Director, Business Development (IT Agency Staffing and Recruitment) POST NUMBER: 6816591003

Detroit, MI

Welcome to Vaco by Highspring – an uncommon company with an empowered culture. At Vaco, we welcome talented innovators seeking a collaborative environment where creative freedom rings.

Since 2002, we have expanded to more than 40 locations, and we have no plans of slowing down anytime soon. We are seeking big thinkers to lead us into the future and explore the career of a lifetime.

  • Ranked the #1 Best Staffing Firm to Work for in North America by Staffing Industry Analysts (Category: 500 Employees)
  • An Inc. 5000 fastest growing private company in America every year since 2007

A Day in the Life

Your CTO client just called. She is in desperate need of an Application Developer. Or maybe she needs an experienced Project Manager to lead a critical implementation. As Director of Business Development Manager and experienced sales leader, you will work with high caliber Recruiters to fulfill exciting project and direct-hire positions in the areas of information technology. Positions may include and not be limited to: Application Development, Network Engineering, CIOs, CTOs, and more.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Sell complex, strategic IT solutions, staffing and consulting projects in your local market while cross-selling across national practices and sister offices.
  • Conduct prospecting activities including phone calls, “ad calls,” skills marketing, email, social media, in-person meetings, and other methods.
  • Establish and conduct client visits according to performance goals.
  • Actively develop and maintain a target account list.
  • Generate new job orders according to performance objectives.
  • Manage open job orders from intake to fulfillment.
  • Achieve performance objectives relating to activity and individual Gross Margin according to job level and line of business.
  • Consistently utilize Bullhorn to log all activity, notes, and information vital to managing and growing a book of business as well as planning daily activities.
  • Collaborate with teammates to cross-sell and/or fulfill open positions across other lines of business and/or national practices as appropriate.

‘Best Place to Work’ Perks

  • True base salaries and uncapped commission plans that surpass industry standards.
  • Annual FIVE STAR vacations (we call it “Vatopia”) for meeting top tier performance goals.
  • World class training where Vaconians learn and exchange ideas.   
  • Flexible PTO to take time off that fits your needs and supports your well-being.  
  • Technology packages that include smart phone coverage, up-to-date equipment, and top tier online resources.  
  • Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401k, fertility, pet insurance, life insurance, disability and more!    

Desired Competencies and Skills:

  • Communication: Speaks in a clear, concise, and confident manner; listens attentively. 
  • Emotional Intelligence: Maintains a high level of self-awareness and the ability to appropriately identify, manage, and respond to the emotions of self and others; able to read others. 
  • Written Communication: Develops written communication that is clear, concise, grammatical, and engaging. 
  • Adaptability: Responds to changes, delays, or unexpected events in a positive manner; adapts working style to best fit a given situation.  
  • Leadership: Self-directed with an innate drive to succeed; accepts feedback with a desire for continuous improvement.  
  • Relationship Building: Builds, develops, and maintains strong relationships with others while building trust and connection.  
  • Social Intelligence: Able to understand and manage interpersonal relationships.  
  • Diligence: Able to effectively search for, organize, and evaluate information. 

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

  • Bachelor’s Degree plus 5 to 7 years’ technology sales and/or staffing experience.
  • Active and/or leading member of technology networking groups with proven success in technology sales or staffing.
  • Established reputation and network within the IT community in your respective market.

Technical Skills:

  • Must have working knowledge of MS Office Suite
  • Experience with Bullhorn preferred.

Basic Skills:

  • Able to work with a sense of urgency and meet tight deadlines; Organized, detailed, and results driven.

Location: Hybrid (Mon, Weds, Thurs in office)

Travel :

<10% -Occasional travel to annual conference or client sites

Posted 2026-03-09

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