IT Recruiter / Senior Agency Recruiter - Austin, TX (Client of Talent Focus)

Talent Focus Executive Search and Consulting; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Focus Executive Search and Consulting is seeking an IT Recruitment Consultant in Austin, TX. This position involves developing new business in technology recruitment and managing client relationships.

The ideal candidate will have 1–10 years of experience, strong skills in sourcing and interviewing, and the ambition to build a successful desk in a fast-paced environment.

This opportunity promises significant growth potential and requires a proactive, commercially minded individual showcasing expertise in technology and recruitment.

Qualifications

• 1–10 years' experience in technology or professional staffing recruitment.
• Proven ability to thrive in a target-driven recruitment environment.
• Strong business acumen and relationship-building capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business within the technology sector.
• Recruit, interview, and place candidates across multiple sectors.
• Manage full recruitment lifecycle from generation to offer management.

Skills

Business development skills

Client relationship management

Recruitment experience

Sourcing skills

Interviewing skills

Job description

IT Recruitment Consultant / Senior Consultant

Experience: 1–10 years

Sector: Information Technology / Digital / Technical Recruitment

Location: Austin, TX

Are you an ambitious IT Recruitment Consultant looking for more ownership, stronger growth opportunities and the chance to build your own desk in a fast-moving technology recruitment environment?

We are supporting a global technology talent and workforce solutions business that provides permanent recruitment and across technology and digital markets. The business supports clients across areas including cloud, AI, cybersecurity, software engineering, infrastructure, data and digital transformation.

This is an entrepreneurial, full-cycle / 360 recruitment role suited to someone with 1–10 years’ experience in technology recruitment who wants to take ownership of client development, candidate delivery and long-term market growth.

The Opportunity

As an IT Recruitment Consultant / Senior Consultant, you will be responsible for developing new business within the technology sector, managing existing and new client relationships, and delivering high-quality technical talent across contract, contract-to-hire and permanent recruitment.

You will own your market, build trusted relationships with clients and candidates, and manage the full recruitment lifecycle from lead generation and vacancy qualification through to sourcing, interviewing, offer management and aftercare.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys a blend of sales, recruitment delivery, account management and relationship building.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop new business opportunities across the Information Technology market.
• Recruit, interview, evaluate and place highly skilled technical professionals on a contract, contract-to-hire or permanent basis.
• Build and manage a strong pipeline of candidates across areas such as software engineering, infrastructure, cloud, data, cybersecurity, AI, project delivery and digital transformation.
• Use creative sourcing methods to identify, engage and attract qualified candidates.
• Conduct thorough phone and video interviews to assess candidate suitability, motivation and fit.
• Build long-term relationships with candidates, providing consistent communication and career guidance.
• Manage client relationships across new and existing accounts, including regular calls, meetings and client visits.
• Generate new business through leads, referrals, market mapping, candidate intelligence and client development.
• Develop long-term strategic client relationships through phone, video and face-to-face engagement.
• Balance job orders, candidate pipelines and multiple live recruitment processes.
• Maintain strong service levels with placed contractors and permanent candidates.
• Seek referrals from clients, candidates and existing networks.
• Ensure recruitment processes meet internal quality standards, client requirements and local compliance obligations.
• Work to clear targets, KPIs and revenue goals.

Ideal Experience

We are looking for someone with 1–10 years of recruitment experience, ideally within IT, technology, digital, engineering, professional staffing or a related specialist market.

You may currently be:

• IT Recruitment Consultant
• Technology Recruitment Consultant
• Senior Recruitment Consultant
• Technical Recruiter with business development experience
• 360 Recruitment Consultant
• Contract Recruitment Consultant
• Perm Recruitment Consultant
• Account Manager in staffing or workforce solutions

What We’re Looking For

• 1–10 years’ recruitment experience, ideally in technology or professional staffing.
• Proven ability to work in a target-driven recruitment or sales environment.
• Strong business development and client relationship skills.
• Confidence speaking with candidates, hiring managers and senior stakeholders.
• Ability to manage a full recruitment desk with autonomy and accountability.
• Strong sourcing, interviewing and qualification skills.
• Organized, resilient and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Outgoing, confident and commercially minded personality.
• Ambitious, proactive and hungry to be successful.
• High standards of service, communication and follow-through.
• A genuine interest in technology, digital transformation and talent markets.

Why Apply

This is a strong opportunity for a recruiter who wants to build a long-term career in a specialist technology staffing environment with global reach, established client solutions and a broad service offering across recruitment, managed services and digital transformation. The company has nearly three decades of experience in technology, recruitment and outsourcing, with services spanning IT recruitment, managed services, contract and freelance recruitment, permanent hiring and executive search.