Executive Recruitment Partner - Shape the future of Fortrea Leadership

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end executive searches for C-suite and senior leadership roles.
• Partner with senior executives and HR leaders as a trusted talent advisor.
• Develop executive search strategies, talent maps, and leadership pipelines.
• Audit executive talent against leadership, culture, and succession criteria.
• Navigate complex hiring matters, including non-competes, notice periods, and restrictive covenants.
• Structure and negotiate executive compensation, incentives, equity, and sign-on packages.
• Deliver market intelligence and competitive insights to inform hiring decisions.
• Manage retained search firms and external executive search partners.
• Uphold the highest standards of confidentiality, judgment, and professionalism.
• Enhance executive recruiting processes, governance, and candidate experience.
• Support critical senior hiring needs across the organization as business priorities evolve.
• Mentor and develop future executive search talent and best practices.

Qualifications (Minimum Required)

• Bachelor’s degree (or country equivalent).
• Deep knowledge of executive search practices, executive hiring governance, and senior-level assessment methodologies.
• Strong understanding of legal frameworks related to executive employment, including restrictive covenants, non-competes, notice periods, and confidentiality obligations.
• Demonstrated ability to coach senior leaders and candidates through complex, high-risk hiring scenarios.
• Excellent negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills at executive level.
• Proven ability to manage confidential, sensitive, and high-impact work with sound judgement and discretion.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage credibly at Board and Executive Committee level.
• High levels of commercial acumen, pragmatism, and adaptability.
• Significant experience (typically 8+ years) in executive search, either within a retained search firm and/or an in-house executive recruitment function.
• Demonstrated track record delivering successful C-suite and senior executive hires across complex organizations.
• Experience managing executive search firm partnerships and external vendors.
• Exposure to executive compensation structures and offer design is strongly preferred.
• Experience operating in a global or highly regulated environment is an advantage.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting executive hiring in life sciences, healthcare, professional services, or similarly complex industries.
• Exposure to succession planning, leadership assessment, or executive development discussions.
• Familiarity with global executive hiring considerations across multiple geographies.