Astrolabe Executive Search is a boutique firm specialising in senior leadership recruitment across media, technology, education, business information, and adjacent high-growth sectors. Founded by experienced industry practitioners, we are building a modern search proposition with ambitious plans for scale.
To support this growth, we are seeking a Business Development Consultant to help expand our client base and win new retained mandates. This is a senior, high-impact role with a genuine long-term career path and significant earning potential.
Key Responsibilities:
*Drive new business development, building relationships across technology and adjacent sectors.
*Secure retained executive search assignments at Director, VP and C-suite levels.
*Develop and execute targeted outreach strategies that generate consistent pipeline.
*Partner closely with the founder to shape our go-to-market approach as the business scales.
*Attend industry events, contribute to thought leadership, and act as an ambassador for the Astrolabe brand.
*Work collaboratively with research and delivery functions to ensure high-quality execution.
*Provide strategic input on growth opportunities, client engagement, and positioning.
Candidate Profile
*A track record of winning new retained (or highly consultative) work within executive search, recruitment, or a related B2B professional services environment.
*Sector background in technology is ideal, but we are open to candidates from adjacent spaces such as media, data, business information, digital, and professional services.
*Strong commercial instincts, with the ability to open doors, shape briefs, and engage credibly at senior levels.
* Comfortable operating in a start-up environment where autonomy, initiative, and adaptability are essential.

* Excellent communication, relationship-building, and consultative selling skills.

* Entrepreneurial, ambitious, and motivated by the prospect of helping build a business from the ground up.

What We Offer
*A pivotal role in a scaling executive search firm with clear, structured progression.
*Exposure to board-level mandates and the chance to help define our processes, culture, and approach.
*A collaborative, flexible, and supportive working environment in our shared office in Islington.
*Competitive salary with attractive commission, bonus structure, and long-term earning potential.
*Growth, autonomy, and the opportunity to shape a core function within a growing business.