Senior Recruitment Consultant

Platform Recruitment; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uncapped commission 45%

Career progression to Principal/Team/

Central Cambridge office

Holiday incentives

Lunch clubs

Flexible hours

Casual dress code

Team events

Job summary

Platform Recruitment is expanding its Central Cambridge team and is hiring experienced Senior and Principal 360 Consultants to scale. You’ll join a warm desk with an established client base and live roles from day one in a niche technical market.

You’ll become a specialist, working with world class companies to build and grow engineering and technology functions. Expect strong development support, a structured training program, and clear fast-track paths into senior roles.

Qualifications

• 1+ years recruitment experience, ideally in a 360 role.
• Consistent billings and solid commercial acumen.
• A collaborative mindset and positive presence in the office.
• A competitive, driven personality with a desire to win.

Responsibilities

• Help clients build and grow their engineering and technology functions in a fast-paced market.
• Nurture existing relationships, win new ones, and add value to both clients and candidates.

Skills

360 recruitment

Business development

Client relationship management

Team collaboration

Competitive drive

Job description

Platform Recruitment is a specialist technology and engineering recruitment consultancy, established in 2010, with offices in Cambridge, London, Austin and Munich. The team partners with innovative companies, from early-stage start-ups to global corporations, connecting them with exceptional talent across DeepTech, Engineering, Commercial and Infrastructure markets.

We’re now expanding our Central Cambridge team and are hiring experienced Senior and Principal 360 Consultants to help us scale. You’ll walk into a very warm desk, an established client base, and live roles from day one. You’ll also work in one of our niche technical markets where our brand is already well known and where you can earn uncapped commission.

The Role

You’ll join a collaborative team where you’ll become a genuine specialist in your chosen technical market. Expect to work closely with world class companies, helping them build and grow their engineering and technology functions.

This is a role where you shape your own success. You’ll nurture existing relationships, win new ones, and consistently add value to both clients and candidates. We invest heavily in your development, offering structured internal and external training to help even top billers elevate their game.

If you’re ambitious, there are rapid routes into senior and leadership positions.

What We’re Looking For:

• 1+ years recruitment experience, ideally in a 360 role
• Consistent billings and solid commercial acumen
• A collaborative mindset and positive presence in the office
• A competitive, driven personality with a desire to win

What’s In It for You:

• Unrivalled, uncapped commission structure up to 45%
• Fast progression to Principal, Team Lead or Business Manager with clear targets
• Central Cambridge office with flexible working options
• Two annual holiday incentives. Past trips include Ibiza, skiing, Marbella, Amsterdam, Prague and Barcelona
• Monthly lunch clubs at top restaurants, plus a half day off
• A warm desk ready from day one
• Flexible hours and a smart casual dress code
• Regular team nights and social events

If you’re looking for a high growth environment, a strong brand, and a genuinely lucrative desk, we’d love to chat.