Managing Director Recruitment,Board Level
Leicester (East Midlands)
to £100,000 + Bonus + Equity Potential
Overview
An established professional services recruitment business is seeking a Managing Director to lead and scale its recruitment operations. This recruitment business covers all professional services sectors and has built a strong foundation in the recruitment market, with an existing recruitment team in place. The successful candidate will drive recruitment growth, enhance recruitment performance, and lead the business through its next phase of expansion.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the overall recruitment strategy, aligning business goals with market opportunities
Take full ownership of recruitment P&L, driving revenue and profitability across all recruitment functions
Provide hands-on leadership to the existing recruitment team, delivering training, coaching, and ongoing support
Improve recruitment performance through structured training programmes and development plans
Support recruitment sales activity, including client acquisition, key account management, and revenue generation
Oversee recruitment operations, ensuring efficient processes, compliance, and scalability
Develop and execute recruitment strategy across all professional services sectors
Identify new recruitment opportunities, markets, and service offerings
Work closely with leadership to strengthen recruitment delivery and candidate experience
Build a high-performance recruitment culture focused on accountability and results
Requirements
Proven experience in a senior recruitment leadership role (Managing Director, Recruitment Director,Senior Recruitment Manager or similar)
Strong track record of growing a recruitment business and delivering consistent recruitment revenue growth
Experience managing and developing recruitment teams, including training and performance improvement
Deep understanding of recruitment sales, operations, and strategy within the UK recruitment market
Commercially driven with strong recruitment P&L management experience
Hands-on approach with the ability to support both recruitment delivery and recruitment sales
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Desirable
Experience within professional services recruitment
Experience in scaling recruitment businesses or leading recruitment transformation projects
What s on Offer
Competitive salary with performance-based bonus
Equity/share options potential
Opportunity to lead and shape a growing recruitment business
Autonomy across recruitment strategy, recruitment operations, and recruitment sales
Supportive ownership structure and clear growth mandate
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