IT Recruitment Consultant

At CGI, we help organisations transform through technology, innovation, and expert talent. As an IT Recruitment Consultant, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our business by identifying and engaging exceptional professionals who drive meaningful outcomes for our clients. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you’ll influence hiring strategies, build high-performing talent pipelines, and deliver an outstanding candidate experience across competitive markets.

Joining CGI means becoming part of a collaborative and supportive environment where your expertise, ideas, and ambition are valued, empowering you to make a measurable impact while continuing to grow your own career. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. This is a hybrid position and can be based anywhere in the UK.

Your future duties and responsibilities: In this role, you will manage end-to-end recruitment activity across a range of technology and professional services positions, partnering closely with hiring leaders to deliver high-quality hiring outcomes. You’ll act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, providing market insight, recruitment guidance, and innovative sourcing strategies that help CGI attract and secure top talent in highly competitive markets. You’ll play a key role in enhancing the candidate journey, building long-term talent pipelines, and driving recruitment best practice across the business. Working within a collaborative team environment, you’ll also contribute to process improvement initiatives, support strategic hiring projects, and help shape recruitment approaches that support CGI’s continued growth and success.

• Source, attract and engage high-calibre technology professionals across a range of disciplines including Software Engineering, Cloud, DevOps, Data, Cyber Security, Human Centred Design, AI, Service Delivery, IT Advisory, and Digital Transformation.
• Lead & Deliver full lifecycle recruitment across technical and professional services roles.
• Build & Maintain proactive talent pipelines using sourcing and social media strategies.
• Partner & Influence hiring managers on recruitment strategy, assessment, and market trends.
• Enhance & Champion a positive and engaging candidate experience.
• Analyse & Report recruitment activity, pipeline progress, and hiring insights.
• Support & Improve recruitment processes, tools, and operational best practices.
• Coach & Advise stakeholders on interviewing and hiring approaches.
• Collaborate & Contribute to recruitment-focused projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role: To succeed in this role, you should bring strong experience within technology or professional services recruitment, combined with the ability to build trusted stakeholder relationships and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. You’ll be confident sourcing and engaging high-quality talent through a variety of channels and have a proactive, consultative approach to recruitment delivery.

• You should have demonstrable experience as a Recruiter or Talent Acquisition Consultant within IT services sector working for a recruitment agency, in-house or RPO organisation.
• Strong knowledge of the IT recruitment market and current hiring trends.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment processes independently.
• Strong sourcing capability using LinkedIn Recruiter, social media, and networking techniques.
• Experience conducting competency-based and technical interviews.
• Ability to influence and advise hiring managers and senior stakeholders effectively.
• Strong communication, organisational, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience using recruitment systems and applicant tracking tools.
• Relevant degree, HR qualification, or equivalent professional experience.
• Fluent English communication skills.

What you can expect from us: Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because you are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.