Recruitment Consultant / Headhunter - #2178717

Recruitment Consultant / Headhunter

Saiyō | Birmingham

We’re looking for an experienced recruiter who enjoys the research, conversations and persistence involved in finding people who aren’t actively looking.

At Saiyō, we help high growth technology scale-ups build leadership, GTM and AI teams across the UK, Europe, the US, APAC and the Middle East.

We work with clients mainly on a subscription basis, becoming part of their hiring team and getting to know their business over time.

This is a delivery-focused role working with some of the fastest growing technology companies in the world. You’ll have the time and responsibility to understand what they need, build relationships with hiring managers and see searches through properly.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll manage searches from the initial brief through to an accepted offer. That includes:

• Researching markets, building networks, identifying relevant people and approaching them directly, with phone conversations a central part of your work.
• Getting beyond the job description to understand the team, the business and what will make someone successful.
• Assessing candidates and giving hiring managers a clear, considered view of who to meet and why.
• Keeping candidates and clients informed throughout interviews, feedback and offers.
• Looking after the day-to-day detail, including inbound applications, ATS records and progress updates.

You’ll also use our internal AI platform to reduce repetitive admin and support your research, giving you more time to spend with candidates and clients.

Who we’d like to meet

You’ll have experience delivering leadership or GTM searches, ideally within technology, and experience/training in headhunting, networking and engaging passive candidates.

You should enjoy picking up the phone, asking good questions and having honest conversations.

Sometimes that means challenging a brief or explaining why a search needs to change. We’ll want you to bring your judgement, rather than simply work through a list of requirements.

We’re a small team, so you’ll need to be comfortable managing your own work and getting involved in the less exciting parts of recruitment too. You’ll have support from experienced founders who still recruit themselves.

Why join us?

There’s an opportunity here to build lasting client relationships and work on international searches, with your focus on delivery rather than winning your next account.

We’re still a young business. You’ll have a say in how we work, direct access to the founders and room to take on more responsibility as Saiyō grows.

We’re looking for someone who likes that stage of a business and wants to contribute to it.

Location: Birmingham — [Hybrid - Office 1-2 days per week in Birmingham City Centre ]

Interested?