Business Development - Recruitment Services

Keller Executive Search; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited earning potential

Access to marketing assets

Global peer network for collaboration

Job summary

A global executive search network is seeking an experienced recruiter in the United Kingdom. This commission-only role involves building client relationships, securing new business, and managing the end-to-end recruitment process. Ideal candidates have over 3 years of agency experience, strong commercial acumen, and a proven ability to convert leads into successful hires. Enjoy the freedom of self-employment with significant earning potential based on performance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of agency recruitment experience.
• Proven record of new-business creation and outbound strategy.
• Fluency with LinkedIn and CRM/ATS tools.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage client relationships to secure signed engagements.
• Drive the consultative sales process for recruitment.
• Own the candidate lifecycle and client satisfaction.
• Manage pipeline and revenue share outcomes.
• Operate with confidentiality and high integrity.

Skills

Agency recruitment experience

New business creation

Commercial acumen

Technical fluency (LinkedIn, CRM/ATS)

Strong communication skills

Entrepreneurial and self-directed

Tools

LinkedIn

CRM/ATS

Job description

AboutKeller

Kelleris a global executive search network built for owner-operators. We back experienced recruiters who want to build theirownbusiness.Leverage our brand and support to secure and execute major mandates, all while preserving your independence.

Why this role exists & the impact youwillhave

We are expanding intothe United Kingdom, where you are based.Your mandate is to open new client relationships, secure signed search engagements, and deliver excellent hires.

Enjoy uncapped earning potential in a purely commission-based role, where your success directly dictates your income.

BeyondrepresentingtheKellerbrand, you may have access to potential cross-border mandates through our partnership withHaldrenExecutive Search.

If you are energised by building something you own, winning the work and delivering the result, you will see your impact with every mandate you secure and complete.

What youwilldo

Build the repeatable outbound engine: strategicallyidentifyideal clients, craft engaging multi-touch campaigns, and use data to convert leads into qualified opportunities.

Drive the entire consultative sales process, frominitialdiscovery and meticulous scoping to crafting proposals, negotiating pricing, and securing signed agreements.

Lead end-to-end recruitment execution, effectively managing the full candidate lifecycle, while prioritizing and owning client satisfaction at every step.

Own your financial outcomes: manage your pipeline, track key metrics, and benefit directly from an attractive revenue-share model with full P&L accountability.

Youpossessa minimum of 3 years of agency recruitment experience,demonstratingexpertisein full 360-degree lifecycle delivery.

You have a proven record ofnew-business creation,having successfully built or implemented an outbound strategy and converted outreach into signed engagements. You know exactly what it takes to open senior-level doors.

Youpossessadvanced commercial acumen, excelling in territory planning, proposal development,retained/contingent pricing, pipeline hygiene, and stakeholder mapping. You are prepared torun a business, not just fill roles.

You are technically fluent, mastering essential tools like LinkedIn and a CRM/ATS. Just as importantly, you communicate clearly in writing and hold your own confidently during both video and phone calls.

You exercise sound judgement onconfidentiality,dataprivacyand compliance in your market.

Youareentrepreneurial, self-directed, and genuinely comfortable operating with high autonomy. Youare motivated by building somethingthatisyours.

Thestrong reputationand support of theKellerteam provide you with the necessary credibility and collateral to open senior-level doors.

We offer an attractive, partner-favoured revenue share on all net collected client fees, ensuring your success directly translates into unlimited income.

Access to marketing assets, ATS/CRM, and playbooks; adopt what helps to keep your energy on revenue, not infrastructure.

Origination protection for relationships you open, plus fast, transparent settlements on collected fees.

Global peer network for collaboration, overflow support, and multi-country delivery.

Legal & Compliance

• We welcome partners from all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on any protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and will assess applicants on merit.
• If you need reasonable adjustments during the process, please contact us and we will support you.
• We never charge candidates for work-finding services.
• Controllers:KellerHaldrenand the authorized UK partner you engage with, if applicable, (each an independent controller).Purpose:evaluate and engage independent partners and manage candidate/client introductions.Retention:we keep application data for12 monthsunlessrequiredlonger.Your rights:access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection; you can complain to the ICO.Details & contact: https://www.kellerexecutivesearch.com/privacy/
• Your data may be transferred outside the UK. Where no UK adequacy regulation applies, we use the UKIDTAor theUK Addendum to the EU SCCs(plus assessments) to protect it. See our privacy notice.
• This iscommission-onlywith arevenue-share;no base salary; earnings vary with fees generated.
• This is aself-employed independent partneropportunity.