Principal Executive Recruiter

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Oversee the entire process of VP-level and senior leadership searches, from formulating search strategies and conducting market mapping to assessment, selection, and finalization.

• Provide counsel to C-suite executives and senior business leaders regarding hiring choices, challenge existing assumptions, and manage intricate stakeholder relationships.

• Create talent strategies leveraging market mapping, competitive insights, innovative sourcing techniques, and recruitment analytics.

• Foster connections with passive executive talent and align opportunities with GitLab’s mission and strategic objectives.

• Collaborate with hiring leaders to establish success profiles, evaluate executive capabilities and business impact, and support data-driven hiring decisions.

• Maintain executive candidate relationships and ensure a personalized experience through discussions about compensation, competing offers, and negotiations.

• Oversee multiple confidential and critical searches with care while balancing urgency, quality, stakeholder alignment, and candidate experience.

• Work together with Talent Acquisition leadership and executive recruiting colleagues to enhance search frameworks, assessment methodologies, reporting, and tools.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in independently leading VP-level and senior executive searches resulting in successful placements, whether in an executive search firm, an in-house recruiting function, or both.

• Background in executive recruiting across various functions such as Sales, People, Legal, Finance, or other corporate teams.

• Capability to establish trusted relationships with C-suite executives, influence senior stakeholders, and provide honest, data-driven advice on hiring decisions.

• Proficiencies in talent research, market mapping, innovative sourcing, leadership evaluation, and engaging as well as securing passive executive talent.

• Strong business acumen, communication, and negotiation skills for sensitive searches, intricate compensation discussions, and competing executive priorities.

• Experience in developing or refining executive search methodologies, frameworks, and processes.

• Ability to manage multiple high-priority searches autonomously and navigate ambiguity effectively.

• Familiarity with high-growth technology or enterprise software organizations, global executive searches, and distributed teams is beneficial.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits to support your health, financial well-being, and overall wellness.

• Flexible Paid Time Off.

• Access to Team Member Resource Groups.

• Equity Compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

• Growth and Development Fund.

• Parental Leave.