Senior Recruitment Consultant

Narooma; Sydney; Remote; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leadership training

Flexible work arrangements

Generous leave entitlements

Global career opportunities

Wellbeing rewards

Job summary

Hays in Sydney is seeking a Senior Recruitment Consultant to join the Payroll desk in our CBD team. You will own end-to-end recruitment, build a diverse client network, and drive sourcing strategies within your sector, while collaborating across the office and broader Hays network.

Whether you have 2 years or 10 years in recruitment, you’ll thrive in a 360 environment, be commercially driven, and enjoy working in a high-performing, collaborative team with opportunities to advance your career.

Qualifications

• 2+ years recruitment experience or more, in a professional services setting.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a 360 recruitment desk and develop new business.
• Confident in building long-term partnerships with customers.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment processes for clients and candidates.
• Develop and manage sourcing strategies within your sector.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the office and Hays globally.

Skills

360 recruitment environment

business development

client relationship management

team collaboration

Tools

Payroll desk

Job description

05th November, 2026

Your new company

At Hays, we believe in being long-term partners with our people as well as our customers. Together, we will work for your tomorrow, and the possibilities are endless. With over 50 years of business success, we have built a reputation as a world leader in specialist recruitment and workforce solutions. Joining Hays isn’t just about being part of a global business leader; we’re also industry-leading recruiting experts in Australia.

As our Corporate team continues to grow, we have an opportunity for a Senior Recruitment Consultant to join our Payroll desk in our Sydney CBD team. This is an established desk, offering a fantastic platform for an experienced recruiter to step into a high-performing market and continue to grow their career.

Your new role

Working as an experienced Recruitment Consultant, you will create meaningful relationships with customers and partner with them to deliver tailored recruitment solutions. One day you could be onsite with a client, and the next discussing hiring strategies with national customers in the boardroom. You will have full autonomy in managing the recruitment process, including:

• Building a diverse client network through business development and industry networking events
• Creating and managing sourcing strategies within your specialised sector
• Working collaboratively with your counterparts and other teams across the office and broader Hays business
• Living our Hays valued behaviours, with collaboration and inclusivity at the heart of our approach

What you’ll need to succeed

Whether you have 2 years or 10 years of recruitment experience, we’re open to different levels of experience. The right person will be confident operating in a 360 recruitment environment, commercially driven and motivated by working within a collaborative, high-performing team.

Ideally, you will have recruitment experience within Accounting & Finance, Payroll or a similar professional services specialism, however we’re open to recruiters from other sectors who can demonstrate strong commercial capability and transferable market knowledge.

You will also be:

• Committed and confident in building long-term partnerships with customers through business development
• Experienced in managing a 360 recruitment desk and developing new business
• Driven to achieve results and progress your career
• Ambitious, bold and curious in finding better solutions for clients, candidates and colleagues
• Solution-focused, respectful and committed to doing the right thing
• Experienced in working towards targets, KPIs and sales budgets
• Motivated by the opportunity to take ownership of an established desk and continue to grow its success

What you’ll get in return

Once you step in, there’s no telling where a career at Hays might take you. Our growth mindset as a business brings variety and many possibilities for different career pathways. Go further in your career than you believed possible. Here you get out what you put in and your energy and dedication is always met by reward and celebration. Other benefits include:

• Access to team leadership training for you to evolve your career
• Cutting-edge tools and technology to enable you to make an extraordinary impact
• Flexible work arrangements, work from home options and access to work remotely up to four weeks per year using our work from anywhere policy
• Generous leave entitlements to take advantage of parental leave, volunteering days, lifestyle and flex leave
• Celebrate success, your success is our success, and we reward strong performance as a cornerstone of life at Hays.
• High Performer Incentives, including local and international trips. Fiji 2024, Vietnam 2025 – where to next!?
• Thrive in a workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone feels welcome
• Wellbeing rewards, benefit from health, leisure and lifestyle partnership discounts
• Employee Resource Groups and Working Groups for you to connect and collaborate with like-minded colleagues
• Global career opportunities - make your mark locally or explore international opportunities with Hays

By joining Hays, you’ll be part of an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity. We invite people of all genders, ages, cultures, abilities, backgrounds, and experiences to apply. This includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people who belong to LGBTQIA+ community, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities. If you require support and/or adjustments throughout our recruitment process please contact [e-mail]