Principal Recruitment Consultants,  Technology Recruitment

Manchester | Up to £55,000 basic + uncapped commission (30%) + benefits

About the Business

This is an exceptional, high-growth tech recruitment consultancy with 3 offices across the UK and a team of 95 employees. Since launching they've established themselves in the top 5% of global recruitment SMEs for performance, revenue and profitability.

They partner with some of the worlds most innovative, well-funded companies their top three clients alone recently raised $600m in seed funding. With ambitious plans to triple headcount by 2027, open new offices, and roll out a share scheme, this is the perfect time to join.

For consultants, this means genuine ownership of your market, the chance to bill into cutting-edge industries, and a culture that empowers success without old-school KPIs or micromanagement.

The Opportunities

Focusing on the USA market, we are hiring experienced recruiters into three specialist areas:

Principal MarTech

• Recruit into marketing & advertising technology markets.

• Join a consultative, ego-free team with a dedicated MarTech podcast which is new and already has 3K listeners per episode.

• Average fee: £30,000 with many at £50,000+ .

Principal Artificial Intelligence

• Partner with Bay Area VC-backed start-ups and global tech leaders.

• Place world-class talent many  from ex-OpenAI, DeepMind, and FAANG backgrounds.

• Candidate packages often exceed $5m, with fees regularly over £100k.

• Dedicated AI podcast featuring industry leaders (incl. DeepMind researchers).

Principal Cyber (GTM, Product & Engineering)

• Recruit for start-ups, scale-ups, and PE/VC-backed cyber businesses.

• Average fee £30,000, with regular six-figure projects supported by strong case studies and delivery track record.

Whats on Offer:

• Basic salary to £55,000 depending on experience.

• Market-leading commission scheme no threshold, uncapped, up to 30%.
• Clear progression structured career framework into leadership or high-performance billing roles.

• Benefits & culture:

  • Unlimited holiday

  • Hybrid working (modern Manchester offices)

  • Private healthcare

  • Enhanced parental leave

  • Excellent tech stack and back-office support

  • Growth mindset culture autonomy, collaboration, and support

  • Regular socials, podcasts, and community-building initiatives

Experience Required:

• Experienced 360 recruiters with a proven track record of building and billing in specialist markets.

• Commercially minded, ambitious, and consultative in approach.

• Excited by the chance to take ownership of a high-growth US market without US hours.
• Able to thrive in a high-performance, collaborative culture that values results over KPIs.

Why Join?

This isnt just another recruitment job. Its the chance to join a consultancy that is shaping the industries of tomorrow from AI to Cyber to MarTech while giving you the platform, culture, and rewards to accelerate your career.

For more information on this exceptional opportunity, please contact Kim Stakes at Applaud Recruitment to Recruitment. Applaud Recruitment specialises in Senior Recruitment vacancies - we have undertaken this assignment on behalf of a client.