Recruitment Consultant

The Network; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

Loyalty leave benefits

Luxury offices

Remote working flexibility

Job summary

The Network, part of Sovereign Capability Group, is hiring a Recruitment Consultant in Sydney. This role focuses on technology, cybersecurity, and professional services recruitment, requiring strong relationship-building skills and a proactive approach to business development.

The ideal candidate will have experience in technology recruitment or business development, with the ability to manage client portfolios and drive sustainable revenue.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment, account management or business development.
• Strong communication skills and confidence engaging with stakeholders.
• Proven ability to build long-term client and candidate relationships.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage client relationships across various sectors.
• Generate new business through sales activity and referrals.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from client qualification to onboarding.

Skills

Client relationship management

Business development

Communications

Technology recruitment

Organizational skills

Job description

Sydney | The Network / Sovereign Capability Group

The Network, part of Sovereign Capability Group, is continuing to build a specialist Technology and Defence recruitment practice in Sydney. This is an opportunity for an experienced recruiter to help shape a growing business at the intersection of Defence, national security, technology, and sovereign industrial capability. Operating within a professional, collaborative office environment, this role is well suited to experienced and mature recruitment professionals seeking a long-term career opportunity.

The company is an experienced recruitment and workforce solutions business with a strong contractor base, government and commercial relationships, and a growing presence across Technology and Defence. Through Sovereign Capability Group, we are also connected to broader capability areas, including the defence industry, engineering, mission-critical technology, AI, nuclear supply chain services, and sovereign capability programs.

We are looking for a commercially minded Recruitment Consultants with recruitment experience to develop client relationships, identify workforce needs, build trusted talent networks and convert market opportunities into sustainable revenue.

The Role

You will be responsible for developing and managing a portfolio of clients across technology, consulting, financial services, healthcare, retail and emerging AI businesses. This will include existing relationships, warm introductions and proactive business development across enterprise organisations, scale-ups, consultancies and technology vendors.

With multiple opportunities available, you will manage permanent and contract recruitment engagements across one of our specialist practice areas, including Cyber Security, Data & AI, Cloud & Infrastructure, and Project Services, partnering with leading organisations to build high-performing teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and manage client relationships
• Develop a territory plan covering existing accounts, target clients and priority relationships
• Generate new business through disciplined sales activity, referrals, account development and market mapping
• Identify, attract and manage high-quality professionals across permanent and contract markets
• Develop and maintain candidate networks
• Work closely with clients to understand workforce planning, skills requirements and hiring priorities
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from client qualification through to offer, placement and onboarding
• Maintain accurate CRM, pipeline, activity and account information
• Stay informed on market trends, emerging technologies and talent availability
• Contribute to the growth of a specialist recruitment practice in Sydney

About You

You may already be an experienced technology recruiter or come from a recruitment background with exposure to data, digital, software engineering, cloud or analytics recruitment.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Experience in recruitment, account management or business development
• Experience recruiting within Technology or Professional Services markets
• Strong communication skills and confidence engaging with both technical and senior business stakeholders
• Proven ability to build and maintain long-term client and candidate relationships
• Commercial discipline with the ability to manage activity, pipeline and revenue outcomes
• A proactive and consultative approach to business development
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• High personal standards, resilience and a willingness to build market presence
• Existing networks within Technology sectors will be highly regarded

This is not a standard recruitment desk. You will be joining a business with existing capability, established infrastructure and access to a broader Defence and Sovereign Capability Group. The role offers the opportunity to build a meaningful market position in Sydney, supported by The Network’s recruitment platform and Sovereign Capability Group’s industry relationships.

For the right person, this is a chance to help build a practice, not simply inherit a job list.

• Hybrid working environment
• Additional loyalty leave benefits
• Luxury offices in the heart of Sydney
• Up to 4 weeks remote working from anywhere in the world

Location: Sydney

Employment Type: Full-time

Specialisations: Cyber Security, Data & AI, Cloud & Infrastructure, and Project Services