Executive Search Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of and expand a comprehensive 360 recruitment desk, encompassing business development, client management, sourcing, recruiting, and finalizing placements.

• Actively seek new business opportunities through targeted outreach, networking, referrals, market analysis, and relationship cultivation.

• Recognize organizations facing current or upcoming hiring challenges and create solutions through consultative discussions.

• Establish new client partnerships, foster existing relationships, and drive repeat business opportunities.

• Develop connections with executives, business owners, HR leaders, hiring managers, and other key decision-makers.

• Act as a trusted advisor to hiring leaders by comprehending their business needs, culture, challenges, and long-term talent requirements.

• Manage full-desk direct-hire searches from initial intake through to offer acceptance and onboarding processes.

• Recruit and engage skilled professionals, managers, directors, and executive leaders.

• Cultivate relationships with passive talent and conduct comprehensive interviews to assess expertise, leadership qualities, motivation, career aspirations, and organizational fit.

• Present evaluated candidates with insights that go beyond their resumes.

• Guide both clients and candidates through interviews, feedback, negotiations, counteroffers, and the acceptance of offers.

• Provide valuable market insights, compensation advice, and hiring recommendations.

• Build and sustain a network of leadership talent through proactive sourcing and relationship management.

• Utilize LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, ATS/CRM platforms, referrals, networking, research, and innovative sourcing techniques.

• Oversee pipelines of potential clients, active searches, candidates, and future opportunities.

• Handle multiple searches simultaneously while delivering an exceptional experience for both clients and candidates.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of successful experience in agency executive search or direct-hire staffing.

• Demonstrated success in managing a complete 360 recruitment desk.

• Proven track record of generating over $200k in annual direct-hire production.

• Established ability to pursue, develop, and acquire new business, rather than depending solely on inherited accounts or incoming requisitions.

• Strong history of building enduring client relationships and driving repeat business.

• Experience in recruiting mid to senior leadership and executive-level talent.

• Proven capability in successfully engaging and recruiting passive candidates.

• Strong consultative sales, relationship-building, business development, and negotiation skills.

• Competence in communicating effectively and credibly with executives, business owners, HR leaders, hiring managers, and senior-level candidates.

• Excellent interviewing and talent-assessment skills.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication abilities.

• Highly organized, with the capability to manage multiple clients, searches, candidates, and priorities simultaneously.

• Self-motivated, resilient, resourceful, competitive, and driven to establish long-term relationships and revenue.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary with performance-based incentives.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

• Flexible work hours and remote work options.

• Comprehensive health benefits and retirement plans.