Entry-Level SDR – Renewable Energy Recruitment | Los Angeles, CA

LHi Group•Santa Monica, CA

3d•$70,000 - $80,000•Onsite

About The Position

Piper Maddox, part of LHi Group, is hiring an entry-level Sales Development Representative in Santa Monica, Los Angeles. The role combines B2B sales, business development, talent acquisition, and relationship management, focused on recruitment for renewable energy, clean energy, and CleanTech organizations. No previous sales, recruitment, or energy-industry experience is required. A structured 12-week sales and recruitment training program, ongoing coaching, and mentorship are provided. The role involves identifying prospective clients, conducting outbound sales outreach, developing client relationships, and sourcing specialist candidates. As experience grows, the representative can take on more of the full recruitment sales cycle, including client management, candidate placement, negotiations, and deal completion. It is a revenue-generating role with uncapped performance-based commission and a potential progression path into recruitment consulting and leadership roles. Compensation is a $50,000 annual base salary, plus $10,000 guaranteed commission during training, paid biweekly, and uncapped performance-based commission. Average first-year total earnings are stated as $70,000–$80,000+. The employer describes itself as a global, 100% employee-owned specialist talent solutions business and an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

No previous SDR, BDR, sales, recruitment, or renewable energy experience is required.
Ambition, motivation, and commercial interest in a career in sales, business development, and recruitment consulting.
Strong or developing communication skills and comfort speaking with new people and building relationships.
Resilience and ability to learn from rejection in a target-driven environment.
Proactive approach, willingness to take initiative, and openness to feedback, training, and continuous improvement.
Goal-oriented and motivated by targets and individual and team objectives.
Team-oriented approach and contribution to a positive, supportive, collaborative environment.
Interest in renewable energy, CleanTech, and emerging technologies.
A university degree is not required; recent graduates, career changers, and candidates without a degree are encouraged to apply.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in sales or business development.
Previous customer service, hospitality, or retail experience.
Previous account management experience.
Previous marketing or lead-generation experience.
Previous recruiting or talent-acquisition experience.
Experience in other customer-facing or target-driven positions.

Responsibilities

Identify prospective clients and generate business opportunities in renewable energy and CleanTech markets.
Conduct outbound prospecting through cold calls, emails, LinkedIn, networking, and other outreach strategies.
Build and manage a pipeline of prospective clients and business opportunities.
Research target companies, decision-makers, hiring trends, and market opportunities.
Develop relationships with prospective clients and understand their recruitment needs.
Introduce Piper Maddox's recruitment services to new businesses and support business development.
Identify, source, screen, and engage specialist professionals; build candidate relationships and talent networks.
Use LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, and direct outreach to identify candidates and match qualified professionals with client opportunities.
Coordinate client and candidate interviews, manage recruitment processes, and communicate feedback.
Support salary and contract negotiations and develop skills in objection handling, negotiation, and closing.
Build long-term client and candidate relationships to support repeat business.
Work toward daily, weekly, and monthly activity targets and KPIs; track business development, pipeline, and recruitment performance.
Research renewable energy market trends and hiring needs, develop commercial knowledge, and build a reputation in the specialist market.

Benefits

$50,000 annual base salary plus $10,000 guaranteed commission during training, paid biweekly.
Uncapped performance-based commission; stated average first-year earnings of $70,000–$80,000+.
20+ days of paid time off, 13 company holidays including a birthday holiday, 5 sick days, 2 Mind & Body Days, 1 volunteering day, and Summer Fridays.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
401(k) retirement plan with company match.
Commuter benefits and an Employee Assistance Program.
Employee ownership opportunities, including eligibility for shareholder equity after 12 months.
Structured 12-week training, ongoing one-on-one coaching, and sales and recruitment development.
Weekly sales incentives and performance recognition.
Summer and holiday parties, monthly promotion lunches, breakfast clubs, and quarterly lunch clubs.
Opportunities to earn up to two international incentive trips per year.
Employee-led equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives.
Long-service rewards, including additional paid time off, international office trips, sabbatical opportunities, and luxury rewards.
Potential international career development opportunities across US, UK, and European offices.