Lead Recruitment Consultant

11 Investments; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private healthcare

Enhanced parental leave

Lunch clubs

Annual holiday incentives

Flexible working

Quarterly company events

Finance well-being advice

Job summary

11 Investments is seeking a Lead Recruitment Consultant to join our London team, with hybrid working and three days in the office. You will build and manage an engaged network of clients and candidates within the Marketing sector and drive full-cycle recruitment.

We're looking for a high-energy recruiter with a proven track record in agency 360 recruitment, strong communication, and a passion for mentoring others while delivering against targets.

Qualifications

• Proven success delivering against revenue targets.
• Experience as a 360 recruiter in an agency.
• Excellent communication and ability to match candidates with clients.
• Motivation to achieve personal and team goals.
• Aspires to be a thought leader in the sector.
• Mentors junior staff and promotes company values.

Responsibilities

• Building and managing an engaged network of relevant clients and candidates within the Marketing industry.
• Proactively maximizing business opportunities and increasing market share.
• Managing a full-cycle recruitment process.
• Provides leadership and thought to ensure understanding of activity and results.
• Managing complex negotiations.
• Working within a team to deliver on targets.
• Positively promote the 11 brand in the market.
• Mentor for new staff and support training and initiatives.

Skills

360 recruitment

Client development

Candidate sourcing

Negotiation

Relationship building

Job description

Lead Recruitment Consultant- Recruitment agency- London- 3 days per week in office

Recognised in The Sunday Times as one of the Top 10 best Medium Organisations to work for (50-249 employees), and winner of Best Places to Work for 16-34 year olds !

About 11 Investments:

11 Investments is a group of specialist recruitment businesses built by entrepreneurs working collaboratively towards one goal: partnering top talent with a diverse client base. We are formed of 8 brands (3Search, Tenzing Search, FinRox, NearTech Search, Tarka Talent, Edenity, datadai, and FIFTEEN West) covering markets including sales, marketing, and consulting across the UK and US.

In 2025, we had our best-ever revenue year, even better than 2022. 2026 is on track to be our best year yet!

Some other recent highlights:

• Diversified our team into new complementary markets
• Added 2 new businesses, again in complementary markets to the group to expand our reach across professional services recruitment
• Hosted over 65+ industry events
• Invested heavily into our executive search team which has increased job flow across the group
• Placed some 'boots on the ground' in NYC to drive our US expansion
• 100% of our employees are proud to work here*
• 100% of employees say they intend to continue working for us for the next 12 months*
• 100% of employees would recommend working here to a friend or family member*

*As recorded from our 2025 anonymous employee survey

11 Investments Values: Bravery, Belonging, Growth, and Kindness

Responsibilities:

• Building and managing an engaged network of relevant clients and candidates within the Marketing industry.
• Consistently developing existing and new relationships with clients. Proactively maximizing business opportunities and increasing market share.
• Managing a full-cycle recruitment process
• Appreciates and provides thought leadership to ensure understanding of the relationship between activity and results
• Managing complex negotiations
• Working within a team to deliver on both individual and team targets
• Positively promote the 11 brand in the market
• Act as a role model and mentor for new staff, demonstrating values and work ethic while assisting junior recruiters.
• Supports manager with training, standing in when required, and driving initiatives and company values.

What are we looking for?

• Demonstrated success in delivering against individual and team revenue targets
• You have successfully worked as a 360 recruiter in an agency and have proven success
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in matching candidates/clients.
• Maintain high levels of motivation to achieve both personal and team developmental goals
• Someone who aspires to be a thought leader in their sector
• People with lots of ideas who also encourage others to share theirs
• People who give and ask for quality feedback
• People who follow up on feedback they receive
• Kind people who give credit to others for their contributions
• People who still love "doing recruitment"

What we can offer you:

• Hybrid working
• Physical and mental well-being activities each quarter
• Enhanced parental leave policy (6 months fully paid maternity leave)
• Lunch clubs and annual holiday incentives
• Private healthcare
• Flexible working
• Quarterly whole company events
• Finance well-being advice/checks