About the role

The M&A team at Dartmouth Partners is growing and looking for an Associate who is keen to become an expert in connecting financial institutions and corporations with the best corporate finance talent in the industry.

Your role will focus on networking with financial professionals, understanding their key drivers and motivations and becoming a specialist in the market. You'll learn the recruitment lifecycle, perfecting your skills not just on day one but throughout your career with us in our market-leading training programme, the Kernel Academy.

You'll develop commercial, meaningful relationships within the Corporate Finance and M&A market and, in time, build a client network of your own through consultative business development. You'll identify and attract market-leading talent through delivering research projects and surveys, building market maps, analysing and reporting market trends, and working on the creation of value-added ED&I events.

You are key to Dartmouth's success and we will invest in your development to help you maximise your opportunity and progress to Consultant (and beyond!)

Who are Dartmouth Partners?

We're a private equity-backed, multi-award-winning recruitment company with a unique 'Classroom to Boardroom' business model. From fast-growing start-ups to PE-backed businesses and FTSE 250, we partner with ambitious businesses to help them identify exceptional talent, from high-potential school leavers all the way up to C-suite.

We do things differently, and our key differentiators are kindness and excellence. We embed these values in our day-to-day work and look for them in our new team members.

Key Responsibilities

• Source and screen candidates using various recruitment tools and platforms.
• Conduct candidate interviews and assessments to determine suitability for M&A positions.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and candidates.
• Participate in networking events and industry conferences to expand our candidate and client base.
• Prepare and post job advertisements on relevant channels.

What you'll bring

• Keen interest in recruitment and the financial industry, particularly M&A
• Previous experience in a recruitment or sales role is advantageous but not essential.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a close-knit team environment
• Commercial acumen and business-minded thinking
• Ability to build rapport and build long-term relationships with an engaging, charismatic personality

• A high-performance environment which values, high-performance, collaboration, teamwork and innovation
• Bespoke training from our in-house Performance & Development team
• Clear progression path from Associate to Managing Director
• Opportunities for career progression within a global network
• Regular high-flyer incentives such as lunch clubs and trips abroad
• Private healthcare, wellness and mental health support
• Regular team and company social events

With global offices across the Kernel network in London, Hong Kong, New York and Charlotte, we can also offer international secondment and relocation opportunities. We have lots of examples of our business leaders across the globe who started their careers with us in another office.

We learn best when we're together and value collaboration and in-person interactions with candidates, clients and each other. To reflect this, we promote (and enjoy!) working from the office however, we also offer flexible arrangements and have the option to work from home one day a week. 

Equal opportunities statement

At Dartmouth Partners, we know that high achievers come from all walks of life. Diversity is important to us and we are committed to providing equal opportunities for all of our candidates.