Freelance Business Development Consultant Recruitment Services

We’re Hiring: Freelance Business Development Consultant – Recruitment Services ​ Company: Savanna HR Work Mode: Remote Location: Open to candidates based anywhere in India Engagement Type: Freelance / Independent Consultant Working Hours: Flexible ​ About Savanna HR ​ Savanna HR is a new-age, AI-enabled recruitment services company specialising in leadership, mid-senior, and niche hiring across sectors such as Education and EdTech, GCCs, Manufacturing, Fintech, E-commerce, Healthcare, SaaS, and other growing industries. ​ We combine strong headhunting expertise, industry knowledge, and technology-enabled recruitment processes to help organisations hire high-quality talent. ​ About the Role ​ We are looking for an experienced and well-networked Freelance Business Development Consultant to help Savanna HR acquire new clients and build long-term relationships with employers. ​ The role will involve both client hunting and client farming. ​ Client hunting will include identifying, approaching, and converting new employers into recruitment partners. ​ Client farming will include strengthening relationships, generating repeat mandates, and expanding business opportunities within existing and newly acquired accounts. ​ Key Responsibilities ​ • Identify companies with current or upcoming hiring requirements. • Generate business opportunities for permanent recruitment, leadership hiring, specialised search, and RPO services. • Connect with CHROs, HR Heads, Talent Acquisition Leaders, Founders, CXOs, and Business Heads. • Introduce Savanna HR’s recruitment services to prospective clients. • Conduct introductory meetings and understand clients’ hiring challenges. • Build and manage a strong pipeline of qualified business prospects. • Follow up with potential clients and drive discussions towards empanelment and commercial closure. • Support proposal sharing, commercial discussions, agreements, and client onboarding. • Develop relationships with acquired clients to generate recurring recruitment mandates. • Identify opportunities to expand services across functions, locations, and business units. • Maintain regular updates on leads, discussions, opportunities, and expected closures. • Collaborate with Savanna HR’s recruitment team to ensure smooth delivery and client servicing. ​ Ideal Candidate Profile ​ • Prior experience in business development, client acquisition, key account management, or recruitment consulting. • Strong understanding of recruitment, staffing, executive search, or RPO services. • Existing network among HR leaders, Talent Acquisition Heads, Founders, CXOs, and hiring decision-makers. • Proven ability to generate and convert B2B leads. • Strong communication, relationship-building, negotiation, and presentation skills. • Ability to work independently and manage the complete business development cycle. • Comfortable working in a performance-driven freelance role. • Ability to represent Savanna HR professionally in client conversations. ​ Preferred Background ​ Candidates with experience in recruitment agencies, staffing firms, executive search companies, HR consulting, RPO, HR technology, SaaS sales, corporate Talent Acquisition, or independent HR consulting will be preferred. ​ Professionals who have worked as Recruitment Business Development Managers, Client Acquisition Managers, Key Account Managers, Staffing Sales Professionals, Recruitment Consultants, or Agency Leaders are encouraged to apply. ​ Engagement Model ​ • Freelance and remote engagement • Flexible working hours • Candidates can be based anywhere in India • Performance-linked earnings • Incentive or revenue-sharing structure based on business generated • Opportunity for a long-term association based on performance ​ Success Measures ​ • Qualified client meetings generated • New employer partnerships and empanelments • Recruitment mandates acquired • Revenue generated from new clients • Repeat mandates and account expansion • Quality of the client pipeline ​ Why Partner with Savanna HR? ​ • Work with an established recruitment brand. • Access an experienced recruitment delivery team. • Offer clients leadership, specialised, and mid-senior hiring solutions. • Work remotely with flexible schedules. • Earn attractive performance-linked incentives. • Build a long-term professional association. ​ #Hiring #FreelanceOpportunity #BusinessDevelopment #ClientAcquisition #RecruitmentBusinessDevelopment #StaffingIndustry #RecruitmentConsulting #B2BSales #RecruitmentAgency #HRConsulting #ExecutiveSearch #RPO #KeyAccountManagement #RemoteJobs #FlexibleWork #FreelanceConsultant #TalentAcquisition #SavannaHR ​

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