About the role
General Information
Posting Date
08-17-2026
Time Type
Full-Time
Job ID
8841
Areas of Expertise
Human Resources
Job Category
Human Resources
Locations
San Jose, Costa Rica
Description
Your Role
We are seeking a senior, highly strategic Talent Acquisition professional to join our Latin America & Caribbean region. This role operates at the intersection of executive search, talent intelligence, and market mapping, focusing on identifying and engaging top-tier talent across different geographies.
Unlike traditional recruiting roles, this position is not only driven by active requisitions or team management responsibilities, but it is centered on proactively building relationships with senior talent, deeply understanding market dynamics, and partnering with regional leadership to anticipate and shape future talent needs.
What You Will Do
Strategic Talent Mapping & Market Intelligence
- Proactively map senior talent across LATAM, identifying high-impact individuals within key firms and markets.
- Develop and maintain deep knowledge of industry talent landscapes, including competitor structures, emerging leaders, and market shifts.
- Build long-term talent pipelines aligned with evolving business priorities.
Executive Search & Relationship Building
- Engage and cultivate relationships with senior-level, often passive candidates.
- Act as a trusted advisor to top talent, positioning Gensler as a long-term career destination.
- Lead highly tailored, consultative outreach strategies for niche and leadership profiles.
Partnership with Regional Leadership
- Collaborate closely with regional leaders to understand evolving business needs and capability gaps.
- Translate business strategy into targeted talent identification approaches.
- Provide insights and recommendations on talent availability, competitiveness, and market positioning.
Talent Intelligence & Insights
- Deliver market insights, including talent trends, compensation benchmarks, and competitor analysis.
- Maintain structured intelligence on key individuals, firms, and networks.
- Use data and research to inform strategic decisions around talent.
Brand Representation
- Serve as a senior ambassador of Gensler in the market.
- Represent the firm with credibility and professionalism in all candidate interactions.
- Elevate Gensler’s presence within senior talent networks across LATAM.
Your Qualifications
- 15+ years of experience in executive search, talent mapping, or senior-level recruiting within professional services or similar environments.
- Proven track record engaging and placing senior and leadership-level talent.
- Strong expertise in market mapping, competitor analysis, and talent intelligence.
- Ability to operate independently in a highly strategic, ambiguous environment.
- Exceptional relationship-building and influencing skills with senior stakeholders.
- High level of discretion, professionalism, and executive presence.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to track and synthesize complex talent data.
- Proactive, research-driven mindset with a strong curiosity for market dynamics.
Life at Gensler
At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From curated art exhibits to internal design competitions and hackathons, to “Well-being Week,” our offices reflect our teams’ diverse interests.
We encourage our employees to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs and paid time off. We also offer profit sharing, employee stock ownership and twice annual bonus opportunities.
As part of the firm’s commitment to licensure and professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future.
NOTICE TO APPLICANTS
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer of choice. All aspects of employment decisions will be based on merit, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of any status protected under applicable regulatory laws.
Individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable regulatory laws.
Gensler endeavors to make gensler.com/careers accessible to all applicants. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us .
Regarding Gensler’s approach to recruiting new talent, we will never ask an applicant for sensitive or personal financial information during the recruitment process. We advise all applicants seeking employment with Gensler to review available information on recruitment fraud . Anyone who suspects that they have been contacted by someone falsely representing Gensler should email
talentacquisition@gensler.com
.
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