Recruitment Manager - Technology team
Birmingham | Hybrid working
Salary dependant on experience
We are looking for a driven and commercially minded Recruitment Team Manager to lead our Technology team in Birmingham. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of a temp desk, lead a team of ten consultants and play a key role in driving the next phase of growth.
Your New Team
As our top performing office outside of London, the Birmingham 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 Data, Cloud and Software, underpinned by longstanding client relationships and consistent demand.
You’ll be managing a team of eleven consultants, all contributing to Cloud, Data and Software desks with clear temp or perm focus across the public and private sector. Most of the team have been with Hays for over 7 years, and the wider office provides a supportive environment with experienced leadership and strong cross-team collaboration across the Central Region.
Your New Role
In this position, you will:
- Lead, coach and develop a team of 11 Recruitment Consultants, supporting them to achieve and exceed targets
- Drive team performance, setting clear direction and delivering revenue growth across the market
- Operate your own 360 temporary desk, remaining hands-on in the market
- Build and develop relationships with key clients and stakeholders across Birmingham and surrounding areas
- Identify new business opportunities and expand existing accounts
- Support the team with complex roles, client strategy and overall desk development
- Ensure high standards of service, compliance and operational delivery across the team
- Contribute to the wider office strategy and ongoing success
What you’ll need to succeed
You will have experience as a Recruitment Manager, Senior Consultant or above, ideally within Technology or another complex, technical or regulated market. You’ll bring a strong track record in contract or permanent recruitment, business development and team leadership.
You’ll be commercially driven, confident influencing senior stakeholders, and passionate about developing others. Strong communication skills, high standards of professionalism and a proactive, curious mindset will be essential as you build market share and strengthen our position across Technology.
What you’ll get in return
As a multi award winning employer of choice, we believe as part of the employee and employer deal at Hays, we can give you a career with unrivalled progression. Our culture is a reason why so many of our people choose to stay and grow their careers with Hays. Our colleagues describe our culture as ‘high energy’, ‘inclusive’, and ‘great people’ with a ‘growth mindset’.
Other benefits include:
- A culture that rewards success with clear earning potential
- The opportunity to qualify for our Hays Elite 2026 trip to Mauritius
- Industry‑leading technology and training to support fast progression
- Flexible hybrid working patterns
- A fully paid day off on your birthday, giving you the freedom to celebrate, relax or spend time with the people who matter most
- Opportunity to build an international career
- Local, regional and national incentives recognising high performance
- Broad range of wellbeing initiatives and benefits
- Referral bonus scheme
- Supportive internal networks
- Paid volunteering days through our Working for Your Tomorrow initiative
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 also know our people want to do interesting and meaningful work, increasingly in an organisation that is purpose led. This is demonstrated in the work we have done through our commitment to DE&I, Net Zero and our global volunteering and fundraising programme, ‘Helping for your tomorrow’.
What to do next
Please apply now to become the next Recruitment Manager or for more information on our roles.
Life at Hays presents the opportunity for growth, varied career paths, exciting challenges and a culture of inclusion that celebrates diversity. 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!
