Business Development Representative Staffing Industry Spec

Must-have skills

• Proven track record selling staffing, recruiting, or headhunting services to US-based businesses.
• Startup mindset with ability to hit numbers without constant supervision.
• Expert at self-generating pipeline and bypassing gatekeepers.
• Near-native English fluency in both spoken and written form.
• Commission-driven performer motivated by uncapped earnings.

Optional skills

• Advanced knowledge of modern sales tools like Apollo, Smartlead, Clay, or Claude Code, and sales CRMs like HubSpot and Close. Deep understanding of remote work and nearshoring market trends.

Projects

Puente Talent Partners connects top Latin American professionals with growing US companies. This role is for one of our US clients, and you would be joining their team directly while being supported by Puente through the hiring process.
Our client is a fast-growing staffing and talent solutions provider that helps US companies scale with international talent. They move quickly, adapt to market demands, and are aggressively expanding market share through a dedicated sales engine.
You will join a lean, high-velocity sales team where every rep owns their pipeline from scratch. The culture is pure startup hustle: data-driven, quota-obsessed, and rewarded through uncapped commissions. You will partner directly with account executives and leadership to turn cold US prospects into signed staffing contracts.

Your day to day

You will build, segment, and clean your own lead lists targeting high-potential B2B clients in the US. You will execute high-volume outbound campaigns through cold calling, personalized email sequences, and LinkedIn outreach. You will turn cold prospects into warm, qualified opportunities by uncovering pain points and positioning staffing solutions. You will book high-quality discovery calls and meetings for account executives as your core success metric. You will track every interaction, follow-up, and lead status accurately in the CRM (HubSpot / Close). You will collaborate with leadership to refine messaging based on real-time market responses and objections.

Compensation and growth

USD-based base plus uncapped commission paid monthly. Monday-Friday CT schedule, 40 hours per week as an independent contractor. High-growth environment where top performers earn substantial commission income. Here is what to expect after you apply: (1) you will get an email from Puente with a short online assessment and a quick grammar check, (2) you will record three short video answers so we can see how you communicate, (3) if it looks like a fit, our recruiter sets up an interview, (4) shortlisted candidates are introduced to the US client team for final interviews.

Bonus points

Advanced knowledge of modern sales tools like Apollo, Smartlead, Clay, or Claude Code. Deep understanding of remote work and nearshoring market trends.