Principal Recruitment Consultant

Principal Recruitment Consultant

RPS Recruitment is a truly innovative recruitment business that has invested heavily in bespoke, state-of-the-art technology that makes us more effective at sourcing hard-to-find talent, winning market share in our respective markets, getting our highly skilled candidates into the perfect career for them and ultimately making you as successful as possible within the shortest timeframe. If you’re a genuinely ambitious individual who is self-motivated, focused on customer success, and a great team player we want to hear from you.

Based out of our penthouse office suite in the heart of Manchester, we operate throughout the UK, EU and USA. We’re proud to hold exclusive agreements with some of the world’s largest technology businesses. We’re now looking for ambitious, driven individuals that share our passion for making a real difference in the recruitment industry.

As a Principal Recruitment Consultant your responsibilities would include:

• Developing new and existing business within technology markets
• Mentoring more junior staff members in best practice
• Making use of technology platforms to deliver an efficient effective service to our customers
• Market mapping and business development activities
• Headhunting within niche technology markets in the UK, EU and US
• Interviewing candidates to ensure suitability for roles and target organisations (supported by candidate engagement.)
• Attending relevant industry events
• Working collaboratively with other internal stakeholders (Business Development, Account Management, Marketing, etc.)
• Evolving client relationships into exclusive/MSP/RPO/Project based accounts.
• Attending client meetings / virtual meetings
• Enjoying yourself and celebrating your success and the success of the team

What we look for in our Principal Recruitment Consultants:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Motivated and Goal Oriented
• Positive attitude, motivated and goal orientated with a desire to succeed and a  proven track record in winning with the ability to lead and mentor in a supportive and collaborative manner
• Demonstrable experience in winning projects of work on an exclusive / retained basis with a proven track record of winning the market share in your chosen specialism
• Excellent communication skills, professionalism, resilience, perseverance and willingness to fully invest yourself in the role and work hard to reap the reward

What we offer our Principal Recruitment Consultants:

• Proven industry-leading training   
• The very best technology in the industry that will accelerate your performance globally
• Every resource you could possibly require to secure the very best talent within your marketplace.
• Ground-breaking technology that will enable you to place the very best candidates in their perfect career path.
• Excellent salary plus uncapped commission and earning potential
• Performance-based incentives and rewards (holidays, car allowance/cars, fine dining lunch clubs, half day on Friday and many more!)
• Transparent career development plan
• No office politics! We are a truly collaborative organisation that drives success through working in partnership internally and externally with suppliers/clients alike.
• Total meritocracy. You will progress in line with your achievements. It’s not about what you know or who you know; It’s about what you can do for our customers.
• Smart-casual dress code
• The opportunity to be creative and implement new ideas and be supported in doing so.
• International opportunities for work and travel across the EU and US.

The successful candidate will enjoy a no-nonsense environment where you can genuinely progress your career to your full potential. You’ll be supported with more technology and resource capability than any other organisation which will enable you to be much more effective and efficient than the competition. This ongoing investment will ensure that your customers see the true value in your relationship, bringing long-lasting positive results for you and us to be proud of. Therefore, if you are a driven individual who genuinely shares our values and aspirations please get in touch.