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Business Development Manager

StaffSource
Knoxville, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 1/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/5/2026

About the Company: StaffSource is a Knoxville based staffing firm specializing in the Technical and Professional fields. We are dedicated to serving our clients, placing candidates, celebrating wins, and creating an energetic and engaging environment for our employees. We are more than a workplace, we are a family focused on one thing: improving the lives of others by connecting great people with great companies.



About the Role: You must be a cultural accelerator, high performer, extremely humble, and work like nobody else. If that challenge scares you, this is not the role for you. If it gets you up out of your seat and ready to get started yesterday, send us an application.



Responsibilities:



  • This person will be emotionally tough, and growth minded.
  • They are humbly confident, self-reflective about their strengths and weaknesses, and willing to do whatever it takes to lead their team well!
  • Currently Hiring: We're looking for a Business Development Manager in our Knoxville Technical Division.
  • This Leader will manage a team of recruiters through the full lifecycle recruiting process.
  • This role is a servant-leader role.
  • Sales competency is only part of the battle.
  • You must have a tremendous amount of EQ, coaching ability, leadership acumen, sales IQ, and a whole lot of heart to serve and lead your team.
  • You will need to foster trust among team members and lead them to creating results for the company.
  • We’ve been told by our employees that StaffSource “is a personal development company masquerading as a staffing firm”.
  • We’re looking for someone ready to grow people to be the best version of themselves yet.


Qualifications:



  • Able to lead a team while building your personal book of business.
  • Coach/Player model where you are driving the business while leading your team.
  • 2-5 years of experience in a transferrable sales role required.
  • 3-5 years of staffing/recruiting experience highly preferred.
  • Expert in a consultative sales model and able to teach others.
  • Highly aligned to our company’s mission, culture, and performance.
  • A CONNECTOR: Able to tap into people and maximize their talents.
  • A CLOSER.
  • Strong communicator with ability to inspire and influence within our culture.
  • Has managed a full life-cycle sales book and can teach others to do so.
  • Must live in Knoxville. This is an in-office role.


Required Skills:



  • Emotional toughness and growth mindset.
  • Humbly confident and self-reflective.
  • Ability to lead and coach effectively.


Preferred Skills:



  • Experience in a consultative sales model.
  • Strong leadership acumen.
  • Ability to inspire and influence others.


Pay range and compensation package: You will feel more invested in and supported than any other place you’ve ever worked. You will grow as a person, not just an employee. Fast paths to growth/leadership. Lucrative base and commission models. Ability to compliment your sales with PEO sales bonuses tied to our sister company. Full benefits. HSA matching. 401k Matching. One flex (work from home) day per week. 4 weeks PTO and 13 paid holidays per year. Phone and car/mileage allowance. Awesome awards for sales competitions. Quarterly parties.



Equal Opportunity Statement: StaffSource is committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace.

Salary : $80,000 - $100,000

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