Executive Talent Acquisition Partner

Accountabilities

• Lead executive searches for Senior Director and executive-level positions, developing comprehensive search strategies and managing candidates through complex hiring processes.
• Identify, engage, assess, and attract high-caliber executive talent through direct sourcing, targeted outreach, market engagement, and proactive pipeline development.
• Partner directly with executive leaders to understand business priorities, facilitate strategic intake sessions, define leadership profiles, and translate organizational needs into effective talent strategies.
• Serve as a trusted talent advisor by challenging assumptions, identifying talent risks, and providing recommendations based on market data and executive search expertise.
• Conduct talent mapping and competitive intelligence projects to understand leadership availability, competitor organizational structures, emerging talent trends, and relevant adjacent markets.
• Provide external talent insights that support succession planning, workforce planning, and long-term leadership strategy.
• Conduct executive-level interviews and assessments, evaluating leadership capabilities, business acumen, strategic thinking, impact, leadership style, and change management experience.
• Prepare structured candidate evaluations and hiring recommendations to support objective, informed executive selection decisions.
• Partner with Compensation, HR, and business leaders to develop competitive executive offers and navigate complex compensation and negotiation discussions.
• Build and maintain executive talent communities, leadership talent maps, and proactive pipelines for critical functions and business units.
• Serve as an internal executive search subject matter expert and determine when external retained search firms are appropriate.
• Manage external executive search partners when engaged and optimize the use of external recruiting resources to improve efficiency and control costs.
• Contribute to the continued development of an enterprise-wide Talent Acquisition strategy and a high-performing executive recruiting function.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• 10+ years of progressive recruiting experience with significant exposure to senior leadership and executive-level hiring.
• Demonstrated success leading searches for Senior Director, Vice President, C-suite, Business Unit President, or comparable executive positions.
• Prominent experience partnering directly with senior executives and influencing hiring decisions at the highest organizational levels.
• Strong expertise in direct sourcing, executive talent mapping, market intelligence, and leadership pipeline development.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct sophisticated executive interviews and assessments focused on leadership capability, strategic thinking, business acumen, and organizational impact.
• Strong understanding of executive compensation structures and experience managing complex offer negotiations.
• Exceptional consulting, communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills.
• Able to challenge assumptions constructively and provide talent recommendations grounded in market realities and business objectives.
• Strong analytical and research capabilities, with the ability to translate external talent-market information into actionable business insights.
• Experience working in an executive search firm, public company, private equity-backed organization, or large corporate environment is preferred.
• Experience within consumer products, manufacturing, supply chain, industrial, or related sectors is advantageous.
• Familiarity with succession planning, leadership development, and executive talent programs is preferred.
• Knowledge of short-term and long-term executive incentive programs is a plus.
• Able to operate with discretion, professionalism, sound judgment, and confidentiality when handling sensitive executive searches.

Benefits

• Posted base salary range of USD 98,400–139,000 per year.
• Eligibility for a 10% annual incentive bonus, subject to business performance, individual performance, and applicable plan guidelines.
• Opportunity to directly influence enterprise leadership decisions and high-impact talent strategies.
• Exposure to senior executives and complex, enterprise-wide recruiting initiatives.
• Opportunity to build and shape executive talent pipelines and leadership communities.
• Collaborative environment focused on strategic talent acquisition and business impact.
• Opportunity for professional growth through high-visibility executive search and talent strategy work.
• Equal employment opportunity and an inclusive workplace committed to considering candidates from diverse backgrounds and experiences.