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Senior / Principal Recruitment Consultant - Finance
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Senior / Principal Recruitment Consultant - Finance – Move from Contingent into Search
📍 London | 💰 Up to £60,000 Base + High-Value Fees
🎯 Average Fees: £75k–£150k
If you’ve built a strong contingent recruitment career but want bigger deals, deeper client relationships, and a more consultative model, this is the move.
You’ll join a specialist executive search environment focused on senior hires across strategy, transformation, corporate finance, M&A, and leadership roles — typically within private-equity backed and high-growth businesses.
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Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
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No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
This is true search:
- Retained mandates
- Senior stakeholder exposure
- C-suite and leadership hiring
- High-impact, business-critical appointments
Why consider this move:
- Average search fees £75k–£150k
- Clear transition from contingent to retained search
- Access to established client relationships and networks
- More strategic, less transactional recruitment
- Strong training and mentorship in executive search methodology
The role:
- Deliver executive search mandates end-to-end
- Partner with PE-backed and scaling businesses on leadership hires
- Build trusted senior client relationships
- Develop deep candidate networks at leadership level
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You’ll likely be:
- A successful contingent recruiter (2–6 years ideal)
- Commercially sharp but wanting a more consultative approach
- Comfortable engaging senior stakeholders
- Motivated by larger fees and long-term client partnerships
If you’ve hit a ceiling in contingent recruitment and want to operate at a more strategic level, this is a serious step up.
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