Business Development & Recruitment Lead

About Next Step Recruitment

At Next Step Recruitment, we partner with small to mid-sized businesses to help them find exceptional talent quickly and efficiently. Our mission is to make the hiring process seamless and stress-free, ensuring our clients have the right people in place to keep their businesses thriving.

We pride ourselves on offering a supportive, transparent approach that saves time, shares best practices, and delivers great results. By combining strategic guidance with a focus on building strong, lasting relationships, we help businesses grow their teams with confidence.

For us, recruitment is about more than filling roles—it’s about connecting good people, creating positive experiences, and enabling businesses to focus on what they do best.

We are looking for a Business Development & Recruitment Specialist to join our team as a full-time independent contractor. In this fully remote role, you’ll play a key part in helping small to mid-sized businesses build exceptional teams while shaping the future of our growing company.

As a small, growing business, we are looking for someone who can:

1. Develop net new business by building and maintaining strong client relationships.
2. Recruit full-cycle for roles you bring in.
3. Support team recruitment efforts for other roles as needed.
4. Help shape our future by contributing to the development of marketing and sales processes.

This is an entrepreneurial role ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic, self-directed environment but values collaboration and long-term relationships.

• Build and manage your own client relationships, focusing on trust and long-term success.
• Develop and manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from client acquisition to candidate placement, with a target of 2 placements per month.
• Collaborate on team projects to support recruitment efforts for other roles, ensuring high-quality outcomes.
• Source and engage top-tier candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and personal networks.
• Conduct assessments, manage interviews, and perform reference checks to ensure the best client-candidate fit.
• Provide regular updates to clients and maintain proactive communication throughout the recruitment process.
• Use Next Step Recruitment's tools and resources (ATS, job boards, etc.) to streamline workflows.
• Help establish marketing and sales processes to support business development efforts.

• Entrepreneurial and self-motivated, ready to take ownership of your success.
• Experienced in full-cycle recruitment, particularly for manager to executive-level roles.
• A strong communicator who builds trust and keeps clients and candidates informed.
• Skilled at business development with a track record of growing client relationships.
• Comfortable working in a small, growing business where flexibility and adaptability are key.
• Familiar with LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS systems, and sourcing tools.
• Collaborative and values teamwork while maintaining independence.

• Open Territory: Build your market with no restrictions.
• Sourcing Support: Access tools and resources to focus on business development and recruitment.
• Flexible Compensation: Choose between base commission or full commission at a higher rate.
• Entrepreneurial Opportunity: Be part of shaping the business while creating opportunities for yourself.
• Exclusive Clients: Work exclusively with clients to develop strong, long-term relationships.
• Freedom & Flexibility: Manage your schedule and workload while working remotely.
• Supportive Environment: We handle backend operations like invoicing, contracts, and payments, so you can focus on what you do best.

• This is an early-stage company, and we don’t have established marketing or sales systems yet. You’ll help develop these from the ground up.
• Success requires someone who thrives in a self-directed environment and is comfortable building systems and processes as we grow.

Compensation:

• Option 1: Base salary commission.
• Option 2: Full commission at a higher rate.
• Compensation will be negotiated based on experience and preference.

If you’re an experienced recruiter looking for autonomy, flexibility, and the chance to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now—interviews are happening soon!