Senior Executive Recruiter

Position Summary

The Senior Executive Recruiter will lead full-cycle executive recruiting efforts for senior leadership, partner-level, and highly specialized professional roles across the firm. This individual must bring deep experience recruiting within professional services environments, with a strong preference for candidates who understand the pace and complexity of Private Equity and mergers and acquisitions-driven growth.

Senior Executive Recruiter Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end executive recruiting efforts for partner, attorney, operational leadership, and other senior-level positions.
• Develop and execute proactive talent acquisition strategies aligned with the firm’s growth and M&A objectives.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of executive and specialized professional services talent.
• Conduct market mapping, competitive intelligence, and talent landscape analysis to support strategic hiring initiatives.
• Sources passive candidates through networking, referrals, research, and direct outreach.
• Manage all aspects of the executive search process, including intake meetings, sourcing strategies, candidate evaluation, interview coordination, offer negotiation, and onboarding support.
• Ensure a high-touch, white-glove candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to firm leadership and hiring executives regarding market trends, compensation benchmarks, and hiring strategy.
• Support talent integration initiatives tied to mergers, acquisitions, and firm expansion activities.
• Maintain awareness of market trends impacting professional services, legal services, and M&A activity.
• Maintain accurate recruiting metrics, reporting, and candidate tracking data.

Senior Executive Recruiter Requirements

• 8+ years of executive-level recruiting experience within an executive search firm
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience recruiting within a law firm, consulting firm, accounting firm, or other professional services organization.
• Prior experience supporting private equity-backed or acquisition-driven organizations.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting senior leadership, executive, partner-level, or highly specialized professional talent.
• Strong understanding of mergers and acquisitions activity and the talent implications associated with rapid organizational growth.
• Experience supporting organizations undergoing significant expansion, transformation, or integration activity.
• Proven success managing complex, high-touch executive searches.
• Exceptional relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong business acumen and executive presence.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing abilities.
• Ability to operate with a high degree of confidentiality, professionalism, and discretion.
• Familiarity with legal industry recruiting trends and partner recruitment strategies.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Key Details

• Work Model: Remote, MUST be local to Chicago due to frequency of in-person meetings required.
• Compensation: $175,000 – $200,000 base with eligibility for discretionary bonus
• Benefits: Comprehensive benefits including 401k, medical/dental/vision, and PTO available