Senior Recruitment Consultant

Apera; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation opportunities across US/UK

Industry‑leading commission

Job summary

Apera in Manchester is seeking an elite embedded consultant to support client organisations, becoming fully embedded within their teams and delivering exceptional service.

You will source world‑class engineers and leaders, mapping talent across the globe, and act as a trusted advisor on market insights and salary benchmarking while helping shape Apera's global growth and progression through our Flight Path framework.

Qualifications

• Talent Sourcing – sourcing world‑class talent, and delivering outstanding results & experiences for our embedded clients.
• Talent Mapping – proactively build pipelines of highly skilled engineers and technical experts across the world.
• Trusted Advisor – support clients with market insight, salary benchmarking, and strategic hiring advice.
• Shape the Future of the Team – play a pivotal role in scaling Apera on a global scale, with clear progression opportunities as the team grows.

Responsibilities

• Talent Sourcing – sourcing world‑class talent, and delivering outstanding results & experiences for our embedded clients.
• Talent Mapping – proactively build pipelines of highly skilled engineers and technical experts across the world.
• Trusted Advisor – support clients with market insight, salary benchmarking, and strategic hiring advice.
• Shape the Future of the Team – play a pivotal role in scaling Apera on a global scale, with clear progression opportunities as the team grows.

Skills

Client Service

Candidate Sourcing

Relationship Builder

Market Curiosity

Resilience

Job description

Apera is a first of its kind talent, engineering and consulting platform. We build amazing teams and support the development of bleeding-edge technologies. We focus exclusively on Aerospace, Robotics & AI, Defence, Space and Automotive.

We are a high-performance firm that operates at the cutting edge of deep tech and complex engineered markets

We're looking for an elite embedded consultant to support key clients. This is a client-facing role and you will become fully embedded within the client organisation, delivering exceptional levels of service. We have opportunities across all of our market

Key Skills:

• Client Service & Support– the confidence to build lasting relationships with the most innovative deep tech companies in the world.
• Candidate Sourcing & Assessment - skilled at finding and engaging exceptional engineers and leaders and leaders using advanced search techniques.
• Relationship Builder – natural communicator who can gain trust and maintain strong relationships with hiring managers and candidates alike.
• Market Curiosity - genuine interest in engineering and enthusiasm for emerging technologies (e.g. eVTOL, sustainable propulsion, robotics, defence drones).
• Resilience & Ambition - thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where success is rewarded and opportunities are huge.

Core Responsibilities:

• Talent Sourcing – sourcing world‑class talent, and delivering outstanding results & experiences for our embedded clients.
• Talent Mapping – proactively build pipelines of highly skilled engineers and technical experts across the world.
• Trusted Advisor – support clients with market insight, salary benchmarking, and strategic hiring advice.
• Shape the Future of the Team – play a pivotal role in scaling Apera on a global scale, with clear progression opportunities as the team grows.

Why Now?

• We’re experiencing hyper-growth across all offices – LA, Leeds and Manchester. You will play a key role in scaling Apera on a global scale.
• You’ll work directly with leadership and have a clear route to progression through our Flight Path framework.

What’s In It for You:

• High earning potential - Industry‑leading commission structure.
• Clear and rapid career progression.
• Ongoing training and mentorship from the best in the business.
• Regular incentives.
• Relocation opportunities across the US and UK.

We are not for everyone. But if you’re the kind of person who thrives in an ambitious, high performance environment - we want to hear from you.