Recruiting Manager

Engage Search invites an ambitious business development professional to join our onsite executive recruiting practice in Brentwood, TN as a Recruiting Manager. This role combines strategic relationship building with senior level selling, offering a clear path to expanding a high impact executive search capability. You will engage with senior decision makers, drive new business growth, and contribute to a culture that prioritizes leadership excellence, collaboration, and measurable impact. Compensation includes a base salary in the range of USD 75,000 to 95,000 per year plus commission, along with comprehensive benefits.

Responsibilities

• Identify, prospect, and win new clients seeking executive search and leadership talent solutions
• Build relationships with C level executives, CHROs, VPs of Talent Acquisition, and other business leaders
• Sell services tailored to client needs
• Develop a strategic territory or industry focus to sustain pipeline growth
• Lead high level discovery meetings to understand organizational structure, hiring needs, and leadership gaps
• Present tailored executive search solutions and value propositions
• Negotiate contracts, search agreements, and engagement terms
• Collaborate closely with executive recruiters and research teams to ensure successful search execution
• Maintain a robust pipeline and accurate forecast using CRM tools
• Stay current on executive compensation trends, leadership hiring strategies, and market intelligence
• Represent the firm at executive networking events, industry conferences, and leadership forums

Requirements

• 3 to 7+ years of business development or sales experience, with executive search or professional staffing strongly preferred
• Proven success selling high value, consultative services to senior decision makers
• Strong understanding of executive recruiting processes and leadership hiring cycles
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with C suite and VP level stakeholders
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and presentation skills
• Self-starter with solid pipeline management and closing ability
• Experience using CRM systems such as Salesforce or Bullhorn

Technologies

• Salesforce
• Bullhorn

Benefits

• Competitive base salary plus commission
• High earning potential tied to executive search placements and retained contracts
• Performance-based bonuses
• Health and dental insurance
• PTO and paid holidays
• Opportunity to grow within a high performance executive search practice