Head of Executive Search, Business Recruiting
Lead and scale a centralized executive search function for Senior Director+ global leadership hiring across sales, marketing, technical solutions, and G&A, partnering directly with C-suite stakeholders.
About the job
What You’ll Do
- Own end-to-end strategy and execution for Senior Director, VP, and SVP searches, with dotted line to APAC
- Recruit highly confidential searches end to end, taking on execution responsibilities when needed
- Build and lead a specialized executive search team, including defining operating rhythms and performance expectations
- Establish and operationalize a standardized leadership hiring playbook, including executive assessment frameworks, confidentiality protocols, and stakeholder governance
- Partner directly with C-suite, VP, and SVP stakeholders to drive alignment, calibration, and high-quality hiring decisions
- Develop proactive, long-term pipelines for critical leadership roles while producing market intelligence to inform talent and organizational strategy
- Define and execute an agency engagement and executive candidate closing strategy to reduce external spend and deliver a high-touch candidate experience
Who You Are
- Experienced executive search leader with a track record of delivering Senior Director+ hires in complex, global organizations
- Skilled at building and scaling teams, with the ability to set clear standards and drive consistent execution
- Trusted partner to senior executives, with strong communication skills and the ability to influence and navigate complex decision-making
- Adept at executive assessment, market mapping, and proactive pipeline development
- Data-driven in approach, using metrics and insights to improve hiring outcomes and inform strategy
- High integrity operator with experience managing confidential and sensitive searches
Skills
Executive Search, Leadership Hiring, Talent Pipeline Development, Stakeholder Management, Executive Assessment, Team Building, Market Mapping, Confidential Search Management, Agency Management, Data-Driven Recruiting
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