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Harnham

Recruitment Consultant - Data and AI

On site

London, United kingdom

£ 30,000 /year

Full Time

08-09-2025

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Skills

Communication Sales Customer Service Networking Training Organization Recruitment Analytics business development

Job Specifications

Wimbledon (South-West London)

PS25 - 30k Base + Uncapped Commission (40 - 45k OTE) + benefits + bonus

If you enjoy a driven, competitive environment and want to kickstart your career in a rapidly growing industry, then Harnham is the company for you. You don't need to have any recruitment or sales experience, if you have worked in any customer facing roles then we want to hear from you! We are beginning to interview for our upcoming start date and welcome all applicants with great communication skills and a drive to succeed.

Harnham is an established recruitment firm who specialise within data and analytics, we operate internationally and are hoping to grow our London team even more next year.

At Harnham our trainee position offers an industry leading training program that is designed to cultivate your career within the company. A career in recruitment can supply the opportunity for fast progression and uncapped commission on top of your base salary, as well as the chance to build up a diverse network of high-level clients.

Recruitment

As a recruitment consultant at Harnham, you'll collaborate with clients in the data and analytics sector to fill their vacancies. Your focus will be on candidates with specific and sought-after experience and qualifications.

The recruitment process is broken down into four key stages:

Business Development: Actively bring in new business through cold-calling and networking, selling both your recruitment services and the Harnham brand.
Candidate Sourcing: Source the best candidates through job board postings and headhunting individuals with the required skills.
Process/Account Management: Prepare candidates for interviews, check in with both candidates and clients, and ensure the process runs smoothly.
Placement Negotiations: Close the deal when a candidate is offered the job, ensuring they receive the best offer and earning your well-deserved commission.

Harnham

As global leaders in data and analytics recruitment for nearly two decades, Harnham offers a proven path to career progression. Our promotion system is target-based, with an average time to the first promotion being 9 to 11 months. Your journey through the program is supported by weekly and monthly meetings with your manager, ensuring you reach your targets and succeed.

As a Recruitment Consultant at Harnham, you'll earn commission on every placed candidate. This uncapped commission structure, with no threshold, means you start earning commission from day one. On average, our graduates earn PS13 - PS18k in commission during their first year at Harnham, bringing the OTE to PS35-40k, including the base salary.

Requirements

If you thrive in a driven, competitive environment and aspire to kickstart your career in a rapidly growing industry, Harnham is the company for you. No prior recruitment or sales experience is necessary.

Here's what we look for:

Experience in a customer or client-facing role: This could be any role where you work with people, such as hospitality, customer service, or similar.
Strong communication skills: Developed through university experiences, extracurricular activities, or past roles.
Desire to thrive in a sales environment: Recruitment is a sales-focused role in a fast-paced environment with targets and KPIs.
Understanding of recruitment as an industry: Essential to navigate agency recruitment successfully.

Benefits

Beyond commission, we offer a range of benefits at Harnham. Our culture prioritizes our employees, making our office a place you look forward to each morning. We foster an open and social environment, hosting multiple events and socials throughout the year for everyone to connect.

Additional benefits include:

A generous bonus structure
Incentives such as company meals and all-inclusive holidays
Free snacks and drinks in the office
A cycle-to-work scheme
Discounted and then free gym membership
Opportunities to transfer to our international offices (NY, San Fran, etc.)
A 4pm finish every Friday
And many more

Diversity and Inclusion

At Harnham, we are deeply committed to fostering Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) within our organization. Over the past three years, we have implemented a comprehensive D&I strategy that guides our growth plans for the future.

While we have achieved significant milestones, such as maintaining an equal gender split across all offices and surpassing census data in multiple ethnicities, we recognize that there is always more progress to be made and are actively focusing on this.

Advert Disclaimer

This role is being posted separately by three team members under slightly amended job titles, but the essence of the position remains the same. Feel free to apply to the job that resonates with you the most!

About the Company

Harnham provides specialist Data and AI recruitment and staffing services, along with bespoke training solutions, across multiple industry verticals, operating in the UK, the USA and EU - contact us today to discuss your requirements: info@harnham.com Our recruitment and talent teams cover all aspects of the data and AI pipeline, from collection to consumption, across multiple data roles and functions. Whether you need full-time staff, contract talent, specialized training, Data-qualified graduates, or C-suite executives... Know more