Principal Recruitment Consultant

Technology Recruitment - Privacy / Data Protection niche - London
*Inheriting a HOT DESK due to internal mobility opportunities*

LHi Group - Who are we?

Finding Great People is what we do, to grow this Great Group!
Year on Year accolades for our sustained growth, award winning culture (Best Loved Workplace) & Forbes recognized Top 150 Staffing firms.

We are an employee-owned group of international, non-competing recruitment brands working in the most cutting-edge markets in the world. We act as a global talent partner linking specialists with organisations in the world's leading industries and fostering connections within transformative markets.

Lawrence Harvey - What Industry / Market?

Lawrence Harvey specialises in tech recruitment that breaks the mould, providing an unwavering reputation for delivering unparalleled results to clients and candidates in both permanent and contract solutions.

Specialising in Data & AI, Cyber Security, Financial Services, Software Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps, ERP Applications and Transformation, Business Change, CRM, HR Transformation, Privacy and Legal. Specifically, Privacy and Data Protection, a super niche market we've been building since 2018 & now has a global footprint with US counterparts.

Whether it's Privacy, Data protection or similarly aligned markets like Cryptography, not only are we known as Industry experts in this space, we actively advise our clients on hiring strategies working mainly retained business.

Where is this opportunity?

This opportunity is based in our spacious London HQ located in the bustling St Paul’s area, in the City of London. The office overlooks St Pauls Cathedral and is surrounded by great places to eat and drink, do some shopping or work out. Our largest LHi office, a cultural melting pot of three brands (Life Sciences, Tech and Renewables), healthy contract and perm split & 7+ different nationalities!

So, what's the role?

Led by Ben Coverdale, our Privacy & Data Protection team sit within the Cyber vertical of our Tech brand. Working directly with James Boobyer - Divisional Manager, this seat has purely come available due to internal mobility & moving to the US. A unique opportunity to walk into an established desk, that is a £3-400k desk! Ideally, we are looking for someone with a Privacy / Data Protection background, however, everyone in this team came with Data or tech related background therefore, open to the profile of a Senior Consultant+.

As referenced, the market is niche, so a recruiter who has strong relationship building skills, can show examples of networking at a senior level and who typically takes 'golden candidates' to market will fit right in! Working a 360 desk, whilst we have an extensive list of client terms, the demand in this space has seen us quite literally turning business away. We're looking for a strategic thinker, commercially minded individual who can flip clients to candidates & working in a 'exec search' fashion.

Collaborating with the initial team, wider tech brand (where a lot of jobs come from) and being on top of legislation, market movements are all vital skills. Average fee's sit at £25K+, highest fee in '24 so far has been £60k, we work 80% retained and the remainder is exclusive business. James (your manager) is in the top 3 most successful perm recruiters in the EU business, the desk you'll be taking over did £250k in '23 but could easily become £400k with the right recruiter. Being Employee Owned -

What's in it for you?

• Competitive base salary starting from £30k+ (negotiable depending on experience) with uncapped, no threshold commission
• Employee-Owned Trust (EOT). Share holder after a years service - £225k+ (depending on level joining)
• Internal Learning and Development team offering training to guarantee career progression
• An upbeat and collective work culture; 4pm finish on a Friday and drinks, end of year and summer parties!
• Internal Mobility - With 2 German offices & 4 US offices, if exploring a new culture is on your radar, we pride ourselves on offering this opporutnity!
• Quarterly incentives include 2 international trips a year, monthly promotion lunches, monthly breakfast clubs, quarterly lunch clubs, treasure chest target, and millionaire centurion club!
• CSR policy, we support charities across all our UK and international offices
• Equity, diversity, and inclusion programmes
• Life assurance • 24/7 online GP access, Second Medical Opinion, Mental Health Support, Online Health Check, Fitness Plans, and Nutrition Consultations
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program) through Health Assured
• General benefits: tech scheme, cycle scheme, childcare scheme, season ticket loan, parental leave, eyecare vouchers, and pension
• Loyalty incentives: three years- one working weeks extra holiday for that year, five years- LHi passport (a week in any of our office locations all expenses paid for) and ten years- the gift of time (one month sabbatical leave or a Rolex)

IF YOU GOT THIS FAR, you're probably interested... This is a unique opportunity to join a close knit, high performing team, that are truly shaping the landscape of the Privacy and Data Protection market. Whether you are looking to develop your recruitment skillset, hit a ceiling regarding personal development or financial earnings, apply or reach out myself or one of the team for an informal and confidential chat.