Team Lead – Permanent Recruitment

Harnham; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Harnham in New York is seeking an experienced recruitment leader to own the Permanent Recruitment team, guiding six recruiters and driving US client growth.

This hands-on, player-coach role combines people development with strategic recruitment, senior client relationships and commercial success, offering a competitive base salary plus uncapped commission.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a recruitment team in permanent placements.
• Strong track record in winning new business and expanding client relationships.
• Hands-on recruiter who can stay involved with delivery while coaching others.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the New York Permanent Recruitment team.
• Drive business development and create new client relationships.
• Expand accounts through senior-level client partnerships.
• Remain personally involved in recruitment for client and commercial activities.
• Support recruiters to progress into leadership roles.
• Set team objectives and drive revenue and activity goals.
• Oversee delivery across key accounts with high client service standards.
• Collaborate with the NY Director on strategy and growth.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Client relationships

Permanent recruitment

Job description

Base Salary: $90,000–$110,000 + uncapped commission and team performance incentives

At Harnham, we’ve been specialists in Data & AI recruitment for nearly two decades, building a global reputation in one of the world’s fastest-growing industries.

We’re now looking for an experienced recruitment leader to take ownership of our Permanent Recruitment team in New York, developing an established group of recruiters while driving client growth across the U.S. market.

This is a hands-on, player-coach opportunity for someone who enjoys both sides of leadership: developing people and driving commercial performance.

You’ll lead the team day-to-day while remaining active in the market yourself, with a particular focus on business development, senior client relationships and strategic recruitment opportunities.

The Opportunity

You’ll take responsibility for an established six-person Permanent Recruitment team made up of experienced recruiters at different levels of seniority.

Working directly with our New York Director, you’ll help shape the commercial direction of the team, develop individual performance and identify opportunities to grow our client base across Data & AI.

This role is ideal for an experienced agency recruitment leader who has progressed into management but still enjoys being close to clients, winning business and contributing directly to commercial success.

You’ll have the autonomy to lead the function while benefiting from the brand, infrastructure and market reputation of an established global recruitment business.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading, coaching and developing our New York Permanent Recruitment team
• Driving business development and creating new client relationships
• Expanding existing accounts through strong senior-level client partnerships
• Remaining personally involved in recruitment, particularly across the client and commercial side
• Supporting experienced recruiters to improve performance and progress into future leadership roles
• Setting team objectives and driving performance against revenue and activity goals
• Overseeing delivery across key accounts and ensuring a consistently high level of client service
• Working closely with our New York Director on market strategy, team development and future growth

Why Harnham?

Market Leadership – Join a globally recognised specialist recruitment business with an established reputation across Data & AI.

Earning Potential – Competitive base salary, uncapped personal commission and additional team performance-based incentives.

Senior Influence – Take ownership of an established function and work directly with the leader of our New York office.

Career Progression – Join at Senior Manager or Associate Vice President level depending on experience, with further progression available across our U.S. leadership team.

Established Platform – Benefit from a strong brand, existing client relationships and an experienced recruitment team while still having the freedom to drive growth.

Leadership Development – Access ongoing coaching, L&D and collaboration with experienced recruitment leaders across our global offices.

Who We’re Looking For

• An experienced agency recruiter with a proven background in Permanent recruitment
• Previous experience managing and developing a recruitment team
• A strong personal track record in business development and client relationship management
• Someone who has remained commercially hands-on while progressing into leadership
• Experience within Data, AI, Technology or another specialist technical recruitment market
• A confident coach who can develop experienced recruiters as well as future leaders
• Someone commercially ambitious who wants to take an established team to its next stage of growth

If you’re an experienced recruitment leader looking for greater ownership, senior-level client exposure and the opportunity to lead an established Permanent Recruitment team, we’d love to hear from you.