Principal Recruitment Consultant

ROBERT WALTERS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A global recruitment consultancy is seeking a Principal Consultant in Singapore to lead recruitment and client relationships. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of recruitment experience, a proven track record in business development, and strong communication skills. This role offers competitive salary, clear career progression, and a collaborative working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salaries & quarterly bonus

Clear career progression plan

Collaborative working environment

Best in class training & development programmes

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of prior recruitment experience in a recruitment agency environment.
• Stable tenure within previous recruitment roles with evidence of progression.
• Documented history of success within business development.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for new client acquisition and managing key relationships.
• Manage the recruitment process from start to finish.
• Mentor less experienced colleagues and support team development.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Business development success

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Problem-solving skills

Job description

Roles & Responsibilities

It’s people who make the Robert Walters experience so special – which makes this a great place to take on the role of Principal Consultant. A world-leading specialist professional recruitment consultancy, we are a diverse, global family with a strong sense of community at each of our offices. Our teams are supportive, friendly and full of fascinating people with a positive, future-focused outlook, who share ideas, success and rewards openly. So we offer a fun, vibrant and dynamic culture, the flexibility to manage your workload smartly and the high-performance environment you need to reach your full potential. Get ready to step up to the next level.

About the Role

As a Principal Consultant, you’ll be a prominent member of the team. That’s why we’re looking for a high achiever with great track record who can lead by example and get the best out of others. You’ll work closely with our clients, building positive, constructive relationships with them as well as with our candidates by providing world class service. You can also expect to create new opportunities and win new business by networking, attending client meetings, gathering market information and making business development calls. Alongside all of that you’ll send the strongest CVs across to clients and place the right candidates in the right organisations.

In simple terms, you strive to make daydreaming about a job becomes a reality for your candidates by matching them with the right job role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible in new client acquisition from leads generation to negotiating terms to secure exclusive relationships and retain existing business in order to continuously develop your business area.
• Handle a range of clients and take responsibility for key relationships, ensuring we deliver on all client expectations and our SLAs
• Manage the recruitment process from beginning to end, including the development and delivery of short and long-term recruitment campaigns
• Source, select and match high quality candidates, ensuring only the best are put forward to our clients for interview
• Provide guidance to other team members on all aspects of recruitment, mentoring less experienced colleagues

Support your manager in identifying team and individual areas for development, deputising for them in their absence

About you

To join us as a Principal Consultant, your skills and experience should include:

• Minimum 10 years of prior recruitment experience in a recruitment agency environment
• Stable tenure within previous recruitment roles, with evidence of progression within previous companies (e.g., promotion from Consultant to Senior Consultant or Team Lead) will be viewed favourably
• Documented history of success within business development, evidenced by consistency in achieving and exceeding individual placement targets as a full-cycle recruitment consultant
• Proven ability to confidently and effectively communicate, present to, and build rapport with senior-level executives and decision-makers
• Maintains the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, and integrity in all client interactions
• The passion to be in a sales and client management environment, and the drive to make things happen and hit targets, even under pressure
• Strong negotiation skills and a highly strategic, commercial/ entrepreneurial mindset
• Strong problem-solving and lateral-thinking skills – you deliver innovative solutions

Our Culture

We put our people at the heart of everything we do. Building deep, productive relationships, we help high-profile candidates seize amazing career opportunities with the world’s leading businesses. By doing so, we power people and organisations to fulfil their unique potential. We celebrate individual talent, entrepreneurial spirit, genuine teamwork and personal success of our own people every day.

What is in it for you?

• Competitive salaries & quarterly bonus
• Clear career progression plan based on merits
• Collaborative working environment that is sociable, celebratory and supportive
• Best in class training & development programmes

What's next:

Ready to elevate your career? Apply now. Submit your application today by clicking on the provided link.

Please note that only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted. If you do not hear back within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Do note that we will only be in touch if your application is shortlisted. Robert Walters (Singapore) Pte Ltd ROC No.: 199706961E | EA Licence No.: 03C5451

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