Executive Recruiter

Verrus Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A successful executive recruitment business is seeking an Executive Recruiter to meet billing objectives through the placement of mid-level to C-suite executives globally. Responsibilities include significant business development, promoting top talent across North America, EMEA, and APAC. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to multi-task in a dynamic environment. The role offers competitive salary, company pension scheme, and opportunities for professional advancement.

Benefits

Highly competitive basic salary

Company pension scheme

Ongoing training and development

Access to cutting edge tools

Team social events

Qualifications

• A bold, dynamic, competitive, and charismatic personality.
• Attention to detail and ability to multi-task.
• Prior exposure to recruitment or business development sectors is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Meet billing objectives through global placement of executives.
• Identify and win new clients through proactive marketing.

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Written and verbal communication

Self-motivation

Commercial awareness

Proficiency in Microsoft365

Education

Bachelor's degree qualification

Tools

LinkedIn

AI tools

Job description

Overview

With ambitious growth objectives in place for 2026 and beyond, we're currently looking to hear from the very best graduate, sales and recruitment talent on the market. Verrus are a successful executive recruitment business operating across a range of established and emerging sectors with a proven track record for proactively delivering game-changing senior professionals to a predominantly international client base that ranges from rapid growth start-ups to established corporations. We are presently looking to capitalise on strong business pipeline by adding to several specialist practices that operate in the growth verticals of Intralogistics Technology, WealthTech, and Mission-Critical Construction.

As an Executive Recruiter within one of these teams, you'll be responsible for meeting billing objectives through the permanent placement of mid-level to C-suite executives on a global basis but with particular focus across North America, EMEA, and APAC.

This is a 360-recruitment role, so business development will form a significant part of your day to day: Identifying and winning new clients through the proactive marketing of the best talent in your assigned sector specialism.

Responsibilities

• Meet billing objectives through the permanent placement of mid-level to C-suite executives on a global basis with focus across North America, EMEA, and APAC.
• Operate as a 360-recruitment professional with a significant focus on business development: identifying and winning new clients through proactive marketing of top talent in the assigned sector.

What We're Looking For

• A minimum bachelor\'s degree qualification
• Confident, engaging, and articulate interpersonal skills
• First class written and verbal communication in English (additional languages advantageous)
• A bold, dynamic, competitive, and charismatic personality
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and commercial awareness
• Self-motivation, proactivity, tenacity, and resilience
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft365 products, LinkedIn and AI tools
• The ability to multi-task and prioritise across multiple concurrent projects/campaigns
• Prior recruitment, consulting, sales, or business development experience - or prior exposure to one or more of the above-mentioned sectors - would be advantageous, but this is by no means a prerequisite as full and ongoing training will be provided.

What\'s In It For You?

• A highly competitive basic salary
• Company pension scheme
• A transparent and collaborative team culture underpinned by our core values of trust and integrity
• A comprehensive onboarding process with ongoing training, development, and support
• Clear opportunities to progress through the business as we continue to grow, our talent pathway offering either senior consultant or leadership routes of advancement
• A fabulous working environment in one of Leeds City Centre\'s landmark office buildings
• A rapid selection and assessment process
• Access to cutting edge tools, resources, technology, AI, and software platforms
• Team social events, incentive-based trips, executive club overseas weekends away
• (Qualifying) enrolment within GymFlex health & fitness incentive