Recruitment Consultant

About the role

Selby Jennings is a specialist recruitment company focused on the financial services markets, serving clients in investment management, investment banking, wealth management, commodities, quantitative finance, technology, risk management and finance and accounting. As a Recruitment Consultant, you identify and secure top-tier candidates for clients across these specialised industries, using market insight and a consultative approach to grow the business and strengthen client partnerships.

Key responsibilities

• Build your client base by proactively pitching your services to companies, understanding their needs and delivering tailored solutions while maintaining strong, long-term relationships.
• Source mid to senior-level candidates and become a subject matter expert in your recruitment market, building relationships with candidates around their career goals.
• Coordinate interviews, manage feedback loops and ensure a smooth experience for candidates and clients.
• Lead offer negotiations and guide both sides through the process to secure successful, long-term partnerships.

Required profile

• Strong work ethic, proven resilience and drive.
• Proactive, coachable and adaptable; able to thrive in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment.
• Able to work autonomously and in teams.

What we offer

• Structured training: an award-winning programme delivered by an in-house Learning & Development team, with hands-on training in the first month and later sales and management development programmes.
• Career progression with merit-based promotions in individual contributor and management tracks.
• Earnings from day one, uncapped by the number of candidates placed.
• Annual leave starting at 20 days plus national holidays and half-day birthday leave.
• Performance incentives including summer and winter incentive trips, quarterly fine dining experiences and team outings.
• Medical, dental and optical insurance and access to an employee assistance programme from day one.