Senior Recruitment Consultant

Pivotal London; London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No threshold commission

Quarterly and annual bonuses

Clear, structured career path

Flexible working hours

Work From Anywhere scheme

Job summary

Pivotal London is seeking a Senior Consultant for their permanent recruitment division to recruit mid-senior level roles in marketing and media. This hybrid position requires a proactive consultant with agency recruitment experience, ready to utilize AI tools to enhance recruitment processes while contributing to a people-first culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ agency recruitment experience.
• Experience in marketing, media or digital recruitment preferred.
• Strong communication skills with a consultative approach.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a permanent recruitment desk.
• Run full-cycle recruitment from briefing to placement.
• Leverage client relationships to unlock new business opportunities.

Skills

Agency recruitment experience

Strategic mindset

Sales skills

Communication

Adoption of AI tools

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COO and Co-Founder @ Pivotal - building Marketing, Sales, Media & Creative Teams

Senior Consultant – Permanent Recruitment

Multiple Opportunities: Client-Side Marketing & Media and Agency Marketing & Media

London (Hybrid)

Background

At Pivotal, we are growing our permanent recruitment division across two high growth markets:

• Client-Side Consumer Brands & Tech Scale-Ups

Whether you love working with agencies or partnering directly with brands, we have a warm desk ready for you to build and grow.

The Role

• Build and manage your own permanent desk focusing on either agency-side or client-side
• Focus on recruiting mid - senior level marketing, media, creative, digital, ecommerce roles
• Leverage warm client relationships and unlock new business opportunities
• Run full-cycle recruitment: from briefing to placement
• Use AI tools (like ChatGPT) to drive efficiencies and sharper candidate delivery.
• Collaborate across the team to grow Pivotal’s client partnerships

Your Experience

• Minimum 2 years’ agency recruitment experience within permanent recruitment
• Sector knowledge in marketing, media, ecommerce, or digital is preferred, but not essential
• A commercial and strategic mindset with the hustle to win business and grow accounts
• Confidence to sell into senior stakeholders and influence hiring decisions
• Track record of building or scaling a successful desk independently
• Brings pace, energy, and urgency—thriving in a high-activity, performance-led culture
• Strong communicator with a relationship-first, consultative approach
• You embrace new technology and tools - especially AI and are excited by how platforms like ChatGPT can streamline tasks, sharpen messaging and elevate your impact.
• Forward thinking and adaptable, with a curiosity for emerging tech. You see AI as a teammate, not a threat and are keen to experiment and integrate new tools into your workflow

Why Pivotal

At Pivotal, we blend high performance with people-first values. We empower you with the tools, flexibility, and development to thrive.

Earning Potential

• No threshold commission
• Quarterly and annual bonuses
• Guaranteed 35%+ earnings-to-billings ratio (e.g., bill £200k, earn £70k+)
• Quarterly Big Biller celebrations
• Clear, structured career path
• Bespoke induction and ongoing training

Work & Life Balance

• Hybrid working: 3 office days (Tues–Thurs)
• Flexible working hours (7:30–9am start, 4:30–6pm finish)
• 4 weeks ‘Work From Anywhere’ annually
• 4pm Friday finishes
• Weekly well-being hour

Culture & Recognition

• Monthly incentive budgets and quarterly socials
• Summer and Christmas parties
• Loyalty-based annual leave up to 28.5 days
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Values-driven culture: Motivated. Accountable. Connected. Professional

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Pivotal is passionate about building an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status.

Application Process

We are actively hiring across several teams and levels. If you’re an experienced recruiter with marketing, media or creative recruitment experience and looking for a new challenge in permanent recruitment, we'd love to hear from you.

To apply, please apply via LinkedIn to ensure a consistent screening process.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Human Resources

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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