Recruitment Consultant

US Recruitment Consultant | Founding US Team

Salary: £25,000 - £40,000 basic (depending on experience) + Uncapped Commission (up to 35%)

Location: Manchester - Hybrid working (3 days per week in the Manchester office and 2 days working from home)

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 11:00am - 7:00pm, aligned to US business hours.

The Opportunity

Join Xpertise, one of the UK's respected and award-winning Tech, Data & Transformation recruitment businesses.

We're looking for an ambitious Recruitment Consultant to join our founding US team, helping us build Xpertise's US market from the ground up.

Xpertise isn't your average recruitment company. We were founded in 2013 to raise the bar in an industry that had lost the plot on genuine relationships, combining deep tech market knowledge with real human connection.

It's worked. In the last 12 months alone we've partnered with over 125 clients to find hard to source tech talent, and 96% of the people we place are still in role 12 months later.

In 2025, we took that same approach across the Atlantic. Following a string of high profile US client wins, we're expanding our Atlanta connected US desk and are looking for someone in Manchester to help us build it.

You'll be working alongside some of the most experienced directors in tech recruitment on a desk that's still being written. This is a genuinely rare ground-floor opportunity.

Why the US Desk, Why Now?

The numbers tell the story.

A single US placement is worth 2.5-3 times the value of an equivalent UK placement, and the US tech recruitment market is worth over $200 billion, growing faster than almost anywhere else in the world.

Average UK tech recruitment fees sit around £8.4k-£12k. In the US, average placement fees exceed $30k (approximately £26k), with 30% fees common against average technology salaries of $131k.

This is a high growth, high margin market, and we're building our presence in it early.

Key statistics:

• US tech recruitment market worth over $200bn
• Average US placement fee exceeds $30k

An Award-Winning Agency Behind You

You'll have the backing, reputation and training of a multi award winning consultancy, including:

• Platinum Investors in People (Top 1% globally)
• Best Recruitment Company to Work For - TIARA Awards
• Best Technology Recruitment Agency - Recruiter Awards
• Finalist - Best In-House Training & Client Service

What You'll Be Doing

• Engage with our candidate network daily, offering career and market advice while supporting candidates in securing US opportunities.
• Develop specialist market knowledge before winning and growing business with new and existing US clients.
• Build long term relationships with hiring managers, understanding their hiring challenges and providing tailored recruitment solutions.
• Build and nurture specialist talent pools within your chosen technology market.
• Establish yourself as a recognised voice within your market through networking, events and online engagement.
• Own the full recruitment life cycle: winning your own clients, writing your own adverts, sourcing candidates, arranging interviews, prepping candidates, and managing offers through to onboarding
• Work US hours (UK 11am - 7pm) to stay aligned with your clients and candidates with visits out to the US to meet clients and senior candidates in person

On Target Earnings

Uncapped commission to 35% means your earning potential is entirely in your hands and on a desk with US sized fees behind it, that ceiling is a long way up. For anyone who is relatively new to the industry, we'd expect on target earnings of:

• Year 1: £30,000 - £45,000
• Year 2: £50,000 - £85,000
• Year 3: £90,000+

Why Join Xpertise?

Exceptional Earnings

• Uncapped commission up to 35%.
• Opportunity to recruit into one of the highest-fee technology markets in the world.

Incredible Incentives

• Quarterly company paid incentive trips.
• Recent destinations include Ibiza, Amsterdam, Morzine, Budapest and Prague.
• Annual Super Billers Trip.

Award-Winning Training

• Structured career development at every stage.
• Platinum Investors in People accreditation (Top 1% of employers globally).

Career Progression

• Clear, transparent progression pathways for both billing and leadership careers.
• Your progression is in your control.

A Culture That Backs You

• Collaborative, supportive and ego free environment.
• Annual Xpertise Olympics between our UK offices.
• Regular office socials including F1 Arcade, Flight Club, bowling and crazy golf.

Tech Community Leadership

• We host and sponsor more than 60 technology events every year, giving you opportunities to build your network and personal brand.

Real Mentorship

• Learn from directors with decades of experience recruiting within UK and US technology markets.

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience in sales or business development.
• Degree educated.
• Ambitious, competitive and hardworking.
• Coachable, with resilience and drive.
• A confident communicator who enjoys networking and building relationships.

Benefits & Perks

• 23 days annual leave (rising to 28 with service)
• Bank holidays
• Your birthday off
• Quarterly incentive trips
• Annual Super Billers Trip
• Pension scheme
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days from home)
• £150 annual wellbeing allowance
• Early finish every Friday
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Fresh fruit in the office
• Regular socials, Xpertise Olympics and unforgettable Christmas parties

How to Apply

If you're looking to join a high performing team where you can build a successful career, earn exceptional commission and play a key role in one of the most exciting growth areas of the business, we'd love to hear from you.

Please send your CV or get in touch with:

Dawn Harrison
(see below)