What if you could own the desk instead?
Many recruitment consultants manage placements. You're going to own a desk.
There's a difference. Owning a desk means you build the talent pool, you win the clients, you manage the relationships, and you own the revenue. You're not executing someone else's plan – you're building something that's genuinely yours.
My client has built proven demand in one niche and with brand new clients ready to roll, they now need someone to own this desk and grow it.
This is your chance to do that.
WHAT YOU'LL ACTUALLY DO
Own a desk end-to-end. You'll manage multiple client relationships, screen and shortlist candidates, coordinate interviews, manage offers, handle starts. You own the pipeline. You own the outcome.
Build a national talent pool. You'll source candidates through LinkedIn, careers fairs, referral incentives, talent pooling. You'll be creative about where you find people. You'll understand what makes a good sales or recruitment hire and you'll spot them quickly.
Win repeat business. You'll deliver quality placements that clients want to come back to. You'll manage relationships properly. You'll identify where else you can place people with the same clients.
Prospect new clients. Once you've nailed the first 3, you'll be winning new business in the same niche. You understand the market. You know who needs early-career sales and recruitment hires.
Own the numbers. You'll hit revenue per month (approximately 4 placements). You'll grow annual billings by year one. You'll do this because you're accountable, disciplined, and commercially minded.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Essential:
- strong previous experience in recruitment
- Strong understanding of what makes a successful sales or recruitment hire
- Confident communicating with candidates and hiring managers
- Ability to assess sales motivation and potential quickly
- Expertise in CV reshaping and candidate positioning
- Skill at selling candidates to clients (not just placing them)
- Experience placing or hiring graduates or early-career talent
- Exposure to fast-paced, target-driven environments
- Proven ability to build and maintain candidate pipelines
- Creative sourcing (LinkedIn, careers fairs, incentive schemes, talent pooling)
- Disciplined and able to manage time, pipeline, and priorities
- Resilient – comfortable with rejection and persistence
- Energetic, proactive, and commercially minded
- Accountable and ownership-driven
- Straight-talking, authentic, and curious about people
- Real drive and energy – you're building something, not just filling roles
- Real desk ownership opportunity in a proven niche
- Uncapped commission with accelerators beyond benchmarks
- The chance to build something from a position of strength (Brand new clients already lined up)
- A commercially serious business where performance matters
- Real money if you deliver
90 days: You've taken full ownership of the desk. You're delivering placements consistently. Clients are seeing quality. You understand the niche.
6 months: You've built a national talent pool. You're hitting monthly targets. You've got momentum. Clients are coming back.
12 months: You're billing brilliantly!. You've won new clients. The desk is repeatable and growing. You're commercially confident and building something real.
WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH
You'll report to the Head of Growth in a specialist recruitment business. Small, ambitious, focused. People who care about doing good recruitment, not just shifting CVs.
THE OFFER
Excellent Base and uncapped commission with accelerators beyond performance benchmarks
Support: Training on desk processes, client support, access to existing talent pool and client relationships
WHO SHOULD APPLY
You've got a few years in recruitment or B2B sales. You understand what makes a good sales or recruitment hire. You're energetic, driven, and comfortable owning something. You're not precious about hard work – you'll prospect, you'll source, you'll build relationships, you'll close.
You're looking for a desk ownership opportunity where performance matters and there's real commercial upside.
This is a real opportunity in a real niche with real demand already proven.
If you're interested, get in touch. We'll have a proper conversation about what you've done, what you want, and whether this is the right move for you.