Principal Consultant / Practice Lead – Recruitment

Principal Consultant / Practice Lead – Recruitment

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Work Type: Full-time
Level: Senior Leadership Opportunity
Remuneration: Competitive base + high-end incentives, with profit share / equity potential

The Opportunity
CK Connect is offering a rare opportunity for an experienced senior recruiter to step into a Principal Consultant / Practice Lead role with genuine influence over strategy, growth, and commercial outcomes.
This is not a standard billing role.
We are seeking a proven operator who wants to move beyond commission-only thinking and into ownership-style recruitment — helping shape a growing specialist firm while being rewarded for long-term value creation.
CK Connect operates nationally across enterprise technology and transformation programs, working with organisations across:

• Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Azure & Data
• Power Platform
• ERP / CRM environments

We are now strengthening our senior leadership capability and looking for someone who can help scale our recruitment practice while contributing at a strategic level.

About the Role

As Principal Consultant / Practice Lead, you will:

• Take ownership of a senior recruitment desk or practice area
• Leverage and expand existing client relationships
• Build and maintain a strong contractor and candidate network
• Drive commercial outcomes, not just activity metrics
• Mentor consultants as the team grows
• Work closely with the founder on strategy, growth, and market positioning

This is a senior role for someone who wants autonomy, influence, and real accountability .

Who We’re Looking For

This role suits someone who:

• Is currently operating at Principal, Associate Director, or Practice Lead level
• Has proven contract recruitment experience within agency environments
• Brings an established network of clients and/or candidates
• Thinks commercially and is comfortable owning numbers, margins, and growth plans
• Wants to move beyond capped commission into a role with profit share and potential equity

You may be:

• Topped out in a large agency with limited upside
• Carrying a desk or team without seeing the full reward
• Considering going solo but wanting the backing of a proven platform

The Commercial Model

This is not a one-size-fits-all structure. For the right individual, we are open to:

• Profit share tied to performance
• Long-term equity or shareholding opportunities
• A leadership model that rewards entrepreneurial contribution , not just billings

This is a chance to build something you partially own — not just manage someone else’s P&L.

What Success Looks Like

Within 12–24 months, you could be:

• Leading a recognised specialist recruitment practice
• Managing a strong and profitable desk
• Sitting at the leadership table influencing national growth
• Participating financially in the value you help create

How to Apply

If you’re a senior recruiter ready for a genuine step into leadership, ownership thinking, and long‑term upside, we’d like to hear from you.

All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence.