Managing Consultant

The Collective; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Collective in Bristol/London is seeking a Billing Manager to lead from the front, build their own desk and drive revenue within a growing professional services recruitment business. The role blends hands-on billing with team leadership in a hybrid setup.

You’ll recruit, develop talent and expand client relationships, delivering placements across temporary and permanent roles while shaping strategy with senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years’ recruitment agency experience with a proven billing track record.
• Hands-on billing manager who leads by example.
• Commercially driven with strong business development ability.
• Experience coaching, motivating and developing consultants.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ambitious, entrepreneurial mindset with growth focus.
• Collaborative team player balancing individual targets with business growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead from the front by managing and developing a recruitment team while billing on your own desk.
• Drive revenue through proactive business development and client placements.
• Own full-cycle recruitment from sourcing to placing high-calibre candidates.
• Grow client relationships by winning new business and expanding accounts.
• Set targets, monitor KPIs, coach consultants and foster high performance.
• Mentor and train consultants to expand desks and improve performance.

Skills

Billing & revenue generation

Team leadership

New business development

Client relationship management

Full-cycle recruitment

Ambitious and entrepreneurial

Collaborative

Job description

Salary: £40,000 - £60,000 with excellent OTE

Location: Bristol/London (Hybrid – 3 days in office)

Start: ASAP

This is an opportunity to take on a pivotal, hands-on leadership role within an expanding recruitment business specialising in the professional services sector. We’re looking for a Billing Manager who leads from the front, builds their own desk, drives revenue and develops a high-performing team. This is a role for someone who enjoys winning business, placing candidates and leading by example.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading from the front: Managing and developing a recruitment team while maintaining your own successful, revenue-generating desk.
• Billing and building: Driving your own billings through proactive business development, winning new clients and delivering placements across temporary and permanent recruitment.
• Full-cycle recruitment: Sourcing, screening, interviewing and placing high-calibre candidates while building long-term relationships with clients and candidates.
• Growing client relationships: Winning new business, developing existing accounts and identifying opportunities to increase revenue and market share across the professional services market.
• Driving team performance: Setting clear targets, monitoring KPIs, coaching consultants and creating a positive, accountable, high-performance culture.
• Developing talent: Supporting, mentoring and training consultants to help them grow their desks, improve their performance and achieve their potential.
• Building for the future: Working collaboratively with senior leadership to expand the business, strengthen its market presence and support continued growth within a specialist professional services market.

What we’re looking for

• Recruitment experience: At least 2–3 years’ experience within a recruitment agency, with a proven track record of billing and winning business.
• A hands‑on billing manager: Someone who enjoys managing their own desk, generating revenue and leading a team by example.
• Commercially driven: Confident in business development, winning new clients, developing existing accounts and identifying opportunities to grow revenue.
• Leadership and development: Experience coaching, motivating and developing consultants, setting targets and driving performance through clear KPIs.
• Relationship-focused: Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills, with the ability to build lasting partnerships with clients and candidates.
• Ambitious and entrepreneurial: Self‑motivated, resilient and keen to play a key role in growing an expanding recruitment business within the professional services sector.
• Collaborative: A team player who can balance individual billing targets with the wider success and growth of the business.
• Office‑based collaboration: Comfortable working in a hybrid Bristol‑based role, spending three days per week in the office.

What you’ll get in return

• £40,000–£60,000 basic salary, depending on experience, plus an attractive commission and bonus structure.
• The opportunity to take ownership of your own desk while building, developing and leading a successful recruitment team.
• A genuine opportunity to make your mark within an ambitious and growing business, with the freedom to influence strategy, performance and future growth.
• A leadership role where you can combine hands‑on billing with team management, business development and client relationship building.
• Clear opportunities for career progression as the business continues to expand.
• The chance to work within a specialist professional services market, building your reputation and developing long‑term client partnerships.