Company Description La Cravate Bleue is a bilingual recruitment and career coaching firm supporting businesses and professionals across Canada. With over 10 years of experience, the company provides tailored talent acquisition services from sourcing to onboarding, including permanent, temporary, urgent, and high-volume hiring. La Cravate Bleue also offers personalized career coaching, helping individuals clarify goals, optimize résumés and LinkedIn profiles, prepare for interviews, and navigate career transitions. Their approach emphasizes attentive listening, clear communication, and human-centered service to align organizational needs with candidate aspirations. Operating nationwide with services in English and French, La Cravate Bleue focuses on building strong, long-term professional connections.
Role Description The Business Development Specialist is a full-time, hybrid role based in the Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area, with the office located in Brossard. T
he position offers flexible schedules, with only 3 meetings per month at the office and the rest worked fully remotely; candidates must be able to travel to the Brossard office by their own means.
The Business Development Specialist is responsible for identifying and qualifying new business opportunities, generating leads, and nurturing relationships with prospective and existing clients. Daily activities include writing and presenting service proposals, participating in client meetings, cold calling prospect lists, assuring the reach of KPIs, following up with current clients, and visiting clients on-site. The specialist will track sales activities, maintain accurate records in CRM tools, and contribute to marketing and outreach initiatives to increase brand visibility. The role also involves providing responsive client service, gathering feedback, and supporting continuous improvement of La Cravate Bleue’s talent acquisition and career coaching solutions.
Qualifications
- Strong communication and customer service skills to engage clients, build relationships, and provide clear, professional support.
- Demonstrated lead generation and market research skills to identify opportunities, analyze trends, and support strategic business growth.
- Solid analytical skills to interpret data, evaluate pipeline performance, and inform decision-making.
- Bilingual proficiency in English and French, both written and spoken, with fluent French speaking skills.
- Strong knowledge of the Quebec talent market industry realities.
- Experience in business development, sales, recruitment services, or professional services environments.
- Comfort with CRM systems and productivity tools (e.g., MS Office, online collaboration platforms).
- Ability to travel to the office in Brossard by their own means for 3 meetings per month and travel locally for client meetings as required.
- Post-secondary education in business, marketing, communications, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Self-directed, organized, and results-oriented, with a collaborative approach and commitment to ethical, inclusive practices.
How to Apply If this opportunity interests you and you are ready to drive growth with a dynamic, human-centered team, we would love to hear from you! Please submit your résumé and a brief cover letter outlining your experience. Apply now to start shaping the future of talent acquisition with La Cravate Bleue!
