Director - Executive Search

The Director of Executive Search will lead and elevate the executive hiring capability across the enterprise, owning the full lifecycle of executive recruiting, including search strategy, market mapping, candidate development, and hiring outcomes.

What You Will Do

The ideal candidate will build and scale a small executive search function, develop and execute proactive market research and talent intelligence strategies, and deliver a polished, high-touch internal client experience.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The successful candidate will be a strategic and hands-on executive search leader, highly credible with executives, and skilled at building relationships with passive executive talent over extended periods of time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 10+ years of progressive experience in executive recruiting or executive search
• Significant experience leading executive-level searches with demonstrated success owning complex, high-visibility requisitions
• Prior experience in a top-tier executive search firm strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience building or scaling small teams, processes, and operating models in executive recruiting or search environments
• Strong expertise in executive talent market mapping, research, candidate development, and long-cycle relationship management
• Proven ability to align recruiting strategy with broader talent planning and succession planning priorities
• Experience managing executive candidate pipelines, requisition workflows, search reporting, and stakeholder communication with a high degree of rigor
• Strong capability in executive candidate assessment, slate development, and search strategy consultation
• Experience leading compensation, offer negotiation, and executive closing discussions
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trust and credibility with senior leaders
• Polished executive presence with strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Ability to operate strategically while also executing at a high level in a hands-on, player-coach capacity
• Experience in construction, engineering, or professional services environments preferred

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Medical insurance
• 401(k) or retirement plan
• Paid time off (vacation, sick leave)
• Paid holidays
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance