Head of Business Development, Human Resources

Manages a team responsible for winning new human resources business.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$286k

Mean

$298k

10th–90th pct

$218k–$395k

Observations

530

Confidence: 34% · based on 530 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

B2B Sales

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

53% require · 24% prefer

Master's Degree

11% require · 33% prefer

No College

15% require · 5% prefer

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Common next roles

Practice Operations Director, Human Resources+3.7%Human Resources Business Development Associate-58.2%Human Resources Business Development Manager-57.1%Human Resources Practice Coordinator-53.7%Human Resources Practice Operations Specialist-53.6%

Common previous roles

Human Resources Business Development Associate-139.1%Human Resources Business Development Manager-133.1%Human Resources Practice Operations Specialist-115.7%Human Resources Practice Coordinator-116.0%Practice Operations Director, Human Resources+3.5%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)6,316

Posting growth-11.3%

Median days to fill21 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)9,291

Projected growth5.3%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness50%

Automation exposure15%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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