Candidate Manager

London Waterloo | Hybrid (Mon, Wed & Thurs in office)

At Joss Search, we partner with some of the world’s most influential private equity and alternative investment firms, delivering exceptional EA and operations talent into high-growth environments.

We’re looking for a Candidate Manager to join our flagship London team. This role is ideal for someone early in their recruitment career who wants to accelerate quickly in a high-performance environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage high-quality candidate pipelines
• Own advert response and identify top talent quickly
• Speak to candidates daily to understand motivations, processes, and readiness to move
• Support live roles across multiple levels, maintaining pace and quality
• Partner with consultants to convert activity into placements
• Proactively source candidates using LinkedIn and other tools

Requirements

Essential

• 6–24 months’ min recruitment experience (agency)
• Experience in a structured or training-led environment
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-volume role

Key Attributes

• Drive & resilience – you’ve stuck at something challenging and pushed through
• Commercial awareness – you understand how activity leads to placements
• Strong work ethic – comfortable with pace, repetition and output
• Learning mindset – quick to pick things up and open to feedback
• Professionalism – articulate, credible and confident

Benefits

From day one

• 25 days’ holiday + birthday off
• ‘Work from anywhere’ perks
• 3-for-2 days off over Christmas
• Competitive commission structure
• Flexible working
• Annual team trip and regular socials
• Paid volunteering day
• Free breakfast and snacks
• Employee Assistance Programme and enhanced sick pay

After 6 months

• Pension matched up to 5%
• Private medical cover
• Additional “best self” bonus (£50pm - we will cover something that helps you be your best self)

Longer-term benefits

• Increased holiday up to 30 days
• Enhanced parental leave
• Sabbatical after 5 years
• Unlimited holiday after 10 years