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This role is focused on new business development, lead generation, and client relationship management, with a strong preference for candidates who have successfully sold IT staffing, technology talent solutions, consulting services, or related workforce solutions. The ideal candidate understands how to engage technology, digital, product, data, and executive buyers; uncover business challenges; and position staffing and solutions-based offerings that help clients move faster. 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