At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a leading firm as a Trainee Headhunter in Investment Banking.
- Company: Top financial services executive search firm with a focus on talent development.
- Benefits: Structured training, clear progression, and potential international relocation.
- Other info: Work closely with experienced consultants and top-tier clients.
- Why this job: Kickstart your career in a lucrative field with mentorship and growth opportunities.
- Qualifications: Degree educated or equivalent, driven, and excellent communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
- Trainee Investment Banking Headhunter - Finance Recruitment Consultant
- London (City) | Executive Search | International Opportunity
A leading financial services executive search firm is looking to hire a high-potential Trainee Headhunter to join its Investment Banking practice.
This is a rare opportunity to enter one of the most lucrative and intellectually challenging areas of recruitment, with structured training and clear progression into a fully fledged headhunter role.
The Opportunity
You will work closely alongside an experienced consultant who will mentor and guide your development as you build toward becoming an established headhunter.
Training is taken seriously and delivered through
- Structured group training programme
- One-to-one coaching
- Direct exposure to directors and senior consultants
- Ongoing support from the in-house training team
The business invests heavily in its people and hires selectively — they are looking for future top performers.
- Deliver on retained and contingent search mandates
- Business develop and proactively win new client mandates
- Grow and develop key accounts through high-quality search delivery
- Initiate and run searches from Director level upwards within top investment banks and financial institutions
- Work on cross-border mandates in partnership with the LA office
- Source, profile, approach, and meet high-calibre banking candidates
- Maintain accurate internal records and share market intelligence with the team
- Produce detailed market maps and in-depth company analysis
- The Ideal Candidate
- Degree educated or degree calibre (ideally from a top university)
- Bright, enthusiastic, and highly driven
- Excellent communicator with strong presence and gravitas
- Entrepreneurial mindset with ambition to progress quickly
- Strong relationship builder; team-oriented but target-driven
- Highly organised with an analytical approach to work
- What’s on Offer
- Structured training from experienced executive search professionals
- Clear, meritocratic progression path
- Exposure to top-tier investment banking clients
- Opportunity to work cross-border
- Potential future relocation to international offices (LA or New York)
- Platform to build a highly lucrative career in executive search
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We think you need these skills to ace Finance Recruitment Consultant
Analytical Skills
Communication Skills
Relationship Building
Business Development
Client Management
Market Analysis
Organisational Skills
