Principal Recruitment Consultant - #2178652

Principal Recruitment Consultant

Birmingham (Hybrid - 3 days at home, 2 days in the office)

Competitive base salary + uncapped commission

Lead your market. Drive transformation. Build influence.

This is a senior, high-impact opportunity for an experienced contract recruiter looking to take ownership of a Technology Change & Transformation market, build strategic client partnerships and establish themselves as a recognised expert within one of the most critical areas of technology recruitment.

At Experis, Principals work on complex, high-value engagements, shape client strategy and build long-term partnerships, supported by a global Talent & Technology Solutions platform.

Your Market: Technology Change & Transformation

You've built expertise within Technology Change & Transformation recruitment and understand the difference between programmes that deliver meaningful business outcomes and those that struggle to gain traction.

Whether supporting ERP transformations, digital transformation initiatives, cloud migration programmes, operating model redesigns or enterprise-wide change projects, you've developed strong relationships with Programme Directors, Change Leaders, Transformation Directors, CIOs and senior stakeholders who drive business-critical change.

You understand the challenges organisations face when delivering large-scale transformation and know how to identify, engage and secure the contract talent that makes these programmes successful. At Experis, you'll partner with clients undergoing significant change, bringing the market insight, credibility and network that create long-term partnerships and exceptional results.

Why Experis?

Our solutions-led model enables Principals to operate beyond transactional recruitment, delivering strategic workforce outcomes through:

• Contingent Workforce Solutions
• Permanent Technology Hiring
• Academy Programmes
• Project Solutions
• Managed Services
• Global Delivery Capability

This allows you to have broader conversations, solve larger business challenges and create greater value for your clients.

Our Specialist Focus

• Cyber Security
• Cloud & Infrastructure
• Enterprise Applications
• Technology Change & Transformation
• Data & AI

These are the markets where our consultants build reputation, influence and long-term success.

What You'll Be Doing

• Own and grow a specialist Technology Change & Transformation contract market
• Develop strategic partnerships with clients delivering major transformation programmes
• Win and deliver high-value contract recruitment engagements
• Become a recognised expert within your market
• Build relationships with senior decision-makers, including CIOs, CTOs, Transformation Directors and Programme Leaders
• Identify new business opportunities and drive revenue growth
• Collaborate across Experis to unlock wider solutions-led opportunities
• Mentor colleagues and share market expertise

What We Offer

• Uncapped commission designed to reward high performance
• Clear progression with structured career pathways and global opportunities
• Real autonomy to shape your market, strategy and growth
• Access to industry-leading tools, market intelligence and global delivery capability
• Hybrid working (3 days from home, 2 days in the office)
• Incentives and recognition, including trips, lunch clubs and awards
• Flexible benefits, including private medical cover and gym membership
• Competitive pension scheme with increasing employer contributions
• 24 days annual leave, rising to 27 with service, plus your birthday off
• Option to purchase up to five additional days' holiday
• Save As You Earn share scheme and employee discount platform

Who We're Looking For

• Proven success within contract recruitment
• Experience recruiting within Technology Change & Transformation, Business Change, Programme Delivery, ERP, Transformation or Digital Change markets
• Strong business development and client management capability
• A track record of building and growing specialist markets
• Confidence engaging and influencing senior stakeholders
• Commercially minded with a consultative approach
• Motivated by autonomy, growth and building a personal brand within your market

Why This Role Is Different

This isn't just another recruitment role.

You'll have the freedom to build a market, influence strategy and develop trusted partnerships with organisations investing in transformational change.

You'll be backed by the strength of the Experis brand, our global delivery capability and a market-leading portfolio of technology talent solutions, giving you the platform to operate as a true specialist and trusted advisor.

Better Together

At Experis, we're committed to building inclusive and equitable workplaces where everyone can thrive.

We know diverse teams think differently, solve problems faster and deliver better outcomes. That's why we actively champion diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging through inclusive leadership, training, employee networks and equitable career pathways.

We're looking for people who share our belief that great businesses are built by bringing together different perspectives, experiences and ideas.

Apply now and discover why we're better together.