Recruitment Trainer - US Learning & Development

Job Description

Location: New York or Phoenix

Hybrid working: Four days in office, one day from home

At Harnham, we have specialised in Data & AI recruitment for nearly two decades, building a global reputation as the market leader. As we continue to scale our US business, we are hiring a Learning & Development Consultant to lead recruiter training across our American offices.

This is a highly visible, delivery-focused role for someone who understands recruitment at a practical level and is passionate about developing high-performing consultants. You will be the face of Learning & Development in the US, working closely with our UK-based L&D team while owning the day-to-day training, coaching, and development of our US recruiters.

Whether your background is in training recruiters or as a successful recruiter who has moved into L&D, this role offers the opportunity to shape capability, performance, and long-term growth across the US business.

The Opportunity

As Learning & Development Consultant, you will lead the delivery of our consultant development programmes in the US, supporting both new starters and experienced recruiters. Your focus will be on accelerating performance, reducing time to first fee, and embedding consistent best practice across sales behaviours, business development, and candidate management.

You will collaborate closely with our established UK L&D team, ensuring global alignment while tailoring delivery to the US market. This is a hands-on role combining workshops, 1:1 desk coaching, programme evolution, and close partnership with managers and directors.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading delivery of the New Starter Development Programme and Experienced Consultant programmes across US offices
• Providing 1:1 desk coaching and mentoring to recruiters to drive performance and commercial confidence
• Delivering engaging, practical workshops focused on recruitment fundamentals, BD, candidate management, and offer processes
• Acting as a trusted partner to managers and directors, advising on development needs and performance gaps
• Owning utilisation targets through training delivery, coaching, and programme design
• Designing and evolving training materials, tools, and supporting resources to embed learning on desk
• Monitoring engagement, development pathways, and progression to support retention and performance
• Collaborating closely with the Head of L&D and UK team to ensure alignment with global strategy
• Supporting ad hoc projects including culture initiatives and business improvement work

Who We’re Looking For

• Strong understanding of recruitment, ideally within a specialist or agency environment
• Previous experience training recruiters, or a successful recruitment background with clear coaching or mentoring experience
• Ideally 3–4 years’ experience as a high-performing 360 recruiter, or equivalent commercial recruitment exposure
• Confident, engaging, and credible when delivering training to groups and individuals
• Commercially minded, with the ability to translate theory into practical, desk-ready behaviours
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trust across all seniority levels
• Highly organised, self-directed, and comfortable leading from the front in a growing business
• Impact on recruiter ramp-up, confidence, and performance

Why Join Harnham?

• Lead Learning & Development for a high-growth US recruitment business
• Work closely with an established, high-performing UK L&D function
• Visible impact on performance, capability, and long-term growth
• Supportive, collaborative culture with strong investment in development
• Opportunity to shape how recruitment training is delivered at scale in the US

Please note

Our Internal Recruitment team may post multiple adverts for this position across different locations or platforms. These adverts all relate to the same opportunity, and we are hiring for one Learning & Development Consultant role in the US