Associate Director, Technology & Engineering Recruitment

Associate Director, Technology & Engineering

Build something meaningful at Zebra People.

We are looking for an experienced technology recruiter to lead the continued growth of our established Technology & Engineering practice.

This is a senior, hands-on opportunity for someone who knows the market, can win and deliver high-quality work, and wants the freedom to shape and grow a successful practice, with the backing of an experienced team and wider international recruitment group.

You will build on strong foundations, including established PSL relationships, an existing network of start-up, scale-up and enterprise clients across the UK, US and Europe, and experience delivering both traditional recruitment and embedded talent solutions.

Working closely with the Directors, you will lead the proposition and go-to-market strategy, develop relationships with senior technology leaders and grow our network across software engineering and technology leadership. As the practice develops, you will also have the opportunity to build and lead your own team.

• Leading the continued growth of Zebra People's Technology & Engineering practice
• Building on our existing client relationships, PSLs and international network
• Developing a clear, distinctive proposition and taking it to market
• Winning new permanent, contract and embedded recruitment business
• Building trusted relationships with CTOs, CIOs, engineering leaders and talent teams
• Remaining hands-on across business development, recruitment and delivery
• Growing a strong network across technology leadership and software engineering
• Using market insight and data to identify opportunities and advise clients
• Using our contemporary recruitment technology stack, which we continually review and develop, to improve research, sourcing, insight and productivity
• Using AI and automation thoughtfully, while recognising the importance of human judgement, relationships and genuine market knowledge
• Contributing to Zebra Talks Tech and other events that bring together our technology community
• Building and developing a high-performing team as the practice grows
• Working across Zebra People and the wider HW Group to create new opportunities.

You will be an established technology recruiter with:

• A strong personal billing track record
• Credibility and an established network across Technology and Engineering
• Evidence of winning new business and developing lasting client relationships
• Experience of building or significantly growing a desk, market or practice
• A growth mindset and the confidence to identify and pursue new opportunities
• A commercial, entrepreneurial approach and the confidence to test new ideas
• Experience of coaching or developing others
• An interest in how technology, AI and new ways of working can improve recruitment outcomes

Zebra People is part of HW Group
, a £30 million turnover recruitment group working with clients across the globe, with offices in London, Leeds, Birmingham and Manchester.

Our Technology & Engineering practice already benefits from established client relationships, strong PSLs and work with start-ups, scale-ups and international organisations across the UK, US and Europe. We also deliver embedded recruitment solutions, giving our people the opportunity to work with clients in different and meaningful ways.

Through Zebra Talks Tech, we bring together people from across the technology community to share ideas, build relationships and explore the issues shaping the market.

You will have the backing, network, technology and resources of an established international group, alongside the autonomy to shape the next stage of the practice’s growth.

• Market-leading commission structure
• Hybrid working, with three days working from home each week
• Co-working office at Soho Works in Shoreditch
• The opportunity to work from anywhere in the world for up to three weeks each year
• Your birthday off
• An additional day of annual leave for each year of service, up to 30 days
• Private healthcare through Vitality
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave, with up to six months' paid leave
• Two paid charity days each year
• The option to work from any of our four Group offices