Hays Recruitment - Senior Recruitment Consultant - Technology Desk

Southampton Office

£38,400 – £48,100 + uncapped commission!

Welcome to Hays!

At Hays, we believe in being long-term partners with our people as well as our customers. With over 50 years’ experience Hays operates in 16 countries within 6 core industries and a selection of local specialisms.

Together, we are better together: we support, celebrate, and share with each other to create stronger outcomes for all. Launch your career with the world’s leading specialist recruitment & workforce solution organisation. Join the Hays team!

The role:

We are looking for a driven and commercially minded Recruitment Consultant to join our Technology team in Southampton. This is a fantastic opportunity if you have 18 months+ experience to take ownership of a perm desk and play a key role in driving the next phase of growth within the Data & Analytics market.

The Data market continues to be one of the most active and skill-short areas within Technology recruitment, with strong demand across Data Engineering, Analytics, BI, Data Architecture and AI-related roles. By growing our current capability, we will increase market coverage, strengthen client and candidate engagement and unlock greater growth potential within a growing and resilient sector.

Your New Team:

The Southampton office is a well-established, highly collaborative business with strong tenure and extensive market coverage. Within Technology, the team has built a strong reputation across Cyber, Software Development, Cloud, Infrastructure, Data, Public Sector, underpinned by longstanding client relationships and consistent demand. With high productivity within the team, this is a high‑impact opportunity for someone looking to build something substantial in a growing, future‑focused market.

You’ll be joining a team of seven consultants, each with a clear temp or perm focus across the public and private sectors. The wider office provides a supportive environment with experienced leadership and strong cross-team collaboration across a range of specialisms in the South Region, including HR, Finance, Procurement, Business Support, and Construction & Property.

The Opportunity:

What can I expect day to day?

As a recruitment consultant you will gain exposure to a range of different activities whilst being supported by a structured training and development programme from day one. Some of your main responsibilities may include:

• Source, interview and match high-quality candidates to roles
• Identify and proactively partner with new and existing clients through new outreach and business development calls to build better, profitable outcomes by understanding their hiring needs and challenges
• Manage the recruitment process by guiding candidates and Clients through the full recruitment process from taking a brief to negotiating offers
• Be bold and curious, developing specialist market expertise by actively seeking to understand your customer’s market
• Take accountability for meeting targets and delivering your monetary goals that contribute to the growth and profitability of Hays
• Be part of vibrant and inclusive culture that cheers on progress by celebrating personal and team performance

Who are we looking for?

• You’ll be ambitious pushing outside your comfort zone and willing to experiment. It’s not just about who you are, but who you want to become.
• Effective communication skills and interpersonal skills, having honest conversations
• Customer centric by understanding clients’ needs and delivering tailored solutions
• Have a strategic mindset to spot opportunities and drive profitable outcomes
• Open to change being comfortable in a fast-paced target driven environment
• Develop new business relationships and maintain your network of client companies through business development calls, client visits, networking and entertainment events.
• Collaborative in spirit, people focused with a sales-driven mentality.

• Be resilient, bold and curious

What you’ll get in return – The Hays Deal:

• Access to team leadership training for you to evolve your career
• Cutting-edge tools and technology to enable you to make an extraordinary impact
• Flexible work arrangements: Hybrid working policy
• Generous leave entitlements to take advantage of parental leave, volunteering days and your birthday off!
• Celebrate success: Culture built on rewarding success with the opportunity to influence your earning potential with uncapped commission in addition to base salary
• High Performer Incentives including local and international trips. Montenegro 2024, South Africa 2025 and Mauritius this year!
• Global career opportunities - make your mark locally or explore international opportunities with Hays
• Thrive in a workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone feels welcome
• Wellbeing rewards: Benefit from health, leisure and lifestyle partnership discounts
• Employee Resource Groups and Working Groups for you to connect and collaborate with like-minded colleagues