Bored of chasing your tail, working for free (most of the time) and having someone up your ar*e every 2 minutes making sure you're making enough dials?
If youve been running your own 360 desk (and maybe looking after a few people), but youre ready to change things up and help to grow an already profitable (but small) team, this might be worth a read.
At Optima, almost everything we do is retained and partnered. No scrabbling for scraps or competing with ten other agencies for the same job. Youll work exclusively / retained, for guaranteed fees, within manufacturing.
Were after someone who doesnt wait to be told what to do. You already know what good recruitment looks like and back yourself to make sound commercial decisions. Youll own your desk end to end, taking charge of mid-to-senior level appointments, developing business, managing relationships, and shaping the growth of the team over the next few years. Senior appointments are naturally more about soft skills than a technical skillset, so its not necessarily about finding key words on a Boolean search to tick boxes. Your knack for reading between the lines and being able to recognise what good looks like is what's going to set you apart. That, and your ability to build lasting relationships, of course.
If youve managed people or coached others while billing solidly, this role will let you do more of that, with a clear route into leadership once youve made your mark.
Heres whats on the table:
A four-day week (Monday to Thursday)
Commission up to 30%, plus quarterly and annual bonus if you're over target (4x base)
Flexible location: were based in central Rochdale, but you can work hybrid or remote if you'd rather
A fully coded candidate patch (250+ strong) to hit the ground running
Marketing support already in place, or the freedom to flip it if youve got a better way
A desk with real history; youll be replacing someone whos been here since day one
Full training on how to sell retained search (if needed)
£65k - £70k OTE, more if you trigger your bonuses (obviously)
Youll be replacing someone thats been here since the start so there are some pretty solid foundations for you to come in to, but youll have full freedom to put your own spin on it all.
Get in touch if you think it could be worth a chat.
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