At a Glance
- Tasks: Shape your own recruitment practice and work directly with private equity leaders.
- Company: Join a specialist executive search firm with a focus on private equity.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, high commission potential, and direct mentorship from the founder.
- Other info: Enjoy hybrid working and significant career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Be the first hire and influence the future of the business while earning significantly.
- Qualifications: Experience in recruitment or executive search, with a focus on senior leadership roles.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 70000 £ per year.
Opportunity to work for a specialist executive search firm partnering with private equity investors and their portfolio companies to deliver CFO, C-suite and board-level talent across the UK and Europe.
We’re looking for the first Recruitment Consultant hire. This isn’t a typical 360 recruitment role. It’s an opportunity to work directly alongside the founder, learn a high-value private equity search model, build your own specialist vertical, and play a key role in shaping the future of the business. If you’re ambitious, entrepreneurial and looking for a genuine platform to accelerate your career, keep reading.
Why This Role Is Different
Most recruitment roles offer you a desk. This role offers you a seat at the table. From day one, you’ll work directly with private equity funds, portfolio CEOs and CFOs, helping solve some of the most critical leadership hiring challenges in the market. You’ll have the freedom to build your own niche, influence strategy, and create long-term value alongside the founder.
What You’ll Be Working On
- Executive and senior leadership appointments across private equity-backed and high-growth businesses
- CFO, Finance Leadership, C-Suite and Board-level mandates
- Retained and search-led assignments
- Business development, client engagement and search delivery
You’ll be involved throughout the entire hiring lifecycle:
- Client briefing and search strategy
- Market mapping and talent identification
- Candidate assessment and shortlisting
- Stakeholder management
- Offer negotiation and closing
This is a genuinely client-facing role where you’ll build relationships, not just source candidates.
Build Your Own Specialism
We’re not looking to box you into a predefined market. You’ll have the opportunity to develop and lead your own vertical within private equity, whether that’s:
- CFO & Finance Leadership
- Product & Technology
- Software Engineering Leadership
- Go-To-Market & Commercial Leadership
- Or another area aligned to your strengths and interests
As the business grows, so will your influence.
What We’re Looking For
We’re more interested in potential, attitude and commercial ability than a perfect CV.
Essential
- 4-8 years’ recruitment or executive search experience
- Experience recruiting senior finance, leadership or specialist hires
- Exposure to private equity-backed, investor-backed or high-growth businesses is highly desirable
- Proven ability to build relationships with senior stakeholders
- Strong commercial instincts and business development capability
- Self-motivated, organised and comfortable working with autonomy
Nice To Have
- Retained search experience
- Exposure to CFO, C-suite, Product, Technology or GTM leadership hiring
- Strong billing history in competitive markets
- Experience operating in multiple recruitment environments or markets
You’ll Probably Thrive Here If You Are…
- Competitive and ambitious
- Personable and relationship-driven
- Commercially sharp
- Curious about business and investing
- Comfortable operating with senior executives and investors
- Motivated by building something meaningful rather than simply chasing the next salary increase
What You’ll Get
- Direct Founder Mentorship
- Real Ownership
- Long-Term Career Potential
Location: UK-based, Hybrid working, London / City meetings 2 days per week, increasing flexibility as your market and client base develop.
Compensation & Upside
Competitive basic salary, highly attractive commission structure, potential earnings of up to ~50% of generated revenue (well above traditional recruitment models), future profit-share and longer-term participation opportunities as the business grows.
We’re looking for people who back themselves.
Who This Opportunity Is Perfect For
You may be:
- A successful recruiter billing well but feeling capped by your current environment
- Working on mid-level roles and wanting to move into executive search and private equity
- Frustrated by bureaucracy and lack of ownership
- Looking for a genuine entrepreneurial opportunity with meaningful earning potential
Recruitment Consultant - Private Equity - First Strategic Hire in London employer: Tribeca Recruitment
Join a dynamic executive search firm where you can build your own practice and work directly with the founder, gaining invaluable mentorship in the private equity sector. With exceptional earning potential and the freedom to shape your niche, this role offers a unique opportunity for ambitious individuals to thrive in a supportive and entrepreneurial environment. Enjoy a flexible hybrid working model based in London, allowing you to balance professional growth with personal commitments.
