VP, Business Development

The Opportunity

You've spent years building practices, hiring teams, closing deals that move the needle, and watching ownership collect the upside while you hit quota. You saw the pattern. You know what the alternative looks like. We're looking for a senior commercial leader to own the ground-up build of two connected practices—Contract Staffing and Perm Placement—at a proven recruiting firm.

You're not building this for a PE firm, a public company, or a distant investor. You're building it with an owner who actually operates the business, who values what you create, and who has structured this role so you'll hold minority ownership in the practices you build. The majority of your upside is earned, not promised. This is not a quota-carrying seller role. It's a practice-building leadership role where you own the commercial funnel: lead gen, qualification, proposal, close, onboarding, expansion, and renewal. You'll partner directly with the founder and controller on pipeline strategy, client diversification, recruiter capacity planning, pricing discipline, and the unit economics of every deal.

Who You Are

• 15+ years in staffing, RPO, or talent solutions, including 5+ years in a real P&L leadership role.
• You've built or scaled contract staffing and perm placement practices.
• You can call on C-suite buyers and they take your call.
• You understand bill-rate/pay-rate economics, gross margin discipline, and recruiter productivity standards.
• Experience in skilled trades, IT, Manufacturing, Healthcare, or adjacent verticals is a plus.
• You've seen what works in competitive, fast-moving markets and know how to position for both speed and margin.
• You operate like an owner. You walk away from bad deals. You reply on time and close loops. You measure yourself hard against results.
• You've succeeded because you close deals and build teams, not because you're good at corporate politics. You're comfortable being measured—and measuring others—against clear targets.

Compensation & Ownership

• Competitive base salary, calibrated to your background and P&L scope.
• Tiered commission on contract revenue and perm placements.
• Uncapped upside structured to reward sustained, profitable growth.
• Minority ownership stake in the two practices you build. This isn't a bonus structure or equity grant. You'll own a piece of what you create. As these practices grow, your ownership stake grows in value—real wealth, not just annual comp.

About Hunter Recruitment Advisors

Hunter Recruitment Advisors is an RPO and staffing firm built around one clear thesis: skilled trades, home services, commercial, and manufacturing companies deserve recruiting talent that actually understands their business. We operate as an extension of our clients' teams, not as a vendor. Founded by an operator. Led by operators. Sold by operators.