Our roles
Diversely Opus
The opportunities in which you can develop and grow here are as diverse as the clients that we work for. What you can be sure of is breadth of opportunity fuelled by unlimited learning and development. The only questions are where should you start and where can you take it?
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Our values
Relentlessly Opus
We are passionate, committed, driven and creative. We reward bravery, loyalty and kindness. We are constantly evolving, breaking boundaries and striving for excellence. We are Opus and proud of it.
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Our People
Confidently Opus
Creative and collaborative. Diverse and entrepreneurial. Professionally driven and focused on having fun. In all of these ways and more, individually and all together, we are shaping the vision and driving the growth of a business at the forefront of our industry. It’s an exciting place to be.
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Why join us?
Energetically Opus
There are many reasons to join us: the scope for real career development. The opportunity to be the best you can be. Having your ideas encouraged. Being challenged. Being trusted to take leaps and risks. And being well rewarded for it all along the way.
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Boldly Opus
Whatever your skills, strengths and talents, there’s a place for them here. That might be as a Trainee or fully-fledged Recruitment Consultant, in a strategic or consultancy role, joining our senior leadership team, or playing a starring role in HR, Marketing or Finance.
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You don’t get this far, this fast, without taking a radical approach to redefining talent solutions. The rapid growth that this has fuelled makes us the fastest growing tech talent solutions business in the UK. And we have even bigger ambitions. We’re now on our way to achieving world domination. Isn’t it time you joined us?
In 2008, we set out to go places. To not only build a recruitment business but to redefine, evolve and innovate the industry. Just a few years in, we’re established as the fastest growing tech recruitment and talent solutions company in the UK, with four tech-focused sector-specific brands and 250 people in seven offices across the UK, Europe, Australia and the US. And we’re only just warming up.
We’ve established a reputation in recruitment that’s second to none and trusted by blue chips, FTSE 100 companies and SMEs to deliver the people that build their businesses and we’re building on that by broadening our knowledge and deepening our expertise across the entire talent lifecycle.
There’s so much more potential to explore and conquer. If you’ve got what it takes, there’s room for you at the forefront.
Competitively Opus
Award-winning is one thing. If that means we do everything well and to the best of our wide-ranging capability, that’s the main thing. If you want to be part of a team that insists on doing the right thing, not the easy thing, you could be award-winning too.
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Delivering end-to-end talent lifecycle solutions, globally, comes naturally to us. Our industry leading clients trust us to deliver truly tailored, bespoke solutions, whatever their sector. And we work individually and together to do it all, every day and everywhere. It’s what we thrive on.
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Different ways to get in touch
Where we are is where you want to be: at the forefront of talent solutions around the world. Wherever you join us, in the UK or Europe, North America or APAC, you’ll find each of our offices is home to a friendly, professional team leading the way in talent solutions.
Bristol (Headquarters)
Portwall Place, Portwall Lane, Bristol, BS1 6NA
T: +44 (0)117 968 9292
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Manchester office
Number 1 Spinningfields, Quay Street, Manchester, Lancashire, M3 3JE
T: +44 (0)161 274 9641
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Hong Kong
17/f, Queen’s Centre, 58-64 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
T: +852 3905 3340
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Sydney Office
Level 29, One International Towers, Barangaroo, Sydney, NSW, 2000
T: +61 (0)2 8089 0100
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Blog, news and social
All smiles at our monthly wrap-up in November - celebrating everyones hard work, success and dedication, and having a lot of fun whilst doing it! 🎉 #OpusLife #ThisIsOpus #Success #Fun #Team #Australia #Smiles
Bristol & London all #festive for their #ChristmasJumperDay - all in aid of Save the Children UK! Just £2 will help 5 children suffering with antibiotics for example. A little can go a long way... Donate by texting 'TEAMOPUS' to 70050 to donate £2! 🎄🌟🎅🏼 #ChristmasJumper #FestiveFriday #Friyay #TGIF
Anyone can donate to this excellent cause, simply follow the instructions in the link: https://t.co/VznKYYbkOo #ChristmasJumperDay https://t.co/getm9h4H8R
Great to be partnering with @TEDxBristol for 2019!! https://t.co/s8b70a4FOo
🎄It's #ChristmasJumperDay here in the Opus offices! Here are our Bristol team getting festive in aid of @savechildrenuk #NationalChristmasJumperDay #ChristmasJumper https://t.co/hmKIT59ZFl
Feeling festive today in the Opus Bristol offices! We are donning festive jumpers in aid of @savechildrenuk - making the world better with a sweater! 🎄🌟#ChristmasJumperDay #ChristmasJumper #Festive #SaveTheChildren
Today we are helping make the world better with a sweater in support of Save the Children. Our #ChristmasJumperDay has got off to a festive start with a mini #Christmas quiz! To support Save the Children too, you can simply follow the link to donate... 🎄🌟🎅🏼 http://ow.ly/LyEO50jWygc #ChristmasJumpers #ChristmasJumper #Xmas #Festive #SaveTheChildren
One week to go, one week until the party! It's time for everyone to don their best masks, tuxes and ball gowns to celebrate a very successful 2018 at Opus. Feeling very festive this Friday! 🎄🌟 #OpusLife #Christmas #ChristmasParty #Xmas #TisTheSeason #MasqueradeBall #MaskedBall #Festive #Festivities
Do Androids Dream of Robotic Recruitment?
The tech revolution is growing rapidly, with many fearing AI will take over a range of jobs. We look into how AI could actually help in the recruitment sector and should be embraced.
Read moreWho will be this years Rising Star in our annual Awards Ceremony?! Opus has had another fantastic year and this is all credited to our fantastic people, who have all become equally passionate about people in the workplace, and worked incredibly hard. Bring on Christmas! #ChristmasParty #Christmas #Xmas #Awards #RisingStar #Celebrations
“Breaking Bad habits, creating success”
We look at the habits formed of some of our International Directors, and those which have been essential to our sustained growth.
Read moreHappy Hump Day! Middle of the week, 2 days until the weekend begins, 10 days until our Christmas Party and 13 days until #Christmas! What a time to be alive 🌟🎄 #ChristmasParty #Christmas #Xmas #HumpDay #HappyHumpDay #TGIF #Throwback #SummerParty #ThisIsOpus #OpusLife
Are you Handcuffed to your Desk? The Challenges of Moving Jobs as a Successful Contract Recruiter
Hear why moving across to tech recruitment can be far easier than you might think, and incredibly lucrative too.
Read moreAt Opus we like to constantly reward hard-work with incentives, reviews and our uncapped commission structure. We also have a long-standing partnership with HSBC to provide you with the best advice when it comes to financial planning and support. See our careers site to learn more about our rewards and incentives... http://ow.ly/X0t850jHnuE #Commission #Rewards #Benefits #Incentives #OpusLife #ThisIsOpus #FinancialPlanning #Support
We are passionate about what we do. About our clients. Our candidates and our staff. This drives us to constantly work hard to deliver the best results. No two days are the same and we love it! If you are passionate about people in the workplace, then join us. See our careers site for our current vacancies (link in bio) #Career #Careers #WorkForUs #Passionate #Best #Recruitment #Jobs #People
This year has been great, and our hard work has been recognised externally. As well as being shortlisted for a number of awards, we have won a fair few including: West Women In Business, South West Institute of Directors, LinkedIn's 2nd most socially engaged AND have been ranked 14th on the HSBC International Fast Track for our outstanding growth overseas. We are so proud of all the hard work that has contributed to this! 🏆🌟 #Awards #Award #Success #WellDone #TeamWork
Happy Monday! No Monday blues here... full of #festive cheer, #fun and hard-work in Opus Sydney! We get results and ensure we have lots of fun doing it! 🎉 Here is a #throwback to last months wrap-up in our #Sydney office! #ThisIsOpus #OpusLife #Australia #Team #Sydney #Success #Celebration #HappyMonday #MondayBlues #MondayFunday #ChristmasCheer #Christmas #HardWork
Our latest intake of #graduates who all came down to our Bristol HQ to meet the team, learn about the company and start their journey with Opus. This is just a small snippet of our #graduate intake in 2018, and our team is constantly growing. See our #careers site for our current vacancies... http://ow.ly/zfYB50jHoPx #NewFaces #Grads #GraduateProgramme #Career #ThisIsOpus #OpusLife #Team #NewTeam
Hard work, smiles and positive energy in the Australia office. Since launching in 2014, our Australia team have grown to become one of our business and most successful teams! #Australia #Team #ThisIsOpus #OpusLife #Oz #Success #Growth #Evolve
The countdown is on! In just two weeks our staff will be descending on Bristol for an evening of festive fun and celebrating the last year of success in 2018. We hope everyone has their masks at the ready... #MasqueradeBall 🎭 #Christmas #Celebration #FestiveSeason #TisTheSeason #HoHoHo #Xmas #ChristmasParty #PartySeason #Party #Awards #ThisIsOpus #OpusLife
We are beginning to get into the #FestiveSeason here at Opus, and have started reflecting on 2018 - and what a year it has been! Thank you to our clients and candidates who have all been part of making it great and helping us place more people than ever before. Bring on 2019... 🎇🎄 #Christmas #Xmas #SeasonalGreetings #TisTheSeason #ThankYou #2018
Smile - 'Tis the season to be jolly!🎄🥂 The weekend is nearly here & so is a well deserved #Christmas break for all our hard working staff! #OpusLife #ThisIsOpus #Wellbeing #Australia #Team #Passionate #Happiness #Friyay #FridayFeeling #TGIF #Friday #Weekend #Smiles
You carve your own pathway with Opus. Whatever your career preferences and focus is, we can facilitate a progression route to suit your skills and strengths. We listen, we learn and we evolve. #Growth #Progression #Career #Careers #Skills #Consultant #Grow #Evolve #Progress #ThisIsOpus #OpusLife
Lovely ladies at the #MelbourneCup last month! Great day celebrating with Opus Australia after lots of hard work from the team 🥂Bring on the festive celebrations this month... 🎄🌟 #Team #ThisIsOpus #OpusLife #Sydney #MelbourneCup2018 #Festive #Christmas #Xmas #Festivities
We don't settle. We are restless and constantly striving to be the best we can be. We are Energetically Opus and are constantly thriving for excellence - and so are our employees. If you are ambitious, driven and relentless then you are Opus. See our #careers site for our current opportunities. Link in bio. #ThisIsOpus #Career #JobOpportunties #Energetic #Recruitment #Relentless #OpusLife #Energetic
When you remember it's #friyay AND tomorrow it is December which means the #Christmas countdown can officially begin. We are getting very excited for the festive season & this years Christmas Party! 🎄🥂 #FridayFeeling #TGIF #Friday #Christmas #TisTheSeason #XmasParty
Whatever your skills, strengths or talents - there is a place for you at Opus. We are constantly evolving and on the look out for hard-working individuals who can bring new skills to the business and thrive in our fast-growing environment. Want to join the team? See the link in our bio. #Jobs #Careers #Bold #BoldlyOpus #Career #Recruitment #Evolve #Growth #Job
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Manchester Director Richard Thexton reflects on Opus Manchester's first year, what they have done to do things differently and their future plans.
Read moreSome of our latest new faces to team Opus joined us in our Bristol office last month to start their training and get to know the business! Welcome to Opus! 😊 #NewFaces #Training #NewStarters #Team #Bristol #Welcome
Joining Opus is just the beginning. We have tailored, bespoke progression pathways which will allow you to grow in whichever direction suits your skills and preferences. We celebrate hard-work and those wishing to carve their own career. We are #ProgressivelyOpus. #Progression #Career #Job #ProfessionalGrowth #Promotion #Bespoke #OpusLife #ThisIsOpus ##Careers #JobOpportunity
Some really exciting events happening between the 26th-30th Nov as part of @BBCAcademy #DigiCities #Bristol, where businesses are opening their doors and discussing #tech and #digital industries - including a @__nology event! See the full list here! https://t.co/4wOswbAkjU
Don't miss this fantastic FREE event as part of @BBCAcademy #DigiCities with @__nology & @ReachRobotics combining interactive robot play, learning the tech behind them & a Q&A about breaking into the industry. Get your FREE tickets here & get learning! https://t.co/BKJ3Zuczx6 https://t.co/uxqLuBgl2Y
Looking forward to our #ChristmasParty this year - where the theme is a Masquerade ball! Will be a great event to celebrate another successful year with lots of growth and expansion! Bring on 2019! #Xmas #Christmas #Party #Ball #XmasParty https://t.co/eNLqb0UcL9
Team Opus doing their Fire Marshall training last week. Employees from across our UK offices joined our Bristol team for a day of learning and educating (and a bit of fun too!)👩🏼🚒🔥Thanks to those who came down! #Training #FireMarshall #FireTraining #OpusLife #ThisIsOpus #Development #Wellbeing #Learning #Education #Team
At Opus, the ceiling is high - hard-work and drive does not go unrecognised. Our #progression and #growth is vast and provides our employees with endless opportunity! Working for a fast growing company has so many benefits. See our career opportunities through the link in our bio. #Career #JobOpportunity #CareerProgression #Opportunity #JobProgression #Promotion
We are this excited about the @__nology & @ReachRobotics event on the 27th Nov. as part of @BBCAcademy #DigiCities in #Bristol. Get your FREE tickets to this event and many more to learn more about #tech and the opportunities within the tech world! https://t.co/ZPYRoRn2bx https://t.co/hm7OXlvvMO
Our popping candy went down a treat at this years #GradFairs where we loved meeting upcoming #graduates who were interested in hearing how our #Graduate program can elevate their career to the next level. See our #career opportunities here: https://t.co/DVlY2nTqhP #GradScheme https://t.co/MUJjHzJxyM
Our #Bristol team after completing their Business Confidence course as part of our Opus #Evolve learning & development program - where we are determined to ensure our employees have all the #skills they need for work & life. Thanks to secondnature Intl. for taking the course! https://t.co/nsRhqPhOXA
A group of our employees went on a 'Business Confidence' course which focuses on improving communication and confidence in the workplace. Learning & Development is important to us and we always ensure employees have the opportunity to evolve. #OpusLife #ThisIsOpus #OpusEvolve #Learning #Training #Evolve #Confidence #Business #Development #Team
At Opus, we don't just offer excellent career progression and rewards, but we offer our employees numerous #wellbeing tools. We have regular #team days out, a #wellness retreat in Italy and the chance to further your personal development in courses such as becoming a Mental Health First Aider. Find out about our current opportunities and how you could be #HappilyOpus. Link in bio. #Careers #GraduateJobs #GradScheme #OpusLife #ThisIsOpus #Opus #Happy #MentalHealth #EmployeeWellbeing #WorkLifeBalance #Development #PersonalDevelopment
The workplace and recruitment is changing, and so is what attracts employees. Incentives aren't a bad thing, but also aren't the only thing to attract & retain employees, which is why we have changed how we do things. Read our #blog on the need for #change https://t.co/3MgfXWmyD0 https://t.co/ZH68MYQ35Q
Set to be a really fantastic event with some interactive robot play, insight into the tech behind the robot and a Q&A about how to break into the industry with leading experts. It's completely FREE so don't miss out - sign up here: https://t.co/Y6cuZp3Trf https://t.co/ybzVssr6wc
The UK #SkillsGap is expected to be costing the country more than £2bn a year. Why wait for this to solve itself? It won't! @__nology are seeking to overcome this through a 12 week #tech training course which places candidates in roles at the end! https://t.co/WZBfUfqru0
Having a fantastic time at the Amsterdam lunch club today! Congrats to the team whose hard work got them there! 🍻🍴 #LunchClub #Amsterdam #OpusLife #ThisIsOpus #Team #Incentive #Reward
Some really exciting events coming up in #Bristol #DigiCities week which brings you the forefront of #tech and #creativity within the city. Really exciting line-up and it is absolutely free! Have a look at the full line-up https://t.co/ctqtUWphB4 https://t.co/40lc6TCikp
Amazing event which is absolutely FREE! Get your tickets here: https://t.co/Y6cuZp3Trf https://t.co/PGVwGkqzDr
How can you get into a career in #tech? Join an exciting evening with @ReachRobotics & learn more about the creative side to tech & how programs like @__nology can elevate your #skills. Great event as part of @BBCAcademy #DigiCities FREE TICKETS HERE: https://t.co/Q1qlINZqR7 https://t.co/CwGrrt1T1t
Congrats Freddie for being awarded highly commended for your most inspiring team lead! https://t.co/6GqPefAtHz
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