Hays Recruitment – London – Manager – Financial Markets, Operations & Compliance

We have an exciting internal opportunity for an experienced recruitment leader to work with and develop a team of 3 experience recruiters alongside running an FS Operations or Compliance desk in Cheapside. This role offers the chance to lead within a high performing specialism, take responsibility for a well-established market, and elevate your recruitment and leadership career across some of the most prestigious clients across the City of London, including Mizuho, NatWest, Bank of East Asia and London Stock Exchange.

If you're ready for a bigger remit, broader influence, and the chance to revitalise a team with strong historic performance, this could be the next step in your Hays career.

The Opportunity

This is a Manager level role leading a fantastic team and taking ownership of a high value, specialist desk focused on both interim and permanent recruitment across the Financial Services sector. With an average perm fee of £18k, this is a high potential role in terms of personal billings.

You'll be stepping into a warm, reputable area of the business with loyal clients, consistent role flow and clear headroom for growth.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Leading & Developing Your Team

• Build a high-performance culture grounded in accountability, coaching and collaboration
• Lead consultants through structured development plans and performance frameworks
• Role model strong pipeline management, client partnership and fee consistency

Commercial Strategy & Ownership

• Drive a commercial plan that accelerates revenue and market penetration
• Re-engage established relationships and expand the portfolio across key sectors
• Drive client relationships and customer excellence (NPS)
• Maintain strong awareness of market trends, competitive activity and client demand

Senior-Level Recruitment Delivery

• Run a 360 desk at leadership level to anchor high-quality revenue
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients with complex, specialist hiring needs
• Guarantee excellence across compliance, process and customer experience

Strategic Collaboration

• Partner closely with senior leadership to shape divisional priorities
• Influence best practice, operational excellence and market strategy across the Financial Markets business
• Contribute to long-term planning and future workforce needs within your specialism

What We're Looking For

You'll thrive in this role if you:

• Are currently a Business Manager, Manager, Managing Consultant or operating at an equivalent leadership level
• Have an impressive track record in revenue growth and team leadership
• Bring strong commercial acumen and confidence operating in high-demand markets
• Have the resilience, ambition and leadership presence to drive performance and culture

What Hays Offers You

As part of your internal progression, you'll benefit from:

• Uncapped commission, paid every 4 weeks
• Ownership of a warm, specialist desk with strong foundations and high fee potential
• Access to industry-leading leadership development programmes
• Hybrid working and flexible hours
• International incentive trips and performance-based rewards
• A collaborative, inclusive culture that supports ambition and celebrates success
• Career mobility across the UK and globally

At Hays, we develop leaders and we support you every step of the journey.

Next Steps

If this sounds like your next move, we'd love to hear from you.

At Hays, the future is what you make it and this is your opportunity to shape one of the

most commercially exciting parts of our Financial Markets business.

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from all backgrounds

At Hays, we share a passion for creating a culture where there are opportunities for our people to flourish and succeed, whatever your background. We know that diversity of perspective and an inclusive approach, which encourages those experiences and views to be heard, is great for business and therefore your career with us.