Senior Contract Recruiter

Harrison Clarke; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Harrison Clarke is seeking a Senior Contract Recruiter to lead the recruitment process within the technology sector, focusing on Cloud, Data, and AI talent. Responsibilities include managing the full recruitment journey from role intake to placement, conducting interviews, and building diverse talent pipelines. Ideal candidates should have over 2 years of tech recruitment experience and a strong interest in technology and startups. This role offers an opportunity to collaborate with innovative companies and grow within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Tech recruitment.
• Strong interest in technology, startups, and venture-backed businesses.
• Ambitious, adaptable, and motivated in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment journey: role intake, talent mapping, sourcing, interviewing, offer negotiation, and placement.
• Conduct interviews and qualification calls to ensure strong candidate-role alignment.
• Build and nurture high-quality, diverse talent pipelines across Cloud, Data, AI, and Software Engineering.

Skills

Tech recruitment experience

Relationship building

Adaptability

Data-driven insights

Job description

Harrison Clarke is a leading Search & Venture recruitment firm, connecting the top 1% of Cloud, Data and AI talent with high-growth tech startups and innovative enterprises. As demand for elite engineering talent continues to accelerate, we’re expanding our consultancy team to help build the next generation of billion-dollar startups.

The Role

As a Senior Contract Recruiter at Harrison Clarke, you’ll own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle, partnering directly with founders, CTOs, and hiring leaders across the startup and scale-up ecosystem. You will support the growth of the business by delivering contract recruitment solutions across specialist technology markets, with in the US.

About you

• 2+ year experience in Tech recruitment.
• Strong interest in technology, startups, and venture-backed businesses, with a naturally curious mindset and a desire to understand how technologies, markets, candidates, and clients evolve
• Ambitious, adaptable, and motivated in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and managing multiple priorities
• A natural relationship builder: confident, commercially minded, and invested in long-term candidate and client relationships

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment journey: role intake, talent mapping, sourcing, interviewing, offer negotiation, and placement
• Conduct interviews and qualification calls to ensure strong candidate-role alignment
• Build and nurture high-quality, diverse talent pipelines across Cloud, Data, AI, and Software Engineering (industry agnostic)
• Use data-driven insights and creative sourcing strategies to deliver faster, smarter hiring outcomes
• Develop new client opportunities through proactive outreach, networking, and market research
• Continuously refine recruitment processes to support scale and long-term partnerships

Apply Now

If you’re interested in becoming a Senior Contract Recruiter with Harrison Clarke, please click Apply Now and our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch to arrange a call.

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