Location: Altrincham (3 days per week)
Salary: £40,000 - £55,000 + strong commission
Benefits: Strong benefits package, flexibility & autonomy
NearTech Search is a specialist technology recruitment business operating at the sharp end of the rapidly growing UK AI Tech market. We place specialist Engineers and Technology Leaders into high-growth and scale-up businesses across our existing AI Technology Desks (Software, Data, Cloud) – niche, innovative and in-demand high value markets.
This is a genuine opportunity to create, shape and scale a high-performing contracts desk in some of the most sought-after technology markets, with the backing of an experienced recruitment leader and an existing client base that already offers real cross-sell potential for contract solutions.
You'll have the autonomy to build the desk your way, working shoulder-to-shoulder with permanent consultants covering the same clients and technologies. We have a clear market strategy and an approach which works – we have a friendly, ‘no ego’ culture and are looking for someone who wants to work in that type of environment!
The Principal Contract Recruitment Consultant Will…
- Build and scale your own contract book from day one
- Stand up a new technology contract recruitment desk within our AI markets
- Develop contract and interim solutions across NearTech's existing client accounts
- Win and grow new business, focused on the AI technology markets we already cover
- Own the full contract recruitment lifecycle end to end
- Help shape the long-term contracts strategy for the business
- Grow your desk into your own AI technology recruitment division
- Proven technology contract recruitment experience (2+ years)
- Strong business development and client management skills
- Genuine ambition to build and grow a contracts function
- Self-motivated, entrepreneurial and comfortable with a blank canvas
- Able to work autonomously while collaborating with the wider team
- £40,000 – £55,000 base salary
- Strong uncapped commission, paid monthly and quarterly kickers
- Hybrid working (3 days per week in Altrincham)
- Flexibility and autonomy — your desk and your team to build, with guidance
- Excellent progression as the division grows
- A supportive, collaborative, purpose-led (B Corp) environment
- The chance to build something genuinely exciting inside a fast-growing business
Feel free to contact me directly on LinkedIn – richard@neartechsearch.com
