Manchester | Up to £55,000 basic + uncapped commission (30%) + benefits
This is an exceptional, high-growth tech recruitment consultancy with 3 offices across the UK and a team of 95 employees. Since launching they've established themselves in the top 5% of global recruitment SMEs for performance, revenue and profitability.
They partner with some of the worlds most innovative, well-funded companies their top three clients alone recently raised $600m in seed funding. With ambitious plans to triple headcount by 2027, open new offices, and roll out a share scheme, this is the perfect time to join.
For consultants, this means genuine ownership of your market, the chance to bill into cutting-edge industries, and a culture that empowers success without old-school KPIs or micromanagement.
Focusing on the USA market, we are hiring experienced recruiters into three specialist areas:
Principal MarTech
Recruit into marketing & advertising technology markets.
Join a consultative, ego-free team with a dedicated MarTech podcast which is new and already has 3K listeners per episode.
Average fee: £30,000 with many at £50,000+ .
Principal Artificial Intelligence
Partner with Bay Area VC-backed start-ups and global tech leaders.
Place world-class talent many from ex-OpenAI, DeepMind, and FAANG backgrounds.
Candidate packages often exceed $5m, with fees regularly over £100k.
Dedicated AI podcast featuring industry leaders (incl. DeepMind researchers).
Principal Cyber (GTM, Product & Engineering)
Recruit for start-ups, scale-ups, and PE/VC-backed cyber businesses.
Average fee £30,000, with regular six-figure projects supported by strong case studies and delivery track record.
Basic salary to £55,000 depending on experience.
Benefits & culture:
Unlimited holiday
Hybrid working (modern Manchester offices)
Private healthcare
Enhanced parental leave
Excellent tech stack and back-office support
Growth mindset culture autonomy, collaboration, and support
Regular socials, podcasts, and community-building initiatives
Experienced 360 recruiters with a proven track record of building and billing in specialist markets.
Commercially minded, ambitious, and consultative in approach.
This isnt just another recruitment job. Its the chance to join a consultancy that is shaping the industries of tomorrow from AI to Cyber to MarTech while giving you the platform, culture, and rewards to accelerate your career
For more information on this exceptional opportunity, please contact Kim Stakes at Applaud Recruitment to Recruitment. Applaud Recruitment specialises in Senior Recruitment vacancies - we have undertaken this assignment on behalf of a client.
Applaud Recruitment specialises in the placement of recruitment consultants from Consultant through to Director level. We are a 100% Executive Search Consultancy and utilise our network of referrals and industry knowledge gained from over 30 years combined experience of recruiting to supply an outstanding service to both clients and candidates.
Our specialist areas include: IT Recruitment, Finance Recruitment, Risk & Analytics Recruitment, Digital Recruitment and Sales Recruitment.
Our consultants have 'sat on both sides of the fence' therefore understand the difficulties faced by Clients AND Candidates within the Recruitment industry. As such we have produced specific guidelines to ensure that we create a reliable working partnership resulting in the recruitment process being as straightforward as possible.
While a company is looking for it's own staff it's distracted from its core business. We save Recruitment Companies time and money by securing the industries top talent.
Do you think of Rec 2 Rec's as a necessary evil? If you do, you’re not alone and its usually stemmed from a bad experience. We aim to make the process of recruiting a recruiter as hassle-free as possible.
We build solid relationships with both Clients and Candidates by using open communication, honesty and integrity.
