The Organisation

In 2022 Russam turned 40 years of age; the UK’s longest established Interim Management provider. Our mission is to help our clients and talented candidates to thrive and be the leading "profit with purpose" recruitment business in the UK.

We are a proud B-Corp https://russam.co.uk/russam-is-officially-a-b-corp/

With a track record of international projects (primarily through our global group - www.wilgroup.net), Russam is experiencing strong growth in its activity and is accelerating its development strategy.

We have a clear plan for growth and innovation across all of our areas of business with a particular focus on Interim Management. We need to bring in great people to make this a reality. This includes creating a clearer image that we are truly international; that we can deliver interim executive solutions all over the world for our clients. This is enabled through our founding membership of the Worldwide Interim Group (www.wilgroup.net) 10 years ago. It is a powerful group to be part of and we handle both inbound and outbound projects on a regular basis, but it is time for serious growth. The WIL Group provides access to top level talent through the 37 international offices of its members and selected correspondent contacts.

Russam is looking to appoint at least one top-quality Associate Directors. The first appointment will be an individual to replace our very valued colleague John Wilson who has just retired after 22 years with the team and very sadly passed away at the end of 2023. The desired candidate will come with strong networks, commercial and business development experience and track record, and could well come from a talent background. Our key industry sectors including: Financial Services, Private Equity, Technology, Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing and Not-for-profit.

https://russam.co.uk/roles/associate-director-russam-commercial-international-business/

Do you want to consider an exciting and entrepreneurial change and invest in an ambitious and collaborative project? Do you want to continue to contribute to the transformation of companies, to immerse yourself in various sectors of activity? Do you seek huge variety in a new career? Please get in touch if this opportunity speaks to you; or please don’t hesitate to share this opportunity!

Further details:

Role and Responsibilities:

The key purpose of the role is to take over the reins as “Ambassador” for our involvement in the global interim group and build up the number of international projects that we have. This focus may also lead to purely domestic projects and this is also an important aspect of the role. Specifically:

• Cultivating UK clients and key contacts to provide them with interim management and interim consultancy support outside of the UK
• Coordination of live projects and involvement in the international operations meetings and key cross-border committees. For example, we have small groups of experts operating in smart mobility/auto, ESG, private equity etc.
• Pitching for new work and taking briefs (though the Russam delivery team can support execution) – we always play to people’s strengths and bring in the right support
• Finalise and roll-out a new marketing & communications plan to target the right clients
• Being proactive with our international partners and contacts to leverage their domestic relationships and open up the doors here in the UK.

We are looking to structure arrangements in a highly flexible and entrepreneurial way. We have several options for how we structure things. We are very open minded and will provide support to help hit the ground running and develop the business. We have many of the building blocks in place but need further expertise to really achieve lift off. A £50k to £100k OTE is the target for the first year; we have several structures for remuneration but it is focussed on delivery of client projects.

The Desired Candidate:

• A director level background in industry or management consultancy where you have experience of managing multiple and complex projects and understand the type of transformative solutions we are providing to our clients. 
• A verifiable track record of business development - ideally in professional services and direct experience in the talent sector would be ideal
• Evidence of entrepreneurial flair in opening the doors of senior decision makers in multinational businesses
• Highly networked

How to Apply:

Please send your CV through the Russam portal or to Jason directly (jason.atkinson@russam.co.uk). Or phone through for an initially, confidential conversation about the role.