IT Recruitment Consultants

Applaud Recruitment; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm in Manchester is seeking a Senior Recruiter to drive business in high-value verticals, including frontend engineering. This role involves end-to-end recruitment for VC-backed startups and requires experience in tech recruitment, managing candidate pipelines, and working closely with leadership teams. The position offers a competitive salary of £30 - £40K plus commission and bonuses, provided within a flexible hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience recruiting in tech/startup environments.
• Strong capability in frontend, backend, or executive hiring.
• Ability to manage multiple mandates without compromising quality.

Responsibilities

• Own recruitment across technical and leadership roles.
• Build and manage candidate pipelines.
• Partner with founders and CTOs on talent strategy.

Skills

Technology Recruitment

Business Development

High-growth delivery

Candidate pipeline management

Job description

About the job IT Recruitment Consultants

Senior Recruiter - Tech Startups USA (Manchester based, UK/ Hybrid)

Basic £30 -£40K +30% Commission - No Threshold + bonus. Consultants are currently earning £20,000 per month in commission.

The Opportunity

This high-growth recruitment partner works with some of the most exciting venture-backed startups in the US and EMEA. With a live pipeline across San Francisco's Seed Series C ecosystem, they are scaling fast and looking for a Senior Recruiter to help drive businessin one of three high-value verticals:

• Frontend Engineering React / TypeScript

What You'll Do

• Own end-to-end recruitment across technical and leadership roles within fast-scaling, VC-backed startups.
• Build and manage candidate pipelines across one of three niche technical verticals.
• Partner directly with founders, CTOs, and senior leadership teams to advise on talent strategy.
• Deliver high-quality hires quickly - they are proud to average ~35 days from brief to hire.

What The company is Looking For

• Proven experience recruiting in tech/startup environments - comfortable with Business Development andhigh-growth, high-intensity delivery.
• Strong capability in either Technology Recruitment (frontend, backend, fullstack) or executive hiring.
• Ability to manage multiple mandates in parallel without compromising on candidate quality.
• Someone who thrives in a do whatever it takes culture - they are in build mode, not cruise control.
• Manchester-based or able to travel to our Manchester office when needed (hybrid/flexible working supported).

Why Join

• Be part of a lean, ambitious team that's scaling aggressively in one of the worlds most dynamic talent markets.
• Work on high-impact roles with some of the fastest growing VC-backed startups in the world.
• Exposure to both fast-turnaround technical hiring and higher-fee executive search mandates. High Margin/ high fee.

If you're motivated by pace, impact, and the chance to play a key role in building something special, we would love to hear from you. Please contact Kim Stakes at Applaud Recruitment for further information. Applaud Recruitment is a Recruitment to Recruitment consultancy that have been engaged to help find suitable candidates for these roles. Applaud Recruitment specialises in Senior Recruitment to Recruitment positions globally.