Recruitment Consultant

Recruitment Consultant for the German Datacenter Market

About RIZE Deutschland GmbH

• RIZE is an international technical recruitment business with a strong local presence in Germany, including our Düsseldorf office. We specialise in delivering high-quality talent solutions across technically demanding markets, including Datacentres, Energy, Telecommunications, and wider Technology infrastructure.
• Due to continued growth, we are looking for an ambitious Recruitment Consultant to help develop our presence within the German Datacenter market.
• This is a significant opportunity for a motivated sales-driven individual to join a growing business with an established German brand, a strong client proposition and multiple recruitment solutions to take to market.

The Role

• As a Recruitment Consultant, you will operate as a 360 recruiter, responsible for generating revenue by developing new client relationships, managing existing opportunities, sourcing high-quality candidates and successfully delivering recruitment solutions to companies operating within the German Datacenter sector.
• You will be expected to build relationships with clients and candidates across Germany, understand hiring challenges within a candidate-short market and position RIZE as a premium recruitment partner.

Key Responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

• Developing new business with companies involved in Datacenter construction, engineering, operations, and infrastructure projects across Germany.
• Building and managing client relationships with hiring managers, project leaders, HR teams, and senior decision-makers.
• Generating revenue through freelance, fixed term/AUG and permanent recruitment solutions.
• Identifying, approaching, and qualifying high-quality technical candidates for live and future vacancies.
• Managing the full recruitment process from client qualification through to candidate sourcing, interview management, offer negotiation and placement.
• Selling RIZE’s premium recruitment services in a competitive and candidate-short market.
• Building a strong network of clients and candidates within the German Datacenter sector.
• Working closely with colleagues in the UK and Düsseldorf to maximise market intelligence, delivery capability, and client relationships.
• Maintaining accurate records of business development activity, candidate pipelines, and client opportunities.

What RIZE Offers Clients

RIZE provides clients with three core recruitment solutions:

• Freelance recruitment for specialist project-based requirements.
• Fixed-term/AUG recruitment, where RIZE hires and deploys candidates compliantly through our German ANÜ/AUG labour-leasing solution.
• Permanent recruitment, delivered through contingency and retained search agreements.

This gives our consultants a strong and flexible service offering when speaking with clients across the German market.

The Ideal Candidate

We would be interested in speaking with candidates who have:

• Previous B2B sales experience.
• Strong communication skills and a confident, professional approach.
• The ability to build relationships with clients and candidates.
• A proactive attitude towards business development and revenue generation.
• The desire to work in a high-value, technical recruitment market.
• Strong organisation, resilience, and commercial awareness.

Highly Advantageous Experience

The following would be beneficial but is not essential:

• Previous 360 recruitment experience.
• Experience recruiting in a candidate-short market.
• Experience selling premium recruitment, staffing, or professional services.
• Knowledge of the German market.
• German language skills.
• Experience in Datacentres, construction, engineering, energy, telecoms, or technical recruitment.

Why Join RIZE?

• This is a genuine opportunity to join an ambitious business with an established platform in Germany, a strong local office in Düsseldorf and a clear growth strategy within the Datacenter market.
• You will have the opportunity to build a high-value desk, work with experienced recruitment professionals and develop long-term client relationships in one of Europe’s most active technical infrastructure markets.
• For someone with the right attitude, commercial drive and willingness to learn, this role offers excellent potential for personal development, career progression, and strong earnings.