Associate Director Executive Recruiter
About the role
Chewy is seeking an Associate Director Executive Recruiter to serve as a key leader in attracting world-class executive talent. As a strategist, thought leader, and subject matter expert in executive recruiting, this role will work directly with the company's most senior executives to help the business scale and recruit top leaders for executive roles across multiple business lines. This role requires a forward-thinking executive recruiter who looks around corners, anticipating future business and talent needs while continuously evolving how we identify, assess, and engage executive talent. The ideal candidate embraces AI, technology, and innovative ways of working to elevate search execution, improve decision-making, and create capacity for higher-value work, all while maintaining an unwavering focus on delivering an exceptional experience for our stakeholders and candidates. This position reports to the Director of Executive Search and will be a key member of the Executive Search team within Talent Acquisition. Additionally, as a senior member of the TA organization, you will have the opportunity to mentor and coach others.
What You'll Do
- Critically assess teams and organizations, applying an expert eye to potential talent opportunities and challenges
- Create robust search strategies to identify top talent, including talent in niche spaces
- Effectively get and keep the attention of external talent, nurturing relationships that go beyond particular searches
- Partner with C-level clients in search conceptualization and strategy, leading meetings and crafting succinct written communication on search progress
- Assess external talent using behavioral and technical evaluation techniques
- Provide strategic guidance, education, and calibration techniques for senior leaders and interview teams
- Leverage AI, technology, market intelligence, and innovative recruiting practices to continuously improve search execution while enhancing the experience for candidates and stakeholders
Requirements
- 10+ years of full life cycle recruiting experience, with at least 3 years in executive recruiting, both tech and non-tech, in competitive market spaces
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- High operational acuity with a strong focus on building and executing a scalable, operationally sound strategy, and offering data-driven insights to influence
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and business aptitude; proven track record of partnering with, advising, and influencing executive leadership and connecting business evolution to talent priorities
- Project management: Experience driving/leading multi-faceted executive hiring initiatives across various functional groups
- Ability to influence peers, candidates, stakeholders, partners through quality data, sound decision making, and executive presence
- Comfort with ambiguity; ability to quickly pivot to meet the changing needs of Chewy
- Passion for the candidate experience and representing the Chewy brand throughout talent lifecycle
- Forward-thinking mindset with demonstrated curiosity for AI, emerging technologies, and evolving executive recruiting practices. Ability to thoughtfully apply new tools to improve outcomes while preserving a high-touch experience for executive candidates and senior stakeholders
- Bachelor's degree
Pay & Benefits
- Base salary range: $137,500 – $221,500.00
- Eligible for 401k
- New hire and annual equity grant
- C08+ positions may also be eligible for annual bonus
- Insurance and benefits: medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident
- Parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program
- Discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com
- Exempt salary team members have unlimited PTO, subject to manager approval
- Six paid holidays per year
- Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations