Principal Researcher (Talent) in City of London

Job description

Harrison Clarke is a leading Search & Venture firm that brings together the top 1% of Cloud, Data and AI talent. We connect tech startups with ambitious and motivated individuals, from Individual Contributor through to Leadership, to build and scale world-class engineering teams.

With the pace that technology is moving at, we are seeing a strong demand for top-tier engineering talent that can build, shape and scale tech startups. To support this growth, Harrison Clarke are seeking a Principal Researcher (Talent) to join our impactful Research team who are building the next generation of billion-dollar startups.

As a Principal Researcher, you’ll leverage your deep industry expertise to partner with founders and senior technical leaders, skillfully investigating their vision to source exceptional senior engineering talent. You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping Harrison Clarke’s research strategy, mentoring Researchers and Senior Researchers, and driving operational excellence.

What You’ll Own

• End‑to‑end recruitment: Manage the full-cycle technical recruiting process. You'll own top-of-funnel strategy, drive searches, and run point on offers and closing candidates..
• Sourcing excellence: Work closely with hiring managers to define what "excellent" looks like for a given role. Develop and execute sourcing strategies to build pipelines of highly qualified candidates, leveraging tools and creative outreach.
• Repeatable Processes: Build and maintain a strong pipeline of talent across Cloud, Data and AI by proactively sourcing and engaging top-tier engineering talent.
• Candidate experience: Ensure a smooth experience for every candidate, with clear communication and timely updates throughout the process.
• Client Pipeline Meetings: Facilitate and lead pipeline meetings with client recruiting teams, that will continuously improve and scale our recruiting operations.

Who You Are

• 5+ years of full‑cycle recruiting with a heavy focus on scaling early‑stage engineering teams.
• Proven closer: You have landed senior/staff‑level engineers in competitive markets and can articulate your win stories.
• High technical bar: You understand modern ML and software stacks well enough to separate signal from noise.
• Autonomous & decisive: You are comfortable operating as a team of one, making trade‑offs quickly, and iterating without hand‑holding.
• Intellectually curious: You possess the ability to grasp new technical concepts quickly and converse credibly with engineering experts.

What We Offer:

• Exclusive access to partner with the top 1% of VC-backed tech startups in the US.
• Working with the best in-class recruitment-tech tools, to support and bolster your success.
• Quarterly U.S. Visits offering a unique opportunity to strengthen relationships with candidates and clients.
• An impactful opportunity where you will play a pivotal role in the future strategy of Harrison Clarke.
• Competitive Base Salaries and Uncapped Commission.

If you're ready to take that next step in your career, apply below. If you would like to understand more aspects of this role, please do not hesitate to reach out at kunal@harrisonclark.com.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

21-10-2025

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English