Principal Recruitment Consultant

Principal Recruitment Consultant – Cloud, Data & AI Harrison Clarke | The Search & Venture Firm in Cloud, Data & AI

About Harrison Clarke

Founded in 2017, we partner with Tier 1 VC-backed startups and high-growth technology companies to build world-class engineering teams. Our mission is simple: align exceptional engineers with groundbreaking businesses that are shaping the future.

We operate across Cloud (DevOps, SRE, Platform Engineering, DevSecOps, Performance Engineering) and Data & AI (Machine Learning, MLOps, Data Engineering, AI Research, and related domains). Through our portfolio of innovative startups and our corporate venture arm (Harrison Clarke Ventures), we give our consultants unique access to some of the most exciting technical hiring opportunities in the market.

The Role

We are hiring a Principal Recruitment Consultant to work directly with our portfolio of Tier 1 VC-backed startups, owning technical hiring mandates across Cloud, Data and AI.

This is a senior, high-impact individual contributor role for an experienced recruiter who thrives on building deep relationships with founders, engineering leaders and elite technical talent. You will lead complex, high-stakes searches and help our clients scale the teams that power their products and platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment for technical roles across Cloud, Data and AI for a portfolio of Tier 1 VC-backed startups and high-growth companies
• Partner closely with founders, CTOs, VPs of Engineering and hiring managers to deeply understand technical requirements, culture and growth plans
• Source, engage and assess elite engineering talent (permanent and contingent) using a consultative, relationship-driven approach
• Manage the full search lifecycle: briefing, market mapping, candidate development, interviewing coordination, offer negotiation and onboarding support

What We’re Looking For

• Proven track record as a successful recruitment consultant with experience placing technical talent into startups or technology companies
• Strong domain knowledge or demonstrable interest in Cloud, Data, AI, DevOps/SRE, Platform Engineering, Machine Learning or related fields
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, comfortable engaging at founder and senior engineering leadership level
• Entrepreneurial attitude with a genuine desire to make an impact in a specialist, high-performance environment

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work exclusively with Tier 1 VC-backed startups and innovative companies at the cutting edge of Cloud, Data & AI
• Clear career progression pathway with structured development
• Competitive base salary + uncapped commission structure
• Access to Harrison Clarke Ventures for high achievers
• A high-performance culture built on continuous learning, ownership and genuine collaboration