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Location: London (Shoreditch) – Hybrid / WFH options
Position: Client Development Manager
On behalf of our client, a highly progressive, values-led specialist search firm based in Shoreditch, we are currently seeking an experienced 360 recruiter to step into a Client Development Manager role.
Our client has completely rejected the traditional corporate recruitment grind and transactional "CV portal feeding". Instead, they operate as consultative partners directly to founders, board members, and investors on high-level executive and retained mandates.
Notably, they are a certified B Corp that successfully balances a deep commitment to positive social impact with exceptional commercial profitability.
If you love the high-level commercial side of recruitment winning clients, pitching retained mandates, and networking within fast-growing ecosystems this platform is built exactly for you.
The Role & Commercial Leadership
As a Client Development Manager, you will focus heavily on driving new business and securing high-value mandates:
- Pipeline Growth: Own and develop a pipeline of new business opportunities with some of Europe's fastest-growing startups, scale-ups, and iconic creative brands.
- Retained Mandates: Lead pitches and negotiate retained C-suite and senior leadership mandates, targeting a 50% retained business split across the team.
- Strategic Advisory: Partner directly with founders, board members, and VC/PE investors to advise them on leadership structures and long-term talent strategies.
- Commercial Tone: Drive the outbound commercial energy of the office, leading weekly power hours and supporting other managers in driving activity targets.
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What Our Client Needs to See
- 360 Recruitment Background: Prior experience managing the end-to-end recruitment cycle within an agency environment is essential.
- Community Focus: A proven track record of cultivating deep, long-lasting client and candidate relationships rather than short-term transactions.
- Key Traits: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, a creative approach to business development, and a competitive spirit.
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Compensation & Benefits
- True Balance: A 4.5-day work week with guaranteed lunchtime finishes every single Friday.
- Uncapped Earnings: An industry-leading commission structure with zero minimum thresholds, elevated quarterly bonus brackets, and an annual values-linked bonus.
- Flexibility: Funded home working setups and the ability to work from anywhere abroad for one week a year.
- Health & Well-being: Private medical insurance with Vitality, a fully funded employee therapy service, 50% off gym memberships, and two extended lunch breaks per week to work out.
- Travel & Luxury Socials: An annual company-wide weekend away (past trips include Copenhagen and Tuscany), targeted quarterly lunches at Michelin-star restaurants for high achievers, and funded luxury trips abroad for top billing milestones.
- Long-term Equity: A clear, transparent path to a profit-sharing Partnership Programme after 3 years, and a 1-month paid sabbatical once you hit the 5-year mark.
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