Direct Recruiter - Front Office

Robert Walters UK; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global recruitment firm is seeking a Direct Recruiter to join their team focused on front office talent acquisition in the financial services sector. This role is ideal for experienced recruitment professionals skilled in sourcing candidates and managing hiring processes, offering competitive salary and benefits in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Training and development program

Volunteer time off

Global incentive opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in front office recruiting (sales, trading, investment banking).
• Ability to build and maintain candidate pipelines.
• Proficient in generating hiring analytics for clients.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for front office roles.
• Source and screen candidates effectively.
• Build and maintain talent pools using CRM.

Skills

Full-cycle recruitment expertise

Strong Boolean search skills

Candidate engagement

Tools

Workday

Avature

Job description

Robert Walters is the world’s most trusted talent solutions business. Across the globe, we deliver recruitment, recruitment process outsourcing and advisory services for businesses of all shapes and sizes, opening doors for people with diverse skills, ambitions, and backgrounds.

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Direct Recruiter to join our on-site recruitment team as part of a high-performing RPO solution for a leading client in the financial services sector.

This role is ideal for a recruitment professional with a strong track record in front office hiring—such as sales, trading, or investment banking—and who thrives in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.

As a Direct Recruiter, you will take ownership of the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, delivering high-quality hires across key front office business areas. Working in close partnership with hiring managers and other stakeholders, you will proactively source talent, manage candidate pipelines, and provide market insights to support strategic hiring decisions.

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a global recruitment leader while working directly with a prestigious client and shaping their front office talent strategy.

What You'll Do

• To work with the Recruitment Partner in providing an end-to-end recruitment service to identified business areas
• To join the recruitment partner on calls with line managers to understand their hiring needs and provide a more efficient search
• Recruitment process management utilizing ATS such as Workday and Avature
• Proactively source candidates via multi-media advertising, referrals, internal and external networking, database, candidate portal to effectively contribute to the target for direct recruitment
• Build and maintain RW candidate database by building up talent pools using the CRM
• Continue to develop innovative methods to attract top talent
• Screen CVs in line with the line manager & business requirements and arrange interviews as appropriate
• Ensure thorough and complete tracking history of every applicant progress, contact and feedback
• Providing market data and reporting on market trends as and when requested
• Ensuring compliance with Service Level Agreement (SLA) targets
• Ensure compliance with all client policies (including approval systems, compensation policies, e-mail policies etc.)

What are we looking for in the right candidate?

Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

• Full-cycle recruitment expertise (sourcing, screening, interviewing & offer negotiation)
• Proven success recruiting for front office roles (e.g., sales, trading, investment banking, relationship management)
• Strong Boolean search and LinkedIn Recruiter skills
• Experience with ATS tools (e.g., Workday, Avature)
• Able to generate and present hiring reports and analytics to clients or senior management

Stakeholder Management

• Ability to liaise effectively with hiring managers and business leaders
• Skilled in managing multiple stakeholders across business units
• Strong understanding of client requirements and translating them into actionable talent strategies
• Experienced in delivering against SLAs and KPIs in an outsourced recruitment model (RPO/MSP)

Market & Industry Knowledge

• In-depth knowledge of front office functions within financial services, banking, and capital markets
• Understanding of industry trends, compensation benchmarking, and competitor mapping
• Familiar with regulatory and compliance aspects in financial hiring

Candidate Engagement

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to engage passive and active candidates
• Skilled in building and maintaining talent pipelines
• Ability to pitch employer brand and value proposition effectively
• Experience in providing a first-class candidate experience

Commercial Acumen & Delivery

• Ability to work in a target-driven environment with a strong focus on results
• Commercial mindset with the ability to align recruitment strategies to business goals
• Strong prioritization and time management skills in high-volume or fast-paced settings

What will you get in return?

• A track record of high performance and an ability to deliver excellent results consistently is key. In return for your hard work, you'll be offered a competitive top salary and benefits package with bonuses/commission and fantastic incentives programme
• Private medical insurance
• A fantastic training and development programme
• Volunteer time off
• The opportunity to partake / qualify for our Global incentive weekend
• Employee wellbeing through various programmes
• You'll have plenty of opportunities to progress your career, both in your country and other locations around the world. That's the benefit of working for a large global organisation. One that is at the forefront of recruitment innovation, and a specialist in RPO and MSP

As a Disability Confident Employer, Robert Walters is committed to offering a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process to all candidates. If you require any accommodations or adjustments as a result of a disability, impairment or health condition, please do not hesitate to let me know.

This position is being sourced through our Outsourcing service line. Resource Solutions Limited, trading as Robert Walters, is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.
Please click apply below to submit your application or if you would like further information. We look forward to hearing from you!

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About the job

Contract Type: FULL_TIME

Specialism: Human Resources

Focus: Recruitment

Industry: Human Resources and Personnel

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Associate

Language: English - Professional working

Location: City of London

Contract Type: FULL_TIME

Specialism: Human Resources

Focus: Recruitment

Industry: Human Resources and Personnel

Salary: Competitive Package

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Associate

Language: English - Professional working

Location: City of London

FULL_TIME

Job Reference: 6301

Date posted: 6 May 2025

Consultant: Lucy Matthews

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