Trainee Recruiter

Gene East, GTM Talent Solutions; Bishop's Stortford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Gene East, a specialist GTM staffing business, is seeking a Trainee Recruiter for a full-time on-site role in Bishop's Stortford. No recruitment experience is necessary as full training and mentoring are provided to learn end-to-end GTM hiring for fintech, payments, and digital risk clients.

You will start with sourcing and pipeline building, then progress to screening, interviewing, and coordinating offers, while collaborating with senior consultants to understand client needs and build market

Qualifications

• No prior recruitment experience necessary.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A genuine interest in people, sales, or fintech/technology.
• Resilience and a positive attitude.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Comfortable learning new technology and systems (ATS/CRM experience not required).
• Collaborative mindset and willingness to learn from the team.
• Ambition and a strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Support sourcing and pipeline building.
• Identify and engage strong candidates through LinkedIn and other platforms.
• Screen, interview, and coordinate offers.
• Work with senior consultants to understand client requirements.
• Build market knowledge for informed candidate conversations.
• Maintain recruitment data and learn our CRM/ATS tools.

Skills

No experience required

Strong communication

Fintech interest

Resilience

Organisational skills

Tech onboarding

Team player

Ambition

Job description

There's never been a better time to build a career in GTM recruitment. The growth of AI and technology is reshaping how fintech and digital risk businesses go to market, and demand for salespeople never been higher.

Join a small, close knit team working with some of the best clients in the space, with a clear pathway to progression, uncapped earning potential, and genuine ownership over your success.... and having fun while we do it.

Gene East is a specialist staffing business that helps fintech, payments, and digital risk organisations recruit and retain high performing revenue teams worldwide.

Since 2016, the company has supported both early stage innovators and established market leaders in building GTM functions that consistently exceed targets.

We offer customisable staffing solutions, including team build outs, recruitment on demand, strategic hiring, and talent advisory services.

By combining modern technology with proven search methodologies, the company delivers end-to-end GTM talent solutions on a global scale and partners with clients from initial growth ideas through to record-breaking performance.

Role Description

This is a full-time, on site Trainee Recruiter role based in Bishop's Stortford. No prior recruitment experience is required - full training will be provided, with hands‑on mentoring from experienced consultants as you learn the end‑to‑end hiring process for GTM roles across fintech, payments, and digital risk.

You'll start by supporting sourcing and pipeline building, learning how to identify and engage strong candidates through LinkedIn and other recruitment platforms. As you develop, you'll take on more responsibility across screening, interviewing, and coordinating offers.

You'll work closely with senior consultants to understand client requirements and build the market knowledge needed to have credible, informed conversations with candidates. Over time, you'll build your own relationships with candidates and clients, learning how to advise on hiring strategy as your expertise grows.

The role also involves maintaining accurate recruitment data and learning to use our recruitment technology and CRM tools, with the opportunity to contribute your own ideas as you settle in.

Qualifications

• No prior recruitment experience necessary, we'll teach you everything you need to know.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a natural ability to build rapport and trust quickly.
• A genuine interest in people, sales, or the world of fintech and technology more broadly.
• Resilience and a positive attitude - recruitment is fast-paced and target-driven, and we're looking for people who thrive on a challenge.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities.
• Comfortable learning new technology and systems (ATS/CRM experience is not a requirement).
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to ask questions and learn from the team around you.
• Ambition and a strong work ethic - we're looking for people who want to build a long-term career.