Principal Recruitment Consultant
Location: Bishop’s Stortford (Hybrid 3:2)
The Opportunity
Allerton Bishop is a specialist executive search and interim recruitment consultancy partnering with pharmaceutical, biotech, CDMO and consumer healthcare organisations across the UK and Europe.
We are looking for an experienced Principal Recruitment Consultant to play a key role in the continued growth of our European practice. This is an opportunity to join an experienced team at an early stage of the company’s growth, work directly alongside the Founder and have a genuine influence on the future direction of the business.
If you’re looking to move away from corporate bureaucracy, London commuting and internal politics, and instead focus on building relationships, developing your market and delivering exceptional client solutions, we would like to speak with you.
The Role
As a Principal Recruitment Consultant, you’ll take ownership of a specialist market, developing long-term relationships with senior clients and candidates across permanent recruitment and retained executive search.
This is a senior, autonomous position for an established recruiter who wants to build something of their own within a growing specialist consultancy. You’ll be responsible for developing your market, winning and delivering assignments and building trusted relationships with clients across the UK and Europe.
Working within a high-performance but supportive environment, you’ll have the freedom to operate without unnecessary management layers or excessive KPIs, while benefiting from market insight, business development support and direct access to the Founder.
We’re Looking For
- A proven track record within recruitment, executive search or specialist staffing.
- Strong experience developing and managing your own specialist market.
- A consultative approach to business development and client relationship management.
- The confidence to engage with senior and executive-level stakeholders.
- High levels of ambition, professionalism and personal accountability.
- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to develop long-term client relationships.
- An interest in pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences or other specialist professional markets.
- A desire to help build a business rather than simply work within one.
What We Offer
- Market-leading commission with uncapped earning potential.
- Direct access and mentoring from an experienced recruitment business founder.
- The opportunity to build and own your specialist market.
- Exposure to retained executive search, permanent, interim and contract recruitment.
- A growing international client base across the UK and Europe.
- Clear progression into leadership and future equity opportunities.
- The opportunity to have a genuine influence on the development of Allerton Bishop.
- A professional, supportive culture built around trust, quality and long-term success—not micromanagement.
- Bishop’s Stortford location offering a senior recruitment career without the daily London commute.
Interested?
If you’re an experienced recruiter looking for greater autonomy, stronger earning potential and the opportunity to play a meaningful role in building a specialist recruitment business, we’d be interested in speaking with you.
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