HR / Recruitment Director – Launch a New Recruitment Agency

JR United Kingdom; Lincoln; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading international investment group as the HR / Recruitment Director, where you will launch and manage a new recruitment agency in the UK. This fully remote role offers the chance to shape a brand from the ground up, ensuring a significant impact in a growing business with global backing. As a key hire, you will lead recruitment efforts, manage budgets, and oversee compliance in a flexible working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary + performance bonus

Flexible hours

Full start-up budget

Tech stack provided

Work-life balance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of senior HR / Talent / Recruitment leadership experience.
• Expertise in UK employment law and GDPR.
• Strong track record in managing remote teams.

Responsibilities

• Own budget, revenue, and new-client pipeline; report KPIs monthly.
• Oversee full-cycle hiring and contractor payroll compliance.
• Build and register the UK arm of the recruitment agency.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

UK Employment Law

P&L Management

Hiring

Contractor Payroll Compliance

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

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Client:

Global Trust IT

Location:

Lincoln, 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 to our global business. We are a group of international investors and are 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.