Principal Recruiter - Tech / Finance

Principal Recruiter - Tech / Finance

Location: New York (with frequent travel and hybrid/office-based expectations)

Reporting to: Head of USA Growth / Regional Director

About the Role

The Executive Search Consultant will play a pivotal role in expanding the Financial Systems recruitment practice across North America. This person will be an experienced individual contributor with a proven track record in high performance recruitment, particularly in ERP/EPM/Analytics or closely aligned sectors. Their mandate will be to deliver both revenue and quality through excellent client relationships, consistent billings, and leadership by example.

Key Responsibilities

• Business Development & Revenue Growth

Source, pitch, and win new mandates across Finance Systems (ERP, EPM, Analytics), SaaS, Cybersecurity, Renewables/Sustainability sectors. Foster relationships with senior stakeholders and expand existing accounts.

• Delivery & Execution

Manage full recruitment lifecycle: sourcing, interviewing, placing candidates, and ensuring client satisfaction. Maintain strong ‘360’ involvement — balancing sales and delivery.

• Performance & Targets

Meet or exceed billing targets appropriate to a senior role (multi-hundred thousand USD annually) within set time frames. Drive efficiency, ensure deal cycles are optimised (typical cycles of 4-5 weeks).

• Team Mentorship & Culture Building

Help raise performance standards within the team. Mentor more junior consultants, share best practices, contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, authenticity, and humility.

• Strategic Contribution

Assist in shaping growth strategy: help scale operations, improve processes, possibly contribute to expanding into new geographies or sectors.

What They Are Looking For

• Experience Level: ~5-7 years in recruitment, with strong credentials in Financial Systems / ERP / EPM / data/analytics recruitment (or related sectors).
• Track Record: Demonstrated high yield billing; ability to show revenue achievements (e.g. >US$150-200k in a 12-month period, or equivalent performance in prior roles).

Profile

• Individual contributor who can hit the ground running.
• Someone who has already operated at a “senior consultant” or “billing manager” level.
• Strong communicator, persuasive with clients & candidates.

Character & Values

• Authenticity, humility, hungry to progress. Clear goals for personal/professional development. Able to thrive in a high-performance, ambitious environment.

Flexibility & Growth Mindset

• Willingness to work in hybrid settings, travel as required. Open to mentoring others, adapting to fast scaling processes.

What the Offer Looks Like

• Competitive base salary & commission structure, aligned with senior consultant benchmarks in the U.S. market.
• Exposure to high value mandates (client retainer or large roles), opportunities for large commissions.
• Working with peers who are top performers; career paths towards Principal or AVP levels for those exceeding targets.
• Strong opportunity for growth as the organisation scales: growing headcount, expanding into new cities or regions.

How to Succeed in This Role

• Bring in new business quickly while maintaining high delivery standards.
• Demonstrate consistency in hitting billing metrics.
• Develop strong client networks in finance systems / ERP / EPM.
• Show leadership, not just through output but by raising the bar for others.
• Stay student-mindset: always learning, improving, building.

If someone is motivated by building something meaningful, being part of an organisation on a fast growth trajectory, and delivering at a high level in the finance/tech recruitment space, this Senior Consultant role offers that platform.