Graduate Business Development Representative in Manchester

Join the Launch Team Behind the Future of Recruitment. CGP Group is hiring 10 ambitious Business Development Representatives to launch Keystone AI - an industry-changing recruitment platform designed to transform how companies identify, engage and hire talent. This is much more than a traditional BDR position. You will join Keystone AI's first Manchester sales cohort, helping introduce an exciting new product to businesses across the UK and international markets. You will be surrounded by ambitious, like-minded colleagues, supported by experienced sales leaders and given best-in-class training, technology and career development from your first day.

What Is Keystone AI? Keystone AI combines advanced artificial intelligence, global talent data and CGP's recruitment expertise to help companies hire faster, reach more candidates and significantly reduce recruitment costs. Through one easy-to-use platform, clients can:

• Search more than 850 million professional profiles
• Access information from over 20 global databases
• Describe a requirement naturally by typing, speaking or uploading a job description
• Use AI to identify and rank the strongest candidates
• Enrich candidate information with verified contact details
• Automate personalized outreach
• Conduct AI-supported candidate screening
• Combine powerful technology with expert human recruitment support

Keystone AI can help clients save significant time, reach substantially more candidates and reduce their reliance on expensive traditional recruitment methods.

The Opportunity: As a Business Development Representative, you will create new commercial opportunities for Keystone AI by speaking with business leaders, HR teams and talent acquisition professionals. Your role will be to introduce the platform, understand each client’s recruitment challenges and secure qualified demonstrations and meetings for the senior sales team. You will be joining at the beginning of Keystone AI's growth journey, giving you the opportunity to make a visible impact and build your career as the business expands.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Identifying and researching prospective clients
• Engaging decision-makers through telephone, email, LinkedIn and other channels
• Introducing Keystone AI through confident, value-led conversations
• Understanding clients’ hiring challenges and business priorities
• Booking qualified product demonstrations and sales meetings
• Using best-in-class sales technology to manage outreach and opportunities
• Maintaining accurate activity and prospect information within the CRM
• Working closely with sales, marketing and recruitment specialists
• Achieving individual activity, meeting and revenue targets
• Sharing market feedback to help shape Keystone AI’s continued development

Who We Are Looking For: We are looking for ambitious people who are excited by sales, technology and the opportunity to build something new. You may already have experience in business development, recruitment, technology sales or another target-driven environment. However, previous BDR experience is not essential if you can demonstrate the right attitude, communication skills and determination to succeed. You will be:

• Confident, engaging and comfortable starting conversations
• Competitive, resilient and motivated by results
• Curious about technology, AI and the future of recruitment
• Coachable and eager to develop
• Comfortable working toward clear targets
• Able to communicate professionally with senior decision-makers
• Positive, energetic and supportive of your teammates
• Motivated by career progression and high earning potential

What CGP Group Offers:

• A solid and competitive base salary
• A high-commission, uncapped earning opportunity
• Best-in-class sales and recruitment technology
• Comprehensive initial training and ongoing coaching
• A structured pathway into senior BDR, Account Executive and leadership positions
• The opportunity to join an exciting new-hire cohort of 10 BDRs
• A collaborative environment with ambitious, like-minded teammates
• Direct exposure to an innovative AI product at an early stage of its growth
• Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance
• Support from an established international recruitment group
• Genuine opportunities for rapid career advancement

About CGP Group: CGP Group is an international talent solutions business with approximately 300 consultants operating across global markets. For more than 15 years, CGP has helped organizations find, attract and retain exceptional talent through executive search, recruitment, contract staffing, RPO, nearshoring and Employer of Record solutions. Keystone AI represents the next stage of CGP's growth - bringing together leading recruitment technology, extensive global talent data and experienced human consultants.

Build Your Career With Us: This is an opportunity to join an exciting product launch, receive outstanding training and build a career in one of the fastest-growing areas of business technology.