{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"ab3eff2be064fe6ab111f19c","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/ab3eff2be064fe6ab111f19c","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/ab3eff2be064fe6ab111f19c","title":"Business Development Director","description":"At a glance:\n\nAs Business Development Director, you'll build meaningful partnerships with colleges, universities, and other mission-driven organizations. You'll begin with an established list of strategic prospects while also generating opportunities through conferences, referrals, and your professional network.\n\nSuccess in this role isn't measured by one-time transactions. It's about transforming an initial search engagement into long-term institutional partnerships spanning departments, campuses, and years.\n\nWorking closely with our recruiting and strategy teams, you'll serve as a trusted advisor who understands client priorities, anticipates hiring needs, and helps organizations solve talent challenges before they become urgent.\n\nDescription: What you'll be doing:\n\nBuild Relationships That Make a Difference\n\nAt Another Source, we believe recruiting is about more than filling positions, it's about building lasting partnerships that help organizations thrive.\n\nFounded in 1991, Another Source is a second-generation, women-owned recruiting firm that partners with colleges, universities, nonprofit organizations, and select corporate clients to identify exceptional talent. Rather than taking a transactional approach, we become an extension of our clients' teams, combining strategic recruiting expertise with outstanding relationship management to deliver an exceptional hiring experience.\n\nWe're growing and have created a new opportunity for a Business Development Director to expand our partnerships within higher education. If you're someone who naturally builds trust, loves connecting people, enjoys strategic conversations, and thrives on creating long-term client relationships, we'd love to meet you.\n\nThe Opportunity\n\nAs Business Development Director, you'll build meaningful partnerships with colleges, universities, and other mission-driven organizations. You'll begin with an established list of strategic prospects while also generating opportunities through conferences, referrals, and your professional network.\n\nSuccess in this role isn't measured by one-time transactions. It's about transforming an initial search engagement into long-term institutional partnerships spanning departments, campuses, and years.\n\nWorking closely with our recruiting and strategy teams, you'll serve as a trusted advisor who understands client priorities, anticipates hiring needs, and helps organizations solve talent challenges before they become urgent.\n\nLocation: We are a remote team, however residency in Texas or Florida is required for this role and portfolio.\nTravel: Approximately 20% for client meetings and industry conferences.\n\nWhat You'll Do\n\nDevelop Strategic Client Partnerships\n\nProactively prospect and cultivate new relationships through strategic outreach, industry research, networking, conferences, referrals, and targeted account development.\nBuild long-term relationships with hiring leaders and executive stakeholders.\nExpand business within new, existing, and former client organizations.\nIdentify future hiring opportunities across departments and campuses.\nDevelop strategic account plans to deepen institutional partnerships.\nGenerate new opportunities through referrals, networking, and relationship building.\n\nServe as a Trusted Advisor\n\nUnderstand each client's organizational priorities, culture, and hiring goals.\nMaintain regular communication with clients throughout active searches.\nPartner with internal recruiting teams to deliver an exceptional client experience.\nHelp navigate communication challenges and strengthen client relationships.\nConduct quality check-ins during searches to ensure client satisfaction.\n\nDrive Business Growth\n\nMaintain a healthy pipeline of opportunities.\nTrack relationship activity and account development within CRM.\nShare market intelligence and hiring trends with leadership.\nRepresent Another Source at higher education conferences and professional associations.\nConfidently network, initiate conversations, and create meaningful follow-up opportunities.\n\nWhat You Bring\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nExperience working in higher education or selling professional services into higher education is required. You understand how colleges and universities make decisions, build consensus, and establish long-term partnerships.\nProven success in business development, strategic account management, relationship management, executive search, consulting, or another relationship-driven professional services environment.\nExceptional communication skills, you are a true \"super communicator\" who builds trust quickly and creates authentic relationships.\nExperience engaging and influencing executive-level leaders.\nStrong emotional intelligence, curiosity, and active listening skills.\nAbility to identify opportunities, think strategically, and develop long-term client relationships.\nComfortable networking, attending conferences, and initiating conversations with new contacts.\nExperience managing a sales or relationship pipeline using CRM software (HubSpot preferred).\nReside in Texas or Florida with the ability to travel approximately 20%.\n\nWhat Success Looks Like\n\nWithin this role, you'll be known for:\n\nBuilding trusted, long-term client partnerships.\nExpanding relationships across departments and institutions.\nGenerating repeat business and referrals.\nMaintaining a healthy, predictable business pipeline.\nPartnering seamlessly with recruiting teams to deliver exceptional client experiences.\nContributing directly to Another Source's continued growth and reputation.\n\nCompensation: $85,000 base salary plus uncapped commission. Successful Business Development Directors can likely expect first-year on-target earnings (OTE) of $120,000–$140,000, with second-year OTE typically reaching $135,000–$160,000+ as client relationships mature. There is no cap on commission earnings, providing significant upside for high performers.\n\nWhy Another Source?\n\nAt Another Source, relationships are at the center of everything we do—internally and externally. We foster a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment where curiosity is encouraged, initiative is celebrated, and people genuinely enjoy helping one another succeed.\n\nYou'll have the autonomy to build your portfolio, the support of an experienced recruiting team, and the opportunity to work with organizations whose missions positively impact students, communities, and the future of higher education.\n\nIf you're looking for a role where relationship-building is valued over transactional selling, and where your work creates meaningful, lasting impact, we'd love to talk with you.\n\nAnother Source is committed to building inclusive candidate pools as we partner with hiring teams. As you read through the job posting and review the list of qualifications (required and/or preferred), please do not self-select out if you feel you do not meet every qualification. No one is 100% qualified. 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It's about transforming an initial search engagement into long-term institutional partnerships spanning departments, campuses, and years.\n\nWorking closely with our recruiting and strategy teams, you'll serve as a trusted advisor who understands client priorities, anticipates hiring needs, and helps organizations solve talent challenges before they become urgent.\n\nLocation: We are a remote team, however residency in Texas or Florida is required for this role and portfolio.\nTravel: Approximately 20% for client meetings and industry conferences.\n\nWhat You'll Do\n\nDevelop Strategic Client Partnerships\n\nProactively prospect and cultivate new relationships through strategic outreach, industry research, networking, conferences, referrals, and targeted account development.\nBuild long-term relationships with hiring leaders and executive stakeholders.\nExpand business within new, existing, and former client organizations.\nIdentify future hiring opportunities across departments and campuses.\nDevelop strategic account plans to deepen institutional partnerships.\nGenerate new opportunities through referrals, networking, and relationship building.\n\nServe as a Trusted Advisor\n\nUnderstand each client's organizational priorities, culture, and hiring goals.\nMaintain regular communication with clients throughout active searches.\nPartner with internal recruiting teams to deliver an exceptional client experience.\nHelp navigate communication challenges and strengthen client relationships.\nConduct quality check-ins during searches to ensure client satisfaction.\n\nDrive Business Growth\n\nMaintain a healthy pipeline of opportunities.\nTrack relationship activity and account development within CRM.\nShare market intelligence and hiring trends with leadership.\nRepresent Another Source at higher education conferences and professional associations.\nConfidently network, initiate conversations, and create meaningful follow-up opportunities.\n\nWhat You Bring\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nExperience working in higher education or selling professional services into higher education is required. 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Successful Business Development Directors can likely expect first-year on-target earnings (OTE) of $120,000–$140,000, with second-year OTE typically reaching $135,000–$160,000+ as client relationships mature. There is no cap on commission earnings, providing significant upside for high performers.\n\nWhy Another Source?\n\nAt Another Source, relationships are at the center of everything we do—internally and externally. We foster a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment where curiosity is encouraged, initiative is celebrated, and people genuinely enjoy helping one another succeed.\n\nYou'll have the autonomy to build your portfolio, the support of an experienced recruiting team, and the opportunity to work with organizations whose missions positively impact students, communities, and the future of higher education.\n\nIf you're looking for a role where relationship-building is valued over transactional selling, and where your work creates meaningful, lasting impact, we'd love to talk with you.\n\nAnother Source is committed to building inclusive candidate pools as we partner with hiring teams. As you read through the job posting and review the list of qualifications (required and/or preferred), please do not self-select out if you feel you do not meet every qualification. No one is 100% qualified. 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