Business Development Executive, Retained Search Practice
Job Description
Our client is a well-established and highly reputable woman-owned professional staffing and search firm based in Atlanta. They are looking to hire a Business Development Executive to add to their Retained Search practice to focus exclusively on generating new retained search engagements.
You will partner closely with the Division President to expand the practice, leveraging existing brand credibility, relationships, and marketing support while building your own book of business.
What you’ll do:
- Drive new business through retained executive search sales
- Develop and manage relationships with C-suite stakeholders (CEO, CIO, CTO, CPO, CISO, CFO, COO, etc.)
- Leverage existing success stories and brand credibility to win new engagements
- Build and maintain a strong pipeline of executive-level search opportunities
- Attend and actively participate in networking events across Atlanta and Georgia
- Collaborate with internal leadership and delivery teams to ensure successful engagement kickoff
- Contribute to achieving division revenue goals (target ~$1.3M annually)
What you need:
- Proven experience selling retained executive search (required)
- Demonstrated success closing searches at the C-suite level, particularly in technology
- Experience working directly with senior executives and board-level stakeholders
- Strong personal network and ability to generate new client relationships
- Track record of consistent production with minimal job-hopping
- Confidence and presence to sit across from CEOs and senior leadership
- Highly driven, self-sufficient, and growth-oriented mindset
- Preferred Experience:
- Focus on technology leadership roles (CIO, CTO, CPO, Engineering, Data/AI, Security)
- Experience in nonprofit executive search (CEO, Chief Development Officer) is a plus
- Familiarity with the Atlanta/Georgia market
What you’ll get:
You’ll step into a division with:
- Existing credibility and marquee placements
- Strong leadership and mentorship
- Clear growth targets and autonomy to achieve them
Our client is motivated to hire! Send your resume to jennifer@meederby.com for immediate consideration.
Job Nu,ber 7832
Additional Information
MeeDerby is an executive search firm uniquely dedicated to serving the staffing industry. For nearly three decades, we've helped thousands of executives, managers, senior sales and senior recruiters who have worked in staffing find their place in this robust industry. You spend your days helping people find the perfect job. Don’t you deserve a partner who can do the same for you? Leverage our hard-won connections to take the next step in your staffing career.
Meet Your Recruiter
Jennifer Tucker
Director and Executive Recruiter
Jennifer has more than 20 years of experience in the staffing industry. She comes to MeeDerby having spent the bulk of her career working in temporary staffing and corporate recruiting for a national staffing firm. Beginning her career as an on-site manager in Lenexa, Kansas, Jennifer has experience recruiting in multiple geographies throughout the U.S. with expertise recruiting in the IT, Legal, Accounting and Finance, Administrative, Manufacturing, Light Industrial and Healthcare verticals. Jennifer is a graduate of Kansas State University and a mom of three. She loves traveling, playing games with her family, and Friday night date nights with her husband.
