Senior Portfolio Talent Acquisition Partner
Star Mountain Capital · United States · 2 days ago
RemoteRemoteHuman ResourcesPart-time
Key Responsibilities
- Evaluate CEOs and senior leadership teams pre- and post-investment
- Evaluate talent against company strategy, stage, and value creation plans; identify gaps and recommend actions
- Define hiring needs and develop role specifications and candidate profiles
- Select and manage external executive search firms
- Lead the end-to-end search process, including pipeline review, interview design, and final candidate evaluation
- Conduct initial screening and assess candidates for capability, fit, and execution potential
- Provide structured, objective feedback to stakeholders
- Partner with investment teams, portfolio company leadership, and recruiters as a trusted advisor
- Standardize and improve executive hiring processes, frameworks, and best practices across the portfolio
- Ensure consistency, speed, and quality across all searches
- Report search status monthly to the Talent Committee co-chairs
Qualifications
- 15+ years in executive search, talent leadership, or human capital consulting
- Strong experience leading senior-level hiring processes in complex or high-stakes environments
- Private equity experience or exposure strongly preferred
- Exceptional judgment in assessing executive talent
- Deep relationships and experience managing search firms and end-to-end hiring processes, utilizing boutique and second-tier firms
- Strong project management and ability to run multiple searches simultaneously
- Highly structured, detail-oriented, and process-driven with a bias towards action
- High executive presence with strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Compensation
- The exact salary will be determined based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, and performance during the selection process.
- Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and other economics.
- Total compensation may vary by role, location, department, and individual performance.
Benefits
- Highly competitive medical, dental, and vision package
- 50% coverage on monthly gym memberships
- Cell phone stipend
- Tuition support of job-related designations and learning and development opportunities
- Other bespoke benefits