Senior Business Development Executive

Business Development Executive

Brightwing | Metro Detroit | Talent & Workforce Solutions

Build Relationships. Solve Business Problems. Drive Growth.

Brightwing has spent more than 55 years helping companies solve critical talent and workforce challenges. Today, our capabilities extend well beyond traditional staffing—and we’re looking for an experienced business development professional who can bring those solutions to the market.

This role is built for a consultative B2B salesperson who knows how to create new relationships, earn the trust of business leaders, uncover problems, and turn those conversations into opportunities.

You won't be limited to selling one service. You'll have Brightwing's entire portfolio behind you—from staffing and professional search to executive search, fractional recruiting, and HR consulting.

Your job is to open doors, understand the business problem, and bring the right Brightwing solution to the table.

• Contract & Contingent Staffing – Flexible talent solutions for immediate and ongoing workforce needs
• Direct Hire & Professional Search – Recruiting for critical permanent positions
• Executive & Mission-Critical Search – High-touch search solutions for leadership and business-critical hires
• Flex Recruit® – Embedded recruiting expertise that helps clients build, improve, and execute their talent acquisition function
• FlexHR® – Fractional HR consulting and support for organizations that need experienced HR expertise

You're not selling a single product. You're learning the client's business, identifying the challenge, and determining which solution—or combination of solutions—creates the most value.

• Create net-new client relationships while expanding opportunities within Brightwing's existing network
• Build relationships with executives, HR leaders, talent acquisition leaders, and other key decision-makers
• Lead consultative discovery conversations around talent, recruiting, workforce, and HR challenges
• Build and manage a healthy pipeline from prospecting and discovery through proposal and close
• Introduce and cross-sell Brightwing's complete portfolio of services
• Leverage Brightwing's Elevate
  360® methodology, brand, marketing resources, and established relationships to accelerate business development
• Partner with our experienced recruiting and consulting teams to ensure successful delivery
• Develop long-term client relationships that create repeat business across multiple Brightwing solutions
• Represent Brightwing through networking, industry events, referrals, and strategic relationships

You're an experienced B2B salesperson who understands that great selling starts with curiosity.

You ask good questions. You listen. You know how to navigate multiple stakeholders, build credibility with senior leaders, and turn relationships into business.

Your background may be in staffing, recruiting, professional services, SaaS, technology, consulting, or another solutions-based sales environment.

Ideally, you bring:

• 3+ years of successful B2B business development or solutions sales experience
• A demonstrated ability to prospect, generate, and close new business
• Experience developing relationships with executives and senior decision-makers
• Strong discovery, networking, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
• The discipline to manage a sales pipeline and multiple opportunities
• A consultative mindset—you diagnose before you prescribe
• The drive and accountability to create opportunities rather than wait for them

Staffing or recruiting experience is valuable, but not required.

You'll have the entrepreneurial opportunity to build your own book of business without having to build the infrastructure behind it.

Brightwing provides:

• 55+ years of experience…