Job Title: Business Manager - Head of Ops, Systems & Marketing (Recruitment Sector) Location: Southend-on-Sea (Hybrid Flexibility Available)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: £40,000 – £60,000 + Performance Bonus + Share Scheme
We’re building a high-performance machine, and we have very high standards.
We’re a specialist recruitment firm placing elite legal, finance, and data professionals into top-tier firms – with individual placement fees ranging from $25,000 to $100,000.
We’ve got a world-class delivery team, a strong brand, and quality clients. Now, we need the right operations leader to bring systems, scale, and momentum to every part of the business.
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Ops Exec – Supporting the day-to-day running of the business.
People Ops Lead – Handling hiring, induction, and performance as we grow by 3+ people a month.
You will own execution, lead our systems strategy, and manage a team of 11 offshore marketers and data specialists. Operations & Business Systems
• Build and optimise core business processes, systems, and workflows.
• Implement automation and enforce SOPs for delivery, sales, and back office.
• Introduce performance dashboards and accountability frameworks.
• Support finance with reporting, budgeting, and reconciliations.
Tech, Data & AI
• Oversee the integrity and efficiency of our 1M+ candidate database.
• Manage our growing data and tech stack
• Leverage AI and automation for outreach, lead scoring, and profile enrichment.
Centralised Marketing (Offshore Team Management)
• Direct and lead an 11-person offshore team handling:
o Candidate outreach and data management
• Own the budget and results of our centralised marketing and data ops function.
Own cross-functional projects end-to-end – tech, delivery, people, and marketing.
• Proven experience in fast-growth recruitment or sales-led businesses.
• Tech-savvy: you're comfortable with data platforms, automation tools, CRMs, and AI solutions.
• A builder – you love structure, process, performance, and accountability.
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40,000 – £60,000 base salary depending on experience
• Performance bonus and share scheme
• Strategic, central role in a business on an ambitious growth path
• We work 50 hours a week - with flexibility for some home working.
But if you’re looking to build something meaningful, lead a business through real scale, and work alongside a driven founder with global ambitions — we want to meet you.