Business Development Representative

Burnett Specialists

San Antonio, TX

JOB DETAILS
LOCATION
San Antonio, TX
POSTED
30+ days ago



Business Development Representative for Houston’s Most Award-Winning Staffing and Recruiting Firm!

Location: San Antonio, Texas 

If you’re driven by relationship-based sales, motivated by results, and want your work to directly impact your income and your ownership stake, this role is worth your attention.

Our firm is seeking a Business Development Representative to join our growing Woodlands team. This is an outside sales role focused on developing new business while expanding trusted partnerships with existing clients. You’ll represent a highly respected, woman-owned, and 100% employee-owned staffing and recruiting firm with a decades-long reputation for excellence across Texas.

This role is ideal for someone who wants to build a long-term sales career—not just close deals but create meaningful client partnerships backed by strong delivery teams.

 

Compensation
  • First-Year On-Target Earnings (OTE): $60,000–$65,000
    (Base salary plus monthly commissions; earnings grow with performance)

Primary Job Responsibilities
  • Proactively identify and develop new staffing and recruiting opportunities within our specialized recruiting divisions
  • Build consultative relationships with decision-makers and understand business challenges to deliver value-driven talent solutions
  • Expand and strengthen existing client partnerships through strategic account management
  • Maintain and manage a weekly sales pipeline aligned with company goals and performance metrics
  • Represent the firm at industry events, trade shows, and networking functions
  • Collaborate closely with recruiting teams to ensure seamless execution and client satisfaction

Sales Skills and Qualifications
  • 1+ year of sales experience (professional services experience preferred)
  • Confidence initiating outbound conversations with senior-level decision makers
  • Strong relationship-building and communication skills—both written and verbal
  • Self-motivated, organized, and comfortable managing multiple priorities
  • Strategic thinker with a solutions-oriented mindset
  • Proficiency with virtual platforms such as Teams and Zoom
  • Ability to work onsite in San Antonio and travel locally as needed

Benefits
  • Monthly commission structure with no cap on performance
  • Annual tenure bonus
  • Expense account and mileage reimbursement
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) participation after meeting plan qualifications—your success directly impacts your ownership value
  • Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits

Why High Performers Choose Us
  • Proven Texas Market Leader – Founded in 1974 with nine offices statewide and a strong presence across public sector, nonprofit, and commercial markets
  • Full-Scope Recruiting Solutions – Direct-Hire, Temporary Staffing, Temp-to-Hire, and Payrolling services across diverse industries and labor categories
  • Employee-Owned Culture – Every team member operates with an owner’s mindset, driving accountability, quality, and long-term client relationships
  • Consistent Recognition – Named by the Houston Business Journal for 16 consecutive years as the Largest Direct-Hire Placement Firm in Houston and a Top Temporary Staffing Firm
    • “America’s Best Recruiters – Professional Search” – 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 Published on Forbes.com
    • “America’s Best Temp Staffing Firms” – 2024, 202320222021 published on Forbes.com
    • “Best Staffing Firms to Work For” – 2024,2023, 2022, 2021 – North America – (51-200 employees)
    • Houston Business Journal  - Largest Direct-Hire Placement Firm – 2026
    • Houston Business Journal – 2ND Largest Temporary Staffing Service - 2026
    • Better Business Bureau Pinnacle Award Winner - 2025
    • Texas’ Largest Employee-Owned Staffing and Placement Firm - NCEO
    • Co-Founder of the “Best Places to Work” Awards Program in Houston, Austin, Dallas and San Antonio.

If you’re ready to represent a respected brand, grow your sales career, and build real equity in the company you work for, we’d love to connect.

Equal Opportunity Employer

 

 
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