Senior Recruitment Consultant

Your Career Pty Ltd; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commission scheme

Flexible working

Wellbeing day

Parental leave

Wellness voucher

Two days from home

Job summary

Your Career Pty Ltd in Sydney CBD is seeking a Principal Consultant for Software Engineering Recruitment to lead a growing desk, with blue-chip clients and existing revenue.

You will deepen relationships, win new business, and benefit from flexibility, including two days from home, a generous commission, wellbeing benefits, and a collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in Australian technology recruitment.
• Strong software engineering networks.
• Ability to develop business at senior level.

Responsibilities

• Own and grow a principal software engineering recruitment desk.
• Manage relationships with blue-chip clients and candidates.
• Drive revenue through contracting and permanent placements.

Skills

Business development

Networking

Recruitment

Job description

Principal Consultant – Software Engineering Recruitment

Sydney CBD | upto $130,000–$140,000 base + super + monthly commission

Take ownership of an established Software Engineering desk with blue-chip clients, existing revenue and plenty of room to grow.

You’ll inherit a contracting book, with commission on that revenue, alongside an active permanent desk that combined has made this one of the highest billing desks in the company.

Assignments span Senior Software Engineers, specialist developers and Heads of Digital across financial services, consulting, software, agriculture, manufacturing and FMCG.

There’s strong inbound activity, but this is a Principal role: you’ll use your network to deepen existing relationships and win new business.

Why this role stands out

• An extremely competitive commission scheme with a threshold of just 2.5× base salary, paid monthly.
• Established blue-chip clients and a portfolio you can build on from day one.
• Beautiful Sydney CBD offices and flexible working, including two days from home.
• A fun, collaborative and successful culture with supportive leadership.
• Specialist sourcing support, contractor care, marketing and recruitment tools.
• A monthly wellbeing day, paid parental leave and an annual wellness voucher.

You’ll bring a proven track record in Australian technology recruitment, strong software engineering networks and the confidence to develop business at a senior level.