Robyn Powner

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Role: Recruitment & Talent Manager
Joined Maxwell Stephens: May 2015

Outside of Work

• Loves great food, great wine and spending time with family and friends.
• Enjoys travelling and discovering new places.
• Passionate about building long-lasting relationships.
• Highly competitive and never enjoys losing!

Robyn is one of Maxwell Stephens' longest-serving recruitment professionals and has been an integral part of the business since joining in 2015. Over the years she has built an outstanding reputation for delivering exceptional recruitment assignments across the Facilities Management, Estates and Workplace sectors, working with organisations ranging from SMEs through to FTSE-listed businesses and internationally recognised brands.

Having graduated from Northumbria University with a degree in Human Resources Management, Robyn began her career in HR before moving into specialist recruitment. Her background gives her a valuable understanding of both the employer and candidate perspective, enabling her to manage recruitment projects with professionalism, empathy and commercial awareness.

Since joining Maxwell Stephens, Robyn has progressed through several roles and now leads complex recruitment assignments across the UK and internationally. She specialises in recruiting middle management, senior leadership and executive-level Facilities Management professionals, working closely with both clients and candidates throughout the entire recruitment process.

Her responsibilities include:

• Managing end-to-end recruitment assignments across the UK and overseas.
• Partnering with clients to understand complex recruitment requirements.
• Executive search and targeted headhunting of high-calibre FM professionals.
• Building and maintaining long-term relationships with candidates and clients.
• Conducting detailed candidate interviews and assessments.
• Producing high-quality shortlists tailored to each client's requirements.
• Managing interview processes, offer negotiations and successful appointments.
• Providing honest, constructive feedback and career guidance to candidates.

Robyn has developed an exceptional knowledge of the Facilities Management recruitment market and has played a significant role in building one of the UK's most comprehensive specialist databases of FM, Estates and Workplace professionals. Her ability to quickly understand a client's culture, leadership style and technical requirements allows her to identify candidates who are not only technically capable but also the right long-term cultural fit.

Known for her attention to detail, professionalism and consultative approach, Robyn believes recruitment should never be transactional. Instead, she focuses on building trusted partnerships that continue long after a placement has been made.

One of the aspects of recruitment she enjoys most is seeing the long-term impact of a successful appointment helping organisations strengthen their leadership teams while supporting candidates as they take the next step in their careers.

As part of a close-knit team, Robyn values the personalised service Maxwell Stephens is known for, believing that quality, communication and integrity should always take precedence over volume.

Away from work, Robyn enjoys travelling, great restaurants, fine wine and spending quality time with family and friends.

Her philosophy is simple:

"Outstanding recruitment isn't about filling vacancies—it's about building lasting relationships and changing careers and businesses for the better."

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