Job Description

Executive Search Recruiter – SaaS and Software Sales

(Delivery and warm client development)

Location: Home-based, five days a week, with one fully expensed day in London each month

Salary: Up to £70,000 basic, with OTE comfortably reaching £115,000

Travel: 2–3 international client visits per year (Middle East and USA)

Culture: A mature, collaborative team of seasoned recruiters. Flexibility for parents and a genuine respect for work/life balance.

Day-to-day:

This is a relationship-driven role — no cold calling, no transactional outreach. All mandates come via trusted networks and referrals. You’ll be joining a business with a warm client base and a reputation for delivery. Candidate focus is paramount: we’re looking for someone who excels at engaging and delivering top-tier talent across global markets.

About the Company:

Our client is a niche executive search firm specialising in international placements within the Health and Education software sectors. Their reputation is built on trust, insight, and results — not volume or sales scripts.

You’ll work closely with one of the co-founders to help grow the brand across the US, APAC, and MENA regions. Clients and candidates value discretion and credibility, so relationship-building happens through service and internal referrals, not cold outreach.

All work is retained or exclusive, and you’ll be supported by a part-time researcher.

What's on offer:

• A warm client base with 9 active projects

• Scope to develop further through warm referrals and introductions

• Average fee per placement: £28,000–£32,000

• Candidates based globally

• Hours: 8.30am–6pm, with flexibility and full diary ownership

Must have's:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Minimum 5 years’ recruitment experience, including retained assignments

• International travel readiness

• Comfortable working remotely without micro-management

• Strong research and market interpretation skills

• Background in SaaS, commercial tech sales, or similar

• Proven ability to manage exclusive, detailed roles at pace

Benefits:

• Full medical plan after six months

• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• All travel fully expensed

This role suits someone who is self-managed, commercially astute, and confident networking at C-suite level.