HR / Recruitment Director – Launch a New Recruitment Agency

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

Job summary

A leading firm expanding its global operations seeks an HR/Recruitment Director in York to establish a recruitment agency. Ideal candidates will possess extensive leadership experience and sound knowledge of UK employment legislation. This fully remote role offers a competitive salary, performance bonuses, and the chance to build a new venture from scratch.

Benefits

Work-life balance

Flexible hours

Full start-up budget

Tech stack provided

Qualifications

• 5+ years of senior HR/Talent/Recruitment leadership experience.
• Expert in UK employment law, payroll, and GDPR.
• Strong remote team management skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee budget, revenue, and new-client pipeline; report KPIs.
• Manage full-cycle hiring and contractor payroll compliance.
• Track record of launching or scaling a recruitment agency.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Compliance Knowledge

Results Delivery

Job description

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

Client:

Global Trust IT

Location:

Remote – UK Citizenship required for the role.

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

Job Description:

This is an opportunity to create something rather special and fulfill your ambition to be your own boss, making 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.