HR / Recruitment Director – Launch a New Recruitment Agency

JR United Kingdom; Belfast; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is opening its UK branch and seeking a solid Director to shape the agency from the ground up with global backing. This remote role offers competitive salary, flexible hours, and the opportunity to make a significant impact as you hire the first team and drive growth through strategic leadership.

Benefits

Great work-life balance

Flexible hours

Full start-up budget

Qualifications

• 5+ years in senior HR/Talent/Recruitment leadership.
• Experience launching or scaling recruitment agency in the UK.
• Deep understanding of UK employment law and payroll.

Responsibilities

• Run and grow the recruitment agency, managing budget and revenue.
• Oversee full-cycle hiring and contractor payroll compliance.
• Report KPIs monthly.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Remote Team Management

UK Employment Law

Recruitment Expertise

P&L Knowledge

Job description

Location: Remote – UK Citizenship required for the role.

The Role:

This is an opportunity to create something rather special and fulfill your ambition to be your own boss, make a real impact by shaping and scaling a UK brand within our global business. We are a group of international investors opening a UK-registered recruitment firm to build on our established global operations. We need an experienced ‘hands-on’ and solid Director, who has built and run a business before, to run and register the UK arm (creating a LTD company). Hire the first team, and drive day-to-day results.

We Offer:

• Enjoy a great work-life balance in this fully remote role.
• Competitive salary + performance bonus.
• Flexible hours, full start-up budget, and tech stack.
• Rare chance to build an agency from the ground up with global backing.

Core Responsibilities:

• Run & Grow: own budget, revenue, and new-client pipeline; report KPIs monthly.
• Delivery: oversee full-cycle hiring and weekly contractor payroll compliance.
• 5+ yrs senior HR / Talent/Recruitment leadership with P&L knowledge and experience.
• Track record of launching or scaling a recruitment agency/function in UK.
• Expert in UK employment law, payroll, and GDPR.
• Remote team management and strong stakeholder skills.
• Able to deliver results under pressure.