Business Manager

Hays Recruitment
- London
- Accountancy and Finance
- Private Sector
- Permanent Desk
- Payroll

We have an exciting internal opportunity for an experienced recruitment leader to take ownership of a team of 4 experienced recruiters as well as our Perm Private Sector Payroll desk in Cheapside. This role offers the chance to lead a high‑performing specialism, take responsibility for a well-established market, and elevate your career within one of the most commercially consistent areas of our A&F business.

If you're ready for a bigger remit, broader influence, and the chance to revitalise a team with strong historic performance, this could be the next step in your Hays career.

This is a Manager‑level role leading a fantastic team and taking ownership of a high‑value, specialist desk focused on permanent Payroll and recruitment across the Private Sector.

You'll be stepping into a warm, reputable area of the business with loyal clients, consistent role flow and clear headroom for growth.

• Build a high-performance culture grounded in accountability, coaching and collaboration
• Lead consultants through structured development plans and performance frameworks
• Role‑model strong pipeline management, client partnership and fee consistency
• Drive a commercial plan that accelerates revenue and market penetration
• Re‑engage established relationships and expand the portfolio across key sectors
• Identify growth areas across Payroll and transactional finance
• Maintain strong awareness of market trends, competitive activity and client demand

• Run a 360 desk at leadership level to anchor high-quality revenue
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients with complex, specialist hiring needs
• Guarantee excellence across compliance, process and customer experience

• Partner closely with senior leadership to shape divisional priorities
• Influence best practice, operational excellence and market strategy across the wider A&F business
• Contribute to long-term planning and future workforce needs within your specialism

• Are currently a Business Manager, Manager or operating at an equivalent leadership level
• Have an impressive track record in revenue growth and team leadership
• Bring strong commercial acumen and confidence operating in high-demand markets
• Have the resilience, ambition and leadership presence to drive performance and culture
• Want to shape and develop a key market within A&F, making a tangible impact on growth

• Uncapped commission, paid every 4 weeks
• Ownership of a warm, specialist desk with strong foundations and high fee potential
• Long-term commercial opportunity across transactional finance markets
• Access to industry-leading leadership development programmes
• Hybrid working and flexible hours
• International incentive trips and performance-based rewards
• A collaborative, inclusive culture that supports ambition and celebrates success
• Career mobility across the UK and globally

At Hays, we develop leaders and we support you every step of the journey.

At Hays, we share a passion for creating a culture where there are opportunities for our people to flourish and succeed, whatever your background.

We know that diversity of perspective and an inclusive approach, which encourages those experiences and views to be heard, is great for business and therefore your career with us.