Senior Consultant

At Elite Associates, we specialise in recruitment across fashion, luxury, beauty, retail and lifestyle, partnering with some of the world’s most recognised brands. With an established and growing US business, we’re looking for an ambitious Senior Recruitment Consultant to join our London team and help drive our continued growth across the US by building relationships, winning new business and growing your own client portfolio.

The Role

As a Senior Consultant, you’ll be responsible for developing and growing relationships with leading fashion, luxury and lifestyle brands across the US. You’ll manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from business development and client management through to candidate delivery, while building a strong reputation as a specialist within your market. Working from our London team, you’ll collaborate with colleagues across the wider business and play an important role in developing our US offering.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Developing new business opportunities and building long-term client relationships across the US
• Managing and growing existing accounts
• Building a strong network of senior industry contacts and high-calibre candidates
• Managing the full recruitment process from brief through to placement
• Becoming a trusted market specialist within your chosen sector
• Advising clients on talent, market trends and recruitment strategy
• Working collaboratively with our international teams
• Contributing ideas and initiatives to support the continued growth of our US business

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for an experienced recruiter who is commercial, ambitious and relationship-driven, with a genuine interest in fashion and luxury.

You’ll ideally have:

• Proven recruitment experience, ideally within fashion, luxury, retail or a related sector
• Strong business development and client management skills
• A confident and proactive approach to winning new business
• The ability to build credible relationships with senior stakeholders
• A strong network, or the drive to build one
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• An entrepreneurial mindset and desire to make an impact
• A motivated, resilient and target-driven approach
• A genuine interest in fashion, luxury and the wider retail landscape

What We Offer

• Competitive base salary + uncapped commission
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Opportunity for US work travel
• Annual work abroad allowance
• Clear progression opportunities and career development
• Quarterly incentives, team events and annual trips
• Birthday day off + generous holiday allowance
• 24/7 GP access and wellbeing support
• Opportunity to work with globally recognised luxury brands
• Supportive, collaborative and high-performing team culture

If you’re an ambitious recruiter looking for your next challenge and want the opportunity to work across the US fashion and luxury market from our London team, we’d love to hear from you.