Job description

Oliver James is an award-winning Recruitment Agency who has won multiple awards including a place on The Recruitment Hot 100 List in 2024.

We have a physical presence in Manchester, London, Dublin, Amsterdam, Brussels, Antwerp, Milan, Frankfurt, Zurich, Hong Kong, Singapore, Madrid, New York, and Charlotte.

Oliver James have been working the USA market placing Senior professionals across our core disciplines for around 10 years setting up physically in October 2015. We place senior professionals on both a contract and permanent basis across IT, Data & Analytics, Change Management, Finance & Accountancy, Finance and Underwriting, Claims and Broking into the financial services, consultancy, fintech and technology businesses.

As a Senior Associate on the Technology desk, you will be responsible developing our Contract technology team by sourcing within IT, Cloud, Data & Analytics verticals.

Responsibilities

• All Recruiters at Oliver James Associates operate in 360 roles, proactively headhunting candidates and developing and establishing new business relationships;
• The successful applicant will be focused on building a profitable desk within the technology sector, working closely with the existing team, sharing information and contacts and taking advantage of our extensive existing client base;
• You will be responsible for achieving set targets;
• Defining client requirements whilst mapping out the organizational structure, the culture and clients' annual growth plans;
• Networking with candidates and clients frequently, organizing networking events and client presentations;
• Negotiating commercial terms with FTSE 150 companies, understanding the implication of the PSL for both permanent and contract hires;
• Cross selling other disciplines and incorporating other business areas into the relationships cultivated.

Who we are looking for

• An individual with extensive knowledge in [sector] in order to best service this target market and provide technical advice to team members.
• A confident, bright and resilient individual who thrives in a competitive environment which is challenging yet rewarding. You must be able to work under pressure and be target driven.
• A solid business mind and the gravitas to challenge prospective customers. You will have excellent communication skills, an impressive presence and demonstrate the ability to build long term business relationships.
• A career minded individual looking for a role with rapid progression based on merit. You must be able to display a track record of high achievement either in or out of work.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Subject matter expert in Contract/Perm recruitment
• A goal-oriented mentality
• Ability to demonstrate people and business management experience
• Proactive sales experience
• The speed of thought to spot opportunities to up-sell and cross-sell
• The ability to be a team player and yet capable of operating autonomously
• A high level of verbal and written communication skills
• A confident approach
• An innate desire to be successful and a willingness to make the commitment that this role requires. Additionally, you will be able to demonstrate resilience to deal with the inevitable challenges that a sales role brings
• A track record of high achievement in previous roles