Senior Executive Recruiter

Build Your Own Desk | Executive Search | Brisbane

This isn't a recruitment job. It's an opportunity to build a business within a business.

Our client is looking for an Executive Recruiter to join their team. Due to continued growth, they're looking for a driven, commercially minded Executive Recruiter to join their high-performing team.

If you're someone who thrives on winning clients, building long-term partnerships, and taking complete ownership of your success, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for.

The Opportunity

You’ll have the autonomy to build and grow your own executive recruitment desk while being backed by an established brand, experienced leadership team, and proven systems.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys business development just as much as recruitment. You’ll create opportunities, develop your own client portfolio, and become a trusted advisor to businesses recruiting senior leadership talent.

Your Responsibilities

- Build and grow your own executive recruitment desk.

- Develop new business through proactive networking and relationship building.

- Manage and nurture your own portfolio of clients.

- Source and headhunt executive-level talent across a variety of industries.

- Manage the full recruitment process from business development through to successful placement.





- Become a trusted recruitment partner to your clients.

- Deliver exceptional candidate and client experiences.

About You

You're ambitious, resilient and genuinely enjoy speaking with people.

You’ll be someone who:

- Has experience in recruitment, executive search or high-performing B2B sales.

- Loves business development and creating new opportunities.

- Enjoys building lasting client relationships.

- Is commercially driven and motivated by results.

- Wants autonomy, accountability and unlimited earning potential.

- Brings energy, professionalism and a genuine passion for helping businesses grow.

What's On Offer

- Excellent base salary

- Outstanding uncapped commission structure.

- Genuine career progression into leadership.

- Work alongside one of Brisbane's most respected executive recruitment teams.

- Strong brand reputation and market presence.

- High level of autonomy with the support of experienced leaders.

- Long-term growth opportunities with a business that's continuing to expand.

If you’re looking for more than just another recruitment role and want the opportunity to build something of your own while being backed by one of Brisbane's major recruitment businesses, we’d love to hear from you.

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📌 Senior Executive Recruiter (Queensland)
🏢 Lightning HR
📍 Queensland