Delivery Recruitment Consultant

Delivery Consultant – AI & Data Recruitment

📍 Manchester City Centre (Portland Street) | Hybrid | UK & US Markets

A high-performing, boutique AI & Data recruitment business in Manchester is hiring a Delivery Consultant to support UK and US growth.

This is not a traditional 360 role.

It’s a sales-led delivery position for someone who excels at candidate engagement, spotting commercial opportunities and operating in a consultative way — but who may not see business development as their primary strength.

You will work closely with senior leadership, delivering into retained and exclusive roles while helping expand into new markets.

• Deliver on retained and exclusive AI/Data mandates
• Work across both UK and US markets
• Conduct high-quality, insight-led candidate conversations
• Gather market intelligence and identify commercial opportunities
• Spot leads and feed them back into the business
• Build credible, long-term relationships with clients and candidates

This is a “270-style” role — not pure account management and not full 360 — but commercial and client-facing.

There is flexibility to progress into a 360 role over time if desired and demonstrated.

You’ll operate within AI, Data and broader Technology recruitment, ideally placing:

• Software Engineers
• Other technical specialists

The business prioritises retained and exclusive partnerships and focuses heavily on quality metrics and strong ratios.

UK average fees are around £15k, with significantly higher earning potential in the US market.

For context:

• Previous hires have billed £150k–£200k
• £500k is viewed as a strong performance benchmark
• Leadership has billed £350k–£500k+ personally
• The long-term ambition is to build £500k+ and eventually $1m billers

• Minimum 1 year recruitment experience
• Ideally from a tech recruitment background
• Process-driven and disciplined
• Strong CV-to-interview and interview-to-placement ratios
• Self-starter who works independently
• Commercially sharp and engaging

The business values consistency and process over hype or personality alone.

• Boutique, founder-led business with ambitious growth plans
• Profitable and focused on quality over headcount
• Hybrid model — office every Tuesday & Wednesday (Manchester City Centre), flexible otherwise
• UK hours are acceptable, with occasional US placements
• Strong community and events presence
  
  High-performance culture without aggressive, outdated KPIs

This is a mature, ambitious and performance-focused agency.

• 25 days holiday + birthday off
• International travel incentives (Boston trip planned next year)
• Clear progression opportunities
• Genuine wealth-building potential for high performers

If you’re a tech recruiter who wants to operate in a high-value AI & Data market, work retained roles, and build real earning potential in a profitable, ambitious business — this is the kind of opportunity that doesn’t come around often.