Experienced Recruitment Consultant (Technology) in Newtownabbey

As we continue to invest in and expand our Technology business, we're looking for an experienced recruiter to join our Tech team to help drive the next phase of our Software Development practice across Northern Ireland. This is a unique opportunity to join an established team of specialist Technology recruiters with over 50 years of combined recruitment experience.

You'll work alongside experienced consultants covering complementary technical markets, providing access to a wealth of knowledge, established client relationships and market intelligence. Beyond our immediate team, you'll become part of a wider NI business of approximately 50 recruitment professionals, creating significant opportunities for collaboration, cross-selling, client introductions, networking and shared success.

While you'll be given the autonomy to build and shape your own market, you'll never be doing it alone. The Software Development market in NI continues to present significant growth opportunities. NI has one of the fastest-growing technology sectors in the UK, attracting investment from global organisations while also producing highly successful indigenous software companies. The region is recognised as the UK's second-ranked location for software investment and remains a key destination for technology R&D investment.

This role offers responsibility for developing and rebuilding our Software Development specialism across the entire NI market - not just Belfast. From high-growth software firms in Belfast and L'Derry to technology teams embedded within financial services, manufacturing, public sector and multinational organisations across the region, there is substantial opportunity to create a market-leading desk.

The responsibilities of a Senior Recruitment Consultant include:

• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with central government organisations and key decision makers.
• Actively seeking and engaging with in-house recruitment professionals, directors, and line managers.
• Sourcing, screening and recruiting top-tier candidates for interim roles.
• Drafting reports, ensuring compliance across all activities, and participating in internal projects.
• Contributing to the development and growth of the business, especially your Business Support team.

Due to the fees already in the area and the potential we have here, to be successful you will need to meet the following criteria:

• You will have experience as a Senior Recruitment Consultant or above as well as a proven track record in business development and recruitment.
• You will be a highly driven, ambitious, and inspiring individual who can drive success in those around you and navigate the highs and lows of recruitment with resilience.

As a multi award-winning employer of choice, we believe as part of the employee and employer deal at Hays, we can give you exciting career development opportunities to support your aspirations. Our culture is a reason why so many of our people choose to stay and grow their careers with Hays. We are big on collaboration and driven to connect with each other on a genuine human level. We call it the Hays spirit. You will experience this inclusive, motivating energy in every part of our business.

In addition, you will enjoy:

• Uncapped individual commission paid upon invoice every 4 weeks.
• Regular performance-based incentive programmes including all-expense paid international trips.
• A culture underpinned with trust, which is based on expertise, training, collaboration, inclusivity and doing the right thing.
• Industry-leading learning and development to maximise your performance and advance your career every step of the way.
• A global brand with established PSL agreements, RPO/MSP accounts and warm client relationships.
• An adult approach to working with hybrid working models and flexible working hours.
• The opportunity to take your career across the globe with our global mobility offering.
• Diverse range of employee support networks, wellbeing and volunteering initiatives as well as wider benefits.

We know talented people want to work with the best: people, brand, tools, technology and infrastructure. They also want career development. Our culture is shaped and created by these features. We're also committed to doing the right thing, together. As a progressive employer, we believe in doing the right thing for our people, our customers and the communities in which we live and work. We're constantly working to deliver on our commitments to social purpose, equity, diversity & inclusion and sustainability.

Please apply now to become the next Senior Recruitment Consultant or for more information on our roles. The future is what you make it at Hays - and you're in the driving seat. Your energy and dedication will be rewarded in a culture built on celebrating success.

As a committed Disability Confident employer, if you're thinking of a new tomorrow for your career, whatever your background, let's work together to create it! At Hays, we share a passion for creating a culture where there are opportunities for our people to flourish and succeed, whatever your background. We know that diversity of perspective and an inclusive approach, which encourages those experiences and views to be heard, is great for business and therefore your career with us.

Benefits: 20-40k OTE