About The Role
Recruitment Manager – Project Based Hires (Technology & Consulting)
Location: London (Hybrid)
Team Size: Managing a team of Recruiters
We are seeking an experienced Recruitment Manager to lead our London-based Talent Acquisition team, specialising in experienced technology hires across FDM's five practice areas:
* Software Engineering
* Change & Transformation
* Data & Analytics
* IT Operations
* Risk & Compliance
This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for driving recruitment performance through people leadership, KPI ownership, workflow optimisation, and direct recruiting delivery. You will manage a fast-paced recruitment desk, allocate roles effectively across the team, and ensure consistent, high-quality hiring outcomes for the business.
You will partner closely with Practice Leads, Delivery Managers, and Account Managers, translating workforce demand into actionable recruitment strategies, while continuously improving efficiency, capability, and candidate experience.
This role is ideal for an IT recruitment leader who enjoys leading from the front, developing recruiters, and running a high-performance recruitment operation.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Performance Management
* Lead, coach, and develop a team of experienced recruiters, setting clear expectations and performance standards.
* Own and manage recruitment KPIs including time-to-hire, CV-to-interview ratios, interview-to-offer conversion, and offer acceptance rates.
* Conduct regular performance reviews, 1:1s, and coaching sessions to drive capability, accountability, and engagement.
* Foster a high-energy, delivery-focused culture aligned to business priorities.
Recruitment
* Personally manage a live recruitment desk, delivering experienced hires for priority and complex roles.
* Lead by example through high-quality sourcing, screening, stakeholder management, and offer negotiation.
* Step in to support escalations, hard-to-fill roles, or urgent business-critical hiring needs.
Resource & Workflow Management
* Allocate roles effectively across the team based on capacity, skillset, and hiring urgency.
* Manage job flow, prioritisation, and workload to maintain momentum across a fast-paced recruitment desk.
* Oversee and optimise job advertising strategy, ensuring roles are marketed effectively across job boards, LinkedIn, and specialist channels.
* Continuously seek efficiencies in processes, tools, and ways of working to improve speed and quality of hire.
Stakeholder Partnership
* Act as the senior recruitment point of contact for Practice Leads, Delivery Managers, and Account Managers.
* Translate technical and commercial requirements into clear recruitment strategies and candidate profiles.
* Provide market insights, hiring trends, and pipeline intelligence to support workforce planning.
Talent Strategy & Pipeline Development
* Ensure the team builds and maintains strong talent pipelines across all five practice areas.
* Drive proactive sourcing strategies, including headhunting, networking, and market mapping.
* Ensure a consistently high-quality candidate experience from first contact through onboarding.
Recruitment Operations & Reporting
* Monitor recruitment data and produce regular performance reporting for internal stakeholders.
* Identify risks, bottlenecks, and opportunities within the recruitment lifecycle.
* Ensure compliance with internal processes, data protection, and best practice standards.
About You
Essential Skills & Experience
* Proven experience in IT or technology recruitment, ideally within consultancy or professional services.
* Demonstrated experience managing and developing recruiters in a fast-paced environment.
* Strong understanding of recruitment KPIs and performance management.
* Hands-on recruitment expertise across the full lifecycle, including senior or specialist roles.
* Ability to interpret technical requirements and assess candidate capability across technology domains.
* Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
* Comfortable managing multiple priorities and maintaining pace across a busy recruitment desk.
Desirable
* Experience recruiting across multiple technology disciplines (e.g. software, data, infrastructure, transformation).
* Background in experienced hire recruitment with exposure to volume, pace, and commercial delivery.
* Experience implementing recruitment efficiencies or process improvements.
* Established UK technology recruitment network.
What We Offer
* Competitive salary with performance-related bonus.
* Hybrid working model (London HQ with flexibility).
* Clear career progression within Talent Acquisition leadership or broader commercial roles.
* Ongoing leadership, recruitment, and technology training.
* Collaborative, high-performing, and diverse working environment.
* Opportunity to directly influence FDM's consultancy growth and delivery capability.
About Us
FDM is an award-winning global business and technology consultancy, powering the people behind tech and innovation for over 30 years. We work with world-leading organisations to deliver the expertise they need, when they need it.
With over 2,500 employees worldwide, representing 80+ nationalities, FDM operates across 19 global locations and is proud to be listed on the FTSE4Good Index. To date, we have launched nearly 25,000 careers globally and partner with over 300 organisations worldwide.
Dedicated to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
FDM Group's mission is to make tech and business careers accessible for everyone. Our diverse workforce thrives on difference, fuels innovation, and celebrates shared success. As an Equal Opportunity Employer listed on the FTSE4Good Index, FDM ensures every qualified applicant receives fair consideration, regardless of background or protected status.