposals
- Confident communicator across email, video, and phone — including with C-level stakeholders
- Disciplined CRM user with strong attention to pipeline hygiene and follow-through
- Self-directed and effective in a fully remote environment
- Strong written English to a professional services standard
Additional Content
Remote - South Africa
This is a position within Haldren and not with one of its clients.
Haldren is growing its internal business development function and is looking for a commercially minded BD executive to expand our client footprint across US and global markets. This is a fully remote role based in South Africa, focused on building lasting client relationships, identifying opportunities to grow and improve our service offering, and creating genuine long-term value for the clients and candidates we work with.
The ideal candidate is someone who leads with curiosity and relationship first — someone who understands client needs deeply, communicates with credibility, and knows how to develop trusted partnerships over time. If you are self-directed, people-oriented, and motivated by meaningful commercial impact, this role offers real scope and direct access to leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and engage prospective clients across US and international markets through structured outreach
- Run discovery conversations to understand client needs, hiring challenges, and business objectives
- Develop tailored proposals and positioning that align our services to client goals
- Manage client relationships across the full engagement lifecycle
- Map target accounts and develop multi-touch, multi-stakeholder engagement strategies
- Convert inbound leads and referrals into new client relationships
- Collaborate with internal delivery teams to ensure seamless client experience
- Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and client intelligence in target sectors
- Contribute to service improvement initiatives based on client feedback and market insight
- Contribute to BD strategy, messaging, and go-to-market planning
- Proven experience in business development or client relationship management, ideally within professional services, recruitment solutions, or a related B2B services environment
- Demonstrated success engaging US-based or international clients
- Strong understanding of client needs and the ability to develop trusted, long-term partnerships
- Ability to run structured discovery, qualify opportunities accurately, and develop compelling proposals
- Confident communicator across email, video, and phone — including with C-level stakeholders
- Disciplined CRM user with strong attention to pipeline hygiene and follow-through
- Self-directed and effective in a fully remote environment
- Strong written English to a professional services standard