Bilingual Client Acquisition Associate

Patron Career Staffing | Mississauga, ON

Position Overview

Patron Career Staffing is seeking a Bilingual Client Acquisition Associate to join our Business Development team in Mississauga, Ontario.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing new business opportunities across Quebec by identifying prospective employers, generating and qualifying leads, conducting bilingual outreach, understanding workforce requirements, and converting qualified prospects into active staffing clients.

This is a business development and client acquisition role focused on building a strong sales pipeline and establishing long-term relationships with Quebec-based employers.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Generation & Market Research

- Identify Quebec-based companies that are actively hiring, expanding, opening new facilities, or experiencing workforce requirements.

- Research target organizations through LinkedIn, job boards, company websites, business directories, industry databases, and other prospecting channels.

- Build and maintain a qualified pipeline of prospective corporate clients.

Bilingual Business Development

- Conduct professional French and English outreach through cold calls, email campaigns, LinkedIn, and other business development channels.

- Connect with HR Managers, HR Directors, Talent Acquisition professionals, Operations Managers, Plant Managers, Business Owners, and other hiring decision-makers.

- Introduce Patron Career Staffing and communicate our staffing solutions based on the prospect's workforce requirements.

Client Acquisition & Lead Conversion

- Qualify prospects and identify current, upcoming, and recurring staffing requirements.

- Present appropriate recruitment and staffing solutions to prospective clients.

- Schedule discovery calls and business meetings with qualified prospects.

- Follow up consistently with leads and opportunities throughout the sales cycle.

- Convert qualified prospects into new staffing clients and generate job orders/mandates.

Requirement Development





- Gather detailed information regarding job titles, qualifications, experience requirements, compensation, shifts, locations, hiring volumes, timelines, and candidate expectations.

- Work closely with the recruitment team to communicate client requirements and support successful candidate delivery.

Commercial & Client Onboarding Support

- Participate in discussions regarding staffing rates, placement fees, payment terms, replacement policies, and service agreements.

- Coordinate with management when negotiating commercial terms or client agreements.

- Ensure all required client information and documentation is collected during onboarding.

CRM & Pipeline Management

- Maintain accurate prospect, contact, opportunity, and client information within CRM systems.

- Record calls, emails, meetings, follow-ups, job requirements, and sales activities.

- Maintain an organized pipeline and ensure timely follow-up with active opportunities.

Relationship Development

- Establish professional relationships with newly acquired clients and prospective accounts.

- Re-engage inactive and previous prospects to identify current staffing opportunities.

- Identify opportunities for repeat business, additional job orders, and expansion of client relationships.

Required Skills & Qualifications

- 1–3 years of experience in B2B sales, business development, client acquisition, recruitment sales, staffing, or a related field.

- Fluent in French and English, both written and spoken.

- Robust understanding of the Quebec business and employment market is an asset.

- Demonstrated ability to conduct cold calls and outbound business development.

- Excellent communication, presentation,



negotiation, and relationship-building skills.

- Strong prospecting, research, follow-up, and lead-conversion abilities.

- Comfortable working with sales targets, activity metrics, and revenue objectives.

- Self-motivated, persistent, organized, and results-oriented.

- Proficiency with LinkedIn, CRM platforms, email, job boards, and sales-prospecting tools.

- Ability to work independently while collaborating with recruitment and management teams.

- Previous staffing/recruitment industry experience is considered a strong asset.

Key Performance Indicators

Performance will be evaluated based on:
- Qualified Quebec-based leads generated

- Decision-makers contacted

- Outbound calls and emails

- Meetings and appointments booked

- Qualified staffing opportunities generated

- New clients acquired

- New job orders/mandates generated

- Lead-to-client conversion

- Revenue and gross profit generated

- Sales pipeline growth

- Repeat and long-term client accounts

Compensation & Employment Details

Pay: $21.00–$24.00 per hour

Location: Mississauga, ON

Employment Type: Full-Time

Department: Business Development / Client Acquisition

Performance-based incentives or commission may be available based on client acquisition and business generated.

Career Growth

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to progress within the business development function:

Bilingual Client Acquisition Associate → Senior Client Acquisition Associate → Client Acquisition Executive → Senior Client Acquisition Executive → Client Acquisition Manager → Senior Client Acquisition Manager → Director of Client Acquisition

About Patron Career Staffing

Patron Career Staffing provides temporary, temp-to-permanent, permanent, direct-hire, and payroll staffing solutions to employers across Canada.

Our business development and recruitment teams work together to help employers address their workforce requirements with responsive and flexible staffing solutions.

📌 Bilingual Client Acquisition Associate (Mississauga)
🏢 Patron Career Staffing
📍 Mississauga