Principal Recruitment Consultant

Investigo; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in London is seeking a Principal Recruitment Consultant specializing in software recruitment. This hybrid position offers a competitive salary and uncapped commission. The role involves managing the full recruitment cycle, maintaining client relationships, and leveraging existing networks in the UK and Nordics. Candidates should have 3+ years of experience in recruitment, strong communication skills, and a drive to excel in a fast-paced environment. Training and career progression opportunities are plentiful for ambitious applicants.

Benefits

Market leading commission structure

Flexible basic salary

Private health insurance

Discounted gym memberships

Regular international trips

Qualifications

• 3+ years of recruitment experience in software or product roles.
• Experience in professional settings and client interactions.
• Motivated to work in a fast-paced recruitment environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage candidate and client lifecycle from interviews to placement.
• Identify candidates and advise them throughout the recruitment process.
• Attend client meetings and develop market mapping strategies.

Skills

Communication

Recruits for software positions

Ambitious and driven

Job description

Principal Recruitment Consultant - Software

City of London

Hybrid, 4.5 day work week

Competitive basic salary + uncapped commission (up to 42.5%)

Investiggo are market leaders in recruiting into multiple specialisms. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Recruitment Consultant with experience in recruiting for software or product positions to be a part of the founding, Investigo Software, team. You will have the guidance and support of an experienced and successful Software Recruitment Manager and be a part of a wider Specialist Technology Recruitment Practice.

At Investiggo we have an entrepreneurial spirit where you will have the chance to build your own recruitment business within a business. You will be joining high performing company where you will get the support and development to excel your recruitment career.

This is an opportunity to join a profitable and established Technology & Transformation team, with existing client relationships. You will have a clear progression path, competitive compensation package and full remit to recruit throughout the whole of the UK and The Nordics.

The Role

This is a unique opportunity to join a hugely successful specialist Technology Recruitment Practice, where you will be a founding member of the Software Recruitment Division. The Team have a strong client base throughout the UK and Nordics, so its an opportunity to leverage off our existing network and grow your own client base too.

This is a 360 recruitment position focused on placing software and product professionals throughout the UK and Nordics. You will be handing the entire candidate and client life cycle from initial contact to aftercare. Over all you will be focused on delivering timely, ongoing performance with energy, taking accountability for the right outcomes. This includes :

• Candidate identification and interviews
• Advising and feeding back to candidates
• Attending client meetings both remotely and in person
• Placing multiple software professionals in one packaged deal via SOW
• Market mapping of specific candidate pools and head hunting from these
• Lead generation through relationship building
• New business development
• Communicating with clarity, conviction and enthusiasm, supporting principles of fairness of opportunity for

What we are looking for

This role is suited to a recruitment consultant who has experience in recruiting for software positions in a 360 recruitment role.

• Have experience in communicating with people in a professional setting
• Ideally you will have 3 or more years or more of recruitment experience, ideally within software and product space
• Ambitious, driven and motivated to work in a fast paced environment
• You want to be a part of a high performing agency that is culture lead and values every single member of the team
• Have excellent communication and level of professionalism

Career Progression and Training

You will begin your role with Investigo with full end to end recruitment training to develop on your already established knowledge. You will have the support of a successful Recruitment Manager and your wider team, as well as a bespoke training programme from our inhouse learning and development function. This includes :

• 121 training with your team and manager
• In person, bespoke training programmes to your desk and area you recruit into
• Online models to bolster your learning

We are an ambitious bunch. And we do whatever it takes to help our people reach their full potential. There are no limits to what you can do, or how quickly, and we’ll support you every step of the way. As a member of the Founding team for Investigo Software, you'll have a clear progression path. Steps in progression below :

• Principal Consultant
• Manager
• Associate Director
• Director

Benefits

Everyone has different circumstances, different priorities and different passions. And, whatever they are, we believe everyone should feel happy and empowered to do their best work. Benefits include :

• A market leading commission structure of up to 42.5%
• Flexible basic salary
• We take high achievers on regular international trips
• Quarterly "Supper Clubs "
• We have a generous referral scheme for talent you recommend to us, earn between £3000-£5000 per successful referral
• 25% commission split earnt for simply for passing on a business lead to another team or consultant
• Hybrid working with our flexible working policy
• 4.5 day work week, 12.30pm finishes on Fridays
• We have our own set of Peloton bikes in our office and private reformer Pilates classes
• We offer private health insurance, eye tests, discounted gym memberships and more
• Our calendar is jam-packed with social events, from summer conferences to family parties
• Wellbeing and Engagement committee, Financial Planning Committees and EDI Committees
• We love to give back - last year we raised £92,000 for charity through our Big Investigo Give initiative