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Principal Recruitment Consultant – Data & AI Engineering

Surry Hills, Sydney💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-22 → 2026-09-24

Core

Building and growing a specialist Data & AI Engineering recruitment practice across Data Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering, AI Engineering, Analytics Engineering, and modern data platforms.

Role type

Principal Recruitment Consultant (Specialist Practice Builder)

Builds

A high-growth specialist recruitment practice for Data & AI Engineering roles

Domain

Technology recruitment (Data, AI, SaaS, Fintech, Enterprise)

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

360 recruitment experience, niche definition, client development, commercial capability, technical stakeholder credibility, practice building

Preferred skills

Australia market knowledge, Data/AI trend interest, high-performance team culture fit

Responsibilities

Build strategic partnerships across the Data & AI market, recruit specialist talent across Engineering and AI functions, drive permanent and contract revenue growth, develop account mapping and expansion strategies, build deep talent networks within modern data and AI ecosystems, establish market presence as a trusted specialist

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