Executive Recruiter

About This Role

This executive recruiter role supports an in-house leadership recruitment function for a global professional services client, focusing on identifying, cultivating, and attracting senior leadership talent to support business growth globally. The position involves partnering with business-aligned leadership recruiters and senior executives to drive strategic hiring projects for critical leadership roles across European markets within a well-established team.

Responsibilities

• Position executive search as a trusted partner by developing close, trusted relationships with senior business leaders and executive recruiters
• Conduct confidential research and talent identification assignments to identify best-in-class leadership talent
• Produce value-adding market and competitor intelligence reports to influence targeted talent strategies
• Proactively build talent pools of senior executives by engaging candidates through multiple channels and articulating the organisation’s value proposition
• Assess candidate suitability against current and future hiring requirements based on experience and skills aligned with the leadership profile
• Discover and leverage effective, sustainable talent channels to meet immediate and future leadership hiring needs
• Deliver a world-class candidate experience and act as an ambassador and custodian of the talent brand
• Manage multiple projects in parallel while ensuring deadlines are achieved
• Support the creation of presentations showcasing research findings and contribute to senior stakeholder meetings

Requirements

• 5+ years of leadership recruitment experience
• Strong relationship-building skills with senior candidates and internal stakeholders
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion within a large, complex global business
• Demonstrated ability to establish trust and act as a trusted advisor to business leaders and recruitment managers
• Strong understanding of European professional services, technology, or digital markets
• Passion for recruitment and its ability to transform organisations
• Strong research skills and creative thinking to uncover the strongest candidate profiles
• Flexibility and an analytical, problem-solving approach
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills at the C-suite level
• Excellent project management, organisational, and time-management skills
• An inquisitive mindset and a strong desire to learn
• Candidates must be legally authorized to live and work in the country where the position is based, without requiring employer sponsorship

Nice to have:

• Prior experience in external executive search or agency recruitment