Principal - Change and Transformation

Overview

Join a specialist Change & Transformation practice dedicated to placing senior and mid level professionals into permanent and interim roles across strategy, programme delivery, business change, PMO, transformation office, and organisational design. You will partner with established clients across financial services, professional services, public sector and technology, delivering high quality hires and advisory support. This role suits an experienced recruitment consultant who is commercially focused, consultative, and motivated to grow a book of business within a reputable brand.

Responsibilities

• Manage full lifecycle recruitment for Change & Transformation roles: intake and role briefing, targeted sourcing, candidate assessment, interview preparation, offer negotiation and onboarding.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with hiring managers, heads of change, transformation leads, HR partners and senior stakeholders to become a trusted recruitment adviser.

• Generate new business through proactive market engagement, outbound prospecting and relationship development to expand your client portfolio.

• Deliver an excellent candidate experience while managing multiple vacancies to agreed SLAs and commercial targets.

• Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies including market mapping, targeted headhunting, database searches, social recruiting and network referrals.

• Provide market insight, competitor intelligence and salary benchmarking to clients; advise on hiring strategy, role design and talent availability.

• Achieve and exceed individual billings and KPI targets, contributing to team revenue and broader business objectives.

• Support a collaborative team culture by sharing best practice, mentoring junior colleagues and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

What we’re looking for:

• Proven recruitment experience, ideally placing Change, Transformation, Programme, PMO or Organisational Design professionals into permanent and interim roles.

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence hiring decisions at senior levels and build long‑term client partnerships.

• Commercially driven with a consistent track record of meeting or exceeding billing targets and developing new business.

• Confident business developer who is comfortable with proactive outreach, consultative selling and presenting market insight.

• Organised, resilient and able to prioritise effectively in a fast‑paced environment while managing multiple assignments.

• Experience using ATS/CRM systems, digital sourcing tools and competent with MS Office or equivalent productivity software.

What you’ll get:

• Competitive salary with an uncapped commission structure and attractive bonus opportunities.

• Clear career progression and professional development within Marks Sattin and GI Group Holdings.

• Structured training, sector specialist support and mentoring from senior consultants to develop technical and commercial skills.

• Hybrid working, generous holiday allowance and a comprehensive benefits package.

• Regular team incentives, social events and a supportive, collaborative culture focused on high performance and wellbeing.

If you are a motivated recruitment professional with experience in change and transformation hiring, and a drive to deliver results and build lasting client relationships, we’d love to hear from you.