Recruitment Manager - FT - AU

About the role

Our client is looking for an experienced Recruitment Manager to lead a team of consultants, drive billings and placement performance, and maintain strong relationships with both clients and candidates. You will combine hands-on desk work with coaching, pipeline management, and business development, setting the standard for quality and commercial results across the team.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of recruitment consultants, setting clear targets and conducting regular one-to-ones and performance reviews
• Monitor team KPIs including calls, submissions, interviews, placements, billings, and conversion rates, and take corrective action where needed
• Drive new business development by identifying target clients, delivering targeted client and candidate outreach campaigns, and converting leads to outcomes.
• Own and grow key client relationships, acting as escalation point for account issues and ensuring high service levels
• Oversee candidate quality and compliance, including right-to-work checks, referencing, and adherence to internal and regulatory standards
• Review and approve candidate submissions, interview feedback, and offer negotiations
• Manage the team's forecast and pipeline, providing accurate reporting to senior leadership
• Support recruitment for your own desk where required, including working on high-value or priority role.

Essential requirements

• Minimum 3 years' experience in agency recruitment, with at least 1 year in a team leadership or management capacity
• Proven track record of hitting or exceeding billing and placement targets
• Strong understanding of the full recruitment lifecycle, from business development through to placement and account management
• Experience managing, coaching, and motivating a team of consultants
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills at all levels
• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with CRM systems and recruitment KPIs
• Knowledge of employment legislation, right-to-work checks, and data protection requirements
• Resilient, commercially minded, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, target-driven environment

Desirable

• Experience in Healthcare recruitment
• Familiarity with Loxo recruitment system.
• Experience with recruitment marketing, employer branding, or social sourcing

Salary: Hourly Rate, bonus/commission structure
Employment type: Full-time
Clear career progression within a growing business
Professional development support.