HR / Recruitment Director – Launch a New Recruitment Agency

JR United Kingdom; Guildford; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks an HR / Recruitment Director to launch its UK arm. As a senior leader, you will shape the agency from the ground up, leveraging global backing. This fully remote role offers a great work-life balance, competitive salary, and a chance to make a significant impact.

Benefits

Great work-life balance

Competitive salary + performance bonus

Flexible hours

Full start-up budget and tech stack

Qualifications

• 5+ years in senior HR / Recruitment leadership roles.
• Experience launching or scaling recruitment agencies in the UK.
• Expert in UK employment law, payroll, and GDPR.

Responsibilities

• Run and grow the new recruitment agency, owning budget and revenue.
• Oversee full-cycle hiring and ensure contractor payroll compliance.
• Report key performance indicators monthly.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

P&L Management

Knowledge of UK Employment Law

Recruitment

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

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Client:

Global Trust IT

Location:

Guildford, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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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 expand 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.