Synopsis

Business Development Consultant | IT Recruitment | Remote Freelance

Can you turn a cold prospect into a client?

DataTech Recruitment is looking for an experienced Recruitment Business Developer who knows how to find opportunities, open doors and win new business.

This is not a role for someone who wants to learn BD.

And it’s not account management dressed up as business development.

We’re looking for someone who genuinely enjoys the chase.

Someone who can spot a hiring signal, find the right decision-maker, start a credible conversation and turn that conversation into a recruitment opportunity.

What you’ll be doing

Your focus will be simple: bring new clients into DataTech Recruitment.

What you’re joining

DataTech Recruitment is an established boutique South African recruitment agency specialising in technology talent.

We work with companies that are actively looking to hire high-quality South African tech professionals, whether they are based locally or hiring remotely from abroad.

You won’t be opening doors for a business that still needs to figure out how recruitment works.

We have the recruitment experience, market knowledge and delivery capability behind you.

Your job is to create the opportunity. Our job is to make sure we deliver once you do.

The setup

This is a remote freelance opportunity, giving you the flexibility to manage your own working day and pipeline.

You’ll need:

Your own computer
Reliable internet
A cellphone
A professional home-working environment
The discipline to work without someone looking over your shoulder

Own transport would be useful for occasional client meetings.

Your earning potential will be directly linked to the business you bring in.

One last thing

We are not looking for someone to send hundreds of generic emails and hope something sticks.

We want someone who can read the market, recognise an opportunity and start the right conversation.

If you know recruitment BD, understand the technology market and can confidently open doors that lead to business, we’d like to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

You’ll:

Identify companies globally that are hiring or planning to hire South African technology talent (remote, hybrid or relocation-based roles)
Prospect and approach CTOs, Heads of Engineering, Hiring Managers, HR leaders and business owners
Use LinkedIn, email, calls, referrals and market intelligence to create opportunities
Understand what is making hiring difficult for a prospective client
Position DataTech as a recruitment partner when there is a genuine need for South African tech talent
Build and manage your own sales pipeline
Follow opportunities from first contact through to signed terms and active vacancies
Build relationships that lead to repeat business, not one-off transactions

Qualifications / Minimum Requirements

Who we’re looking for

You’ll probably be a strong fit if you:

Have proven business development experience within the recruitment industry
Ideally understand IT or technology recruitment
Have exposure to international or cross-border recruitment markets (advantageous)
Are comfortable making cold calls and approaching senior decision-makers
Know how to research a company before contacting them
Can write an email that sounds like it was written to one person, not 500
Understand consultative selling and can uncover a real hiring problem
Are persistent without becoming pushy
Can work independently and manage your own activity and pipeline
Get genuine satisfaction from turning a cold prospect into a client

We care far more about results, judgement and consistency than how many calls you can log in a spreadsheet.