Interim Desk / Exec Search Senior Recruiter
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About the Role
Senior Executive Search Recruiter for the UK & Europe
This first-class recruitment business seeks an accomplished Senior Executive Search Recruiter for C-suite, senior management, and interim appointments across the UK. The role offers a basic salary up to £75,000 with uncapped commission, hybrid working, and genuine autonomy to build your market.
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Key Takeaway 1: Up to £75,000 basic salary plus uncapped commission for senior executive search billings across the UK market.
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Key Takeaway 2: A consultative, non-transactional model designed for recruiters who engage at boardroom level with CEOs, MDs, and C-suite decision-makers.
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Key Takeaway 3: Hybrid and work-from-home flexibility with full autonomy to manage your desk, develop client relationships, and grow an interim executive search practice.
The Senior Executive Search Opportunity
Senior executive search requires a consultative approach built on genuine boardroom credibility. Recruiters who succeed at this level combine a demonstrable history of senior appointments with the commercial awareness to develop profitable client relationships. Transactional methods do not work at C-suite level, where trust and professional presence determine client engagement. According to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), demand for senior interim and executive appointments across the UK has grown consistently. Retained search is increasingly the preferred model for boards seeking confidential, high-stakes hires.
What experience do you need for senior executive search?
A strong candidate will have a proven track record of placing senior management, C-suite, or interim executives, combined with the ability to develop and retain profitable client relationships. Boardroom-level credibility, commercial awareness, and experience across the UK market are essential. European exposure strengthens an application but is not a strict requirement for this role.
You will ideally have:
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A credible and demonstrable history of recruitment success.
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Experience recruiting senior management, executive, or C-suite appointments.
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Exposure to interim management and executive interim assignments.
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A successful track record of developing and managing profitable client relationships.
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Confidence dealing directly with business owners, CEOs, MDs, and senior decision-makers.
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The ability to win, develop, and retain senior-level recruitment business across the UK.
Autonomy and Rewards for Executive Recruiters
You will be joining a partner business that understands the value of an experienced recruiter, providing the environment and autonomy for successful people to perform. The structure rewards senior billers with genuine commercial freedom, not micromanagement. The Job Office Ltd works exclusively with high-calibre recruitment professionals ready to operate at the most senior level across the UK.
Why does this role offer more autonomy than most recruitment positions?
Executive search operates on longer assignment cycles and deeper client relationships than contingency recruitment. This cycle demands that recruiters self-direct their market activity without constant oversight. This business supports that model, giving experienced consultants the trust and tools to manage their own client base and assignment pipeline independently.
Expect:
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✅ Up to £75,000 basic salary.
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✅ Uncapped commission.
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✅ Hybrid and WFH flexibility.
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✅ UK and European executive recruitment.
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✅ Senior management, C-suite, and interim assignments.
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✅ Excellent opportunity to develop an interim executive search desk.
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✅ Autonomy and trust to manage your market professionally.
Apply for This Senior Executive Search Role
This role suits someone who has already proved they can recruit at a senior level. You need credibility, commercial awareness, a successful track record, and the confidence to operate in senior-level recruitment across the UK. Recruiters who move successfully into executive search typically come from senior or principal consultant roles where they have already managed complex client relationships and senior candidate processes. The transition works because core skills, including client development, candidate assessment, and commercial negotiation, transfer directly into a search-led, retained model.
You may currently be working as an Executive Search Consultant, Senior Recruitment Consultant, Principal Consultant, Executive Recruiter, Interim Management Consultant, Business Director, Associate Director, or Senior Head-hunter. If you have built successful client relationships, developed profitable business, and can comfortably hold conversations with senior executives across the UK, connect with us on LinkedIn or contact Jamie Rafferty directly for a confidential conversation.
Get in Touch with The Job Office Ltd
For a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity, contact:
Jamie Rafferty
The Job Office Ltd
📞 07969 620324
All conversations will be handled in the strictest confidence.