Business Development Manager – Staffing & Recruitment

Location: Petaling Jaya Selangor Malaysia

Work Mode: Hybrid

Employment type: Permanent

Experience Level: 25 years

Work Eligibility: Applicants must have the legal right to work in Malaysia. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

TechTalent is a Malaysia-based tech staffing solution provider connecting businesses with high-quality IT professionals across software development data cloud cybersecurity and emerging technologies.

We help companies scale faster by providing the right talentwhether for contract roles project-based needs or long-term hireswhile supporting tech professionals with meaningful career opportunities.

Our focus is simple: quality talent speed and trusted partnerships.

We are seeking an experienced Business Development Manager Staffing & Recruitment to drive new client acquisition and promote innovative recruitment solutions in Malaysias staffing and recruitment sector.

• Drive new client acquisition across the Malaysian market for permanent recruitment contract staffing project hiring and workforce solutions.
• Generate business through cold calling LinkedIn outreach networking referrals and client meetings.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified opportunities.
• Develop and manage relationships with HR Talent Acquisition Procurement Hiring Managers and senior business leaders.
• Understand client hiring challenges and recommend suitable recruitment or staffing solutions.
• Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting qualification proposal negotiation to closure.
• Prepare proposals presentations quotations and commercial solutions.
• Negotiate recruitment fees staffing rates contracts and service agreements.
• Collaborate closely with recruitment teams to ensure successful delivery after securing new accounts.
• Achieve agreed new business revenue gross profit and client acquisition targets.
• Promote a range of solutions including Permanent Recruitment Contract Staffing IT & Engineering Staffing Project-Based Hiring Talent Mapping & Market Intelligence Managed Recruitment/Workforce Solutions and Agentic Recruitment AI Solutions.
• Introduce clients to Agentic Recruitment AI solutions to help organisations improve and automate recruitment processes such as candidate sourcing screening workflow automation engagement interview coordination and analytics.

• Diploma or equivalent in a related discipline.
• Applicants must have the legal right to work in Malaysia. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Good working proficiency in English.
• 25 years of business development or sales experience within staffing or recruitment.
• Proven experience in new business development and client acquisition.
• Strong understanding of recruitment and staffing business models.
• Experience selling recruitment staffing workforce or related professional services.
• Strong prospecting cold calling networking presentation negotiation and closing skills.
• Ability to independently manage the full business development lifecycle.
• Commercially driven and comfortable working towards sales and revenue targets.
• Good understanding of the Malaysian recruitment and business market.
• Strong Mandarin communication skills both written and spoken are mandatory.

• Experience selling IT Engineering or Technical Staffing solutions.
• Existing relationships with HR Talent Acquisition Procurement IT Engineering or business leaders in Malaysia.
• Exposure to SaaS HR Technology Recruitment Technology AI or automation solutions.
• Experience with RFP/RFQ processes and commercial contract negotiations.

• Be part of a forward-thinking team at the forefront of recruitment innovation in Malaysia.
• Opportunity to work with leading-edge technology develop your career in a supportive environment and make a tangible impact on clients talent strategies.
• If you are ambitious commercially minded and passionate about recruitment we invite you to join us on our growth journey.

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