Senior Sales Executive, Staffing/Workforce Solutions

Columbus, OH 43017

Employment Type: Full-time Industry: Business Development Manager Job Number: 8054 Is this job hybrid?: Yes

Job Description


Senior Sales Executive, Staffing/Workforce Solutions

Location: Ohio-based candidates are preferred, with consideration for candidates in Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky who can regularly be in-market with clients. Approximately 30–40% regional travel is expected.

New Business Development | Mid-Market & Enterprise | 

We’re seeking an experienced Senior Sales Executive to drive new business growth for an established and growing workforce solutions organization. This is a true hunter role for a proven staffing industry sales professional who knows how to open doors, build executive relationships, and close complex, high-value opportunities.

You’ll own the full sales cycle while selling a differentiated mix of recruiting, outsourced talent, and technology-enabled workforce solutions to mid-market and enterprise organizations.

What You’ll Do

  • Own new business development within a defined territory and target account list.

  • Leverage your existing network, referrals, and targeted prospecting to build a strong pipeline.

  • Develop relationships with Operations, HR/Talent Acquisition, and C-suite decision-makers.

  • Lead consultative discovery and develop workforce solutions around each client’s needs.

  • Pursue and close strategic accounts, including $1M+ opportunities.

  • Partner with delivery, technology, and operations teams on presentations and proposals.

  • Manage complex sales cycles from initial outreach through contract negotiation and close.

  • Maintain disciplined pipeline management, forecasting, and consistent progress toward revenue goals.


What You Need

  • 8+ years of staffing or workforce solutions sales experience, with a strong history of new business development and multi-year track record of meeting or exceeding sales goals.

  • An active network of decision-makers and relationships you can leverage to create new opportunities.

  • Demonstrated success landing and growing large, complex accounts, ideally exceeding $1M in annual value.

  • Experience selling staffing, RPO, MSP/VMS, BPO, HR technology, or related workforce solutions.

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred.


Why This Role

  • Opportunity to take real ownership of new business development while having an established delivery organization behind you.

  • Autonomy to build and manage your territory, significant earning potential with uncapped commission, and the chance to make a visible impact within a growing commercial organization.


If you’d like to learn more about the opportunity, e-mail aaron@meederby.com for immediate consideration.

Job Number 8054

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