Recruitment Manager

Stellar Select Limited; Remote; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services network is seeking a Recruitment Manager to drive the expansion of their adviser network. The successful candidate will work closely with the Sales & Recruitment Director to attract and onboard high-calibre advisers, playing a crucial role in the firm's ambitious growth plans. Candidates should have solid experience in recruitment within financial services, strong negotiation skills, and a commercial mindset. The role is home-based with significant travel throughout the UK.

Benefits

Car allowance

Onboarding bonuses

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Solid experience in a similar senior recruitment or business development role.
• Demonstrable track record in onboarding key stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the regulatory environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify and onboard high-calibre advisers into the network.
• Conduct meetings with prospective firms showcasing the network's benefits.
• Provide insights to senior management on recruitment activity.

Skills

Influencing and negotiating

Commercial awareness

Excellent communication

Project management

Self-motivation

Education

CeMAP / FPC / CII qualified

Experience in financial services

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel and Word)

Broker-specific tools

Job description

Job Title: Recruitment Manager

Location: Home-based with travel

Salary: Up to £70,000 DOE + car allowance, onboarding bonuses and benefits

Hours: Monday-Friday 9 am-5:30 pm

About our Client and the role of Recruitment Manager

Our client is one of the UK's fastest-growing, most respected financial services networks, offering mortgage and protection advisers the tools, support, and infrastructure to thrive. With a strong reputation for innovation, compliance excellence, and adviser-centric service, they are embarking on an ambitious growth plan to double in size over the next few years.

As part of this strategy, they are looking for a dynamic and experienced Recruitment Manager to help drive the expansion of their adviser network. This is a senior appointment in which you will work directly with the Sales & Recruitment Director to identify, attract and onboard high-calibre advisers and firms into the network, playing a pivotal role in shaping its future.

Responsibilities for the role of Recruitment Manager

• Proactively identify, engage, and build relationships with businesses and advisers to grow the adviser headcount.


• Conduct professional and persuasive meetings with prospective firms, showcasing the network's benefits and proposition.


• Collaborate closely with the Director of Recruitment to negotiate attractive yet commercially viable offerings, ensuring that the company's EBITDA is considered.


• Collaborate with the membership team to ensure a seamless onboarding process and compliance standards are met.


• Take a consultative, solution-led approach to identifying growth opportunities - including firms ripe for acquisition or expansion.


• Target larger firms (5+ advisers) with bespoke propositions to attract them to the network.


• Make strategic decisions within agreed levels of autonomy to support network growth.


• Maintain a robust understanding of compliance and risk management requirements.


• Build strong working relationships across internal departments to ensure no opportunity is missed.


• Represent the network at industry events, conferences, and networking opportunities to build brand awareness and generate leads.


• Provide regular reporting and insights to senior management on recruitment activity and market developments.

Experience required for the role of Recruitment Manager

• Solid experience in a similar senior recruitment or business development role within financial services.


• CeMAP / FPC / CII qualified (or other relevant qualifications).


• Demonstrable track record of influencing, negotiating and onboarding key stakeholders or adviser firms.


• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to balance attractive propositions with business profitability.


• Knowledge of the regulatory environment and systems of control.


• Experienced in working to ambitious growth targets and managing multiple projects under tight deadlines.


• Excellent communicator with the confidence to present to groups or senior stakeholders.


• Highly self-motivated, disciplined and able to work independently to achieve goals.


• Willing and able to travel extensively within the UK.


• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel and Word) and broker-specific tools.

For more information regarding the role of Recruitment Manager please contact us

Stellar Select is acting as an employment agency and is a corporate member of the REC.

Due to a high volume of applications, we will only contact you if your application has been successful. We aim to contact all successful contacts within two business days.