Head of Recruitment in Kettering

HEAD OF RECRUITMENT

Northampton | Office Based (5 Days per Week)

£65,000-£75,000 DOE + Annual Bonus (OTE up to c. £85K) + Private Healthcare

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a driven, hands-on recruiter to join a fast-growing organisation and take ownership of in-house recruitment delivery across multiple functions. If you thrive on sourcing, outreach, screening, momentum and variety, and enjoy working at pace, this role will suit you perfectly.

This is not a strategic Talent Acquisition or HR project position.

This is a true delivery role-ideal for a high-performing agency recruiter or an agency-trained in-house recruiter who enjoys finding, engaging and progressing candidates every day.

You will work onsite with leadership and operational teams, managing a steady flow of vacancies while building relationships, advising stakeholders and ensuring consistent quality throughout the recruitment process.

About the Role

As Head of Recruitment, you will be the organisation\’s core in-house recruiter, responsible for bringing in high-quality candidates across a broad range of roles. This includes commercial and sales positions, operations, support, finance, marketing, technology and graduate recruitment.

You will:

• Source proactively through LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, market mapping and outreach campaigns

• Engage passive candidates, presenting opportunities with clarity and commercial insight

• Run screening calls that quickly assess communication skills, cultural alignment, commercial potential and role suitability

• Manage multiple live vacancies at once, maintaining pace and organisation across competing priorities

• Build active talent pipelines for recurring role types

• Work closely with internal stakeholders, understanding hiring needs and advising on candidate profiles

• Support graduate recruitment cycles, screening applicants and identifying strong high-potential individuals

• Maintain a high standard of candidate experience, communication and follow-through

• Strengthen internal recruitment processes by bringing best-practice approaches from agency and direct sourcing environments

This is a highly involved, hands-on position where your judgement and sourcing skill will directly influence organisational growth.

Who We\’re Looking For

To excel in this role, you will be:

• A confident and commercially aware recruiter, ideally with a strong foundation in agency or 360 recruitment

• Authentic, articulate and persuasive when speaking with candidates at all levels

• Skilled at identifying potential and assessing behavioural/soft skills rapidly

• Comfortable making independent decisions on candidate progression

• Motivated by fast pace, ownership and outcomes

• Able to manage multiple roles simultaneously without losing quality or control

• Creative and persistent in your search methods, not reliant on inbound applications

• Resilient, positive and energised by working in a high-growth, evolving environment

You should bring:

• 5+ years\’ UK recruitment experience

• Strong track record in sourcing and shortlisting candidates directly

• Experience recruiting across different functions (sales or commercial roles advantageous)

• Confidence managing a consistent flow of vacancies and maintaining proactive pipelines

• Clear communication style and exceptional organisational capability

Why This Opportunity Will Appeal

• A chance to step out of agency KPIs while keeping the sourcing-focused recruitment you enjoy

• End-to-end ownership of roles, from outreach to shortlist

• The ability to influence real business outcomes through the quality and speed of your hiring

• A commercially driven environment where pace, energy and initiative are valued

• Direct visibility with senior stakeholders

• No waiting for approvals or layers of TA hierarchy

• Structured salary model that mirrors agency OTE earnings-but with greater stability and security

Essential Requirements

• Office based, 5 days per week

• UK recruitment experience only

• No visa sponsorship available

• Must be eligible to work and live in the UK

• Ability to commute reliably to Northampton

Salary & Benefits

• £65,000-£75,000 basic salary depending on experience

• Annual performance bonus (OTE up to c. £85K)

• Private healthcare

• Additional benefits package

• Clear progression opportunities in a growing organisation

If You Are Motivated By Impact, Ownership and Delivery…

…this role offers the chance to shape recruitment within a fast-moving business that values people who act, communicate well and get results.

If you enjoy the hands-on side of recruitment-mapping markets, identifying prospects, selling opportunities, running compelling screens and keeping processes moving-this is the environment where you will thrive.

Ref: LX 3495179