AHEAD creates platforms for digital business. By combining advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises realize the promise of digital transformation.

At AHEAD, we foster a culture of belonging where every perspective and voice is represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create opportunities for everyone to speak up, drive change, and shape our culture.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.

We welcome all candidates who will help diversify and enrich the ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.

**Technical Corporate Recruiter**

We are looking for a Technical Corporate Recruiter to grow and drive our recruiting efforts. This role will work directly with the Recruiting team, partner with hiring managers to build their project teams, and ensure an organized, efficient, and successful recruiting process.

**Roles and Responsibilities**
– Source both passive and active candidates through networking, advanced internet searches, research, and phone outreach.
– Conduct search activities including database mining, job board searches, website research, direct sourcing, and cold calling to build pipeline for both passive and active candidates.
– Recruit for technical roles such as Network Architect, Storage Administrators, Virtualization Engineers, Private/Public Cloud, and Automation/Orchestration.
– Partner with the Recruiting team and hiring managers to identify new ways to attract talent.
– Coordinate with candidates and hiring managers to schedule interviews and recruiting events; collect and share interview feedback and facilitate candidate review sessions.
– Post approved openings on the applicant tracking system, job boards, and social media; screen incoming resumes to determine fit.
– Ensure sourcing and compliance requirements are met and that internal research databases are updated regularly.
– Support reference checks by contacting candidates’ previous managers and/or peers.
– Source, maintain, and update competitive intelligence information.
– Follow up directly on referrals to identify qualified candidates.
– Participate in special projects and other tasks as assigned.

**Qualifications**
– 2–5 years of experience in candidate research/recruitment at the professional services and/or search firm level, focused on information technology and/or consulting (agency recruiters are welcome).
– Experience recruiting hardware/software roles (Developers, Network/Storage/Virtualization Engineers, Infrastructure Architects, Pre-Sales).
– Strong skills in Boolean search, natural language search, social media, and job board searching.
– Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail and accuracy, and excellent organization with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
– Proven success sourcing in a highly competitive market, with solid experience in direct sourcing and cold calling; able to adapt quickly to changing priorities.
– Ability to work effectively independently and as part of a team.
– Demonstrated leadership, accountable for running the recruiting process and coaching junior recruiters.
– Strong urgency and follow-through; ability to manage and prioritize multiple search requests based on resource needs.
– Ability to deliver accurate work quickly, often under pressure or tight deadlines.
– Experience with Lever is a plus.
– Experience using an applicant tracking system.

£40,000 – £60,000 per year

The compensation range shown is the On-Target Earnings (“OTE”) for this role, including base salary and any applicable target bonus. This OTE range may vary based on relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

**Why AHEAD**
Through our day-to-day work and internal groups such as Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.

We support growth by equipping our offices with cutting-edge technology in a multi-million-pound lab, encouraging cross-department training and development, and sponsoring certifications and credentials to support continued learning.

**Use of AI**
We may use AI tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, evaluating responses, and capturing recordings to generate transcripts or summaries during interviews. These tools support our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are made by humans.

If you want more information about how your data is processed, please see the **Candidate Privacy Notice** or contact us at **privacy@ahead.com**.

You can opt out of AI-based review or analysis of your application and resume by using the opt-out method provided. Please include the role you are applying for in the Additional Information field. You can also opt out of recording and transcription at any time, including after joining an interview. Candidates will not be penalized for choosing to opt out.