Senior Account Executive (Recruitment)

Location: Remote within New Zealand, ideally Auckland-based, Monday to Friday during NZ working hours

Company

A remote recruitment business focused on transparent and ethical hiring for New Zealand companies and global talent.

What you will do

• Generate new business through targeted cold outreach across the New Zealand market.
• Qualify, consult with, and convert inbound opportunities.
• Manage the full sales cycle from discovery and solution design through proposal and close.
• Build and maintain a strong sales pipeline with accurate CRM activity.
• Partner with the recruitment team to ensure seamless handovers and strong client outcomes.
• Represent the company’s ethical and transparent recruitment model in client conversations.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of sales experience.
• Proven ability to prospect through cold outreach, handle rejection, and consistently generate opportunities.
• Strong consultative selling skills, including discovery, value-based selling, and objection handling.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, take initiative, and own the New Zealand market.
• Must be based in New Zealand; Auckland-based candidates are preferred.

Nice to have

• Existing connections with New Zealand businesses that may use remote or global hiring.
• Experience selling services, solutions, or subscription-style offerings.
• Knowledge of hiring, recruitment, HR, or talent.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work within New Zealand.
• Competitive base salary with uncapped commission.
• Quarterly bonuses.
• Opportunity to help build a more ethical and transparent remote recruitment model for New Zealand.
• Opportunity to scale and develop the New Zealand sales team.