Joint Venture Partnership Recruiter
Hakim Group
Joint Venture Partnership Recruiter
Hakim Group
Back-office services for independent eye care
Joining the Hakim Group means becoming part of a close-knit family of independent optical practices across the UK and Ireland. A career where empowerment, innovation, and unwavering support create a truly fulfilling experience. A career that’s not just fulfilling but a chance to join what might just be the best-kept secret in eye care: a community of genuinely ambitious, passionate professionals.
As one of the UK’s fastest-growing groups of independent opticians, we're always looking for the next generation of talent to help shape our future. We're now looking for a JV Partnerships Recruiter to play a key role in identifying and securing the future business owners who will help drive our continued growth.
Competitive salary
Company pension scheme
Employee discount
Health & wellbeing programme
Additional leave
Sick pay
Cycle to Work scheme
Free on-site parking
Hakim Group is growing fast, thinking big, and with no plans to slow down. We're looking for a commercially minded JV Partnerships Recruitment Recruiter to identify, attract and secure the next generation of Joint Venture Partners across the Group.
This is no ordinary recruitment role. Becoming a JV Partner means moving from being an employee to becoming a business owner, so finding the right people is crucial. You'll identify and assess individuals with the ambition, resilience, leadership potential and commercial mindset to succeed.
Combining recruitment, relationship building and commercial understanding, you'll guide prospective partners through the entire journey, from the first conversation to completing their partnership. You'll also work closely with Finance, Legal, Operations and external lenders to ensure every partnership is the right fit and set up for long-term success.
Identify, attract and build relationships with potential JV Partners, both internally and externally.
Develop and manage a strong pipeline of prospective partners aligned to our growth plans.
Lead interviews and structured assessments to evaluate suitability, ambition and business potential.
Work with Recruitment and Marketing to promote our JV opportunity and attract high-calibre candidates.
Assess candidates' commercial awareness, leadership potential and readiness to become business owners.
Confidently discuss business accounts, including turnover, profitability, EBITDA and cash flow.
Explain practice valuations, investment requirements, funding options and potential returns.
Work with Finance to prepare business cases and provide clear recommendations on candidate suitability.
Manage the partnership journey from initial conversation through to completion.
Coordinate Finance, Legal, Operations and external lenders to ensure transactions progress smoothly and to agreed timelines.
Manage financial information, documentation and deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail.
Build trusted relationships with prospective and existing partners, ensuring a positive experience throughout.
We're looking for a confident, commercially minded recruiter who combines strong people skills with financial awareness:
Experience in recruitment, talent acquisition or sales, ideally within a commercially focused environment.
Strong ability to identify, attract and assess high-calibre individuals.
Comfortable understanding and discussing business accounts, financial performance and valuations.
A natural relationship builder who can influence, negotiate and have challenging conversations.
Commercially astute, with an entrepreneurial mindset and an understanding of what makes a successful business owner.
Highly organised, meticulous and comfortable managing multiple stakeholders and processes.
Ambitious, personable and motivated by securing the right people for long-term success.
Optical industry experience is beneficial but not essential.
Click apply below, and a member of our team will contact you with more information!
Back-office services for independent eye care
Hakim Group is the largest network of independent opticians and audiologists in the UK and Ireland. It uses a joint venture model that acquires a majority stake in practices while the original owners keep a minority share and continue to manage, letting each practice keep its brand and community focus. The group provides centralized back-office support—procurement, finance, accounting, IT, technical support, HR, and training—so clinicians can concentrate on eye and hearing care, with revenue coming from these shared services. Its goal is to grow its network, scale its support platform, and improve efficiency and patient care across the optical and audiology sectors.
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