HR / Recruitment Director – Launch a New Recruitment Agency

JR United Kingdom; Cheltenham; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks an HR / Recruitment Director to establish and grow its UK operations. This fully remote role offers a unique opportunity to build an agency from the ground up, ensuring a great work-life balance and competitive pay. You will oversee hiring, manage budgets, and drive performance in a startup environment.

Benefits

Great work-life balance

Competitive salary + performance bonus

Flexible hours and full start-up budget

Tech stack provided

Qualifications

• 5+ years in senior HR/Talent/Recruitment leadership.
• Experience in launching or scaling a recruitment agency in the UK.
• Ability to manage remote teams and deliver results under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Own budget and revenue; report KPIs monthly.
• Oversee full-cycle hiring and payroll compliance.
• Drive day-to-day results and hire the first team.

Skills

HR leadership

Talent acquisition

Stakeholder management

UK employment law

P&L management

GDPR knowledge

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HR / Recruitment Director – Launch a New Recruitment Agency, Cheltenham

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Global Trust IT

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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, building 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.