Senior Executive Recruiter, Client Aligned

About the role

Enjoy partnering with senior leaders as a trusted advisor and thought partner. Think strategically while executing with speed, discipline, and precision. Are energized by identifying exceptional talent and building relationships long before a hiring need exists. Demonstrate executive presence and the ability to influence senior stakeholders. Bring external market insights and challenge conventional thinking around talent.

Navigate ambiguity and competing priorities with confidence, operate independently while exercising sound judgment, and maintain a bias for action. Are passionate about leveraging AI, talent intelligence, and data-driven insights to elevate executive recruiting. Foster collaboration and contribute to the growth and success of others.

Deliver a highly personalized, high-touch candidate experience throughout the executive search lifecycle, building trust and ensuring thoughtful, consistent engagement from initial outreach through close. Build relationships with executive candidates by understanding their motivations, career aspirations, and decision criteria and tailoring the experience accordingly.

Assess executive talent for leadership capability, business impact, organizational influence, functional expertise, and alignment with the role and organization. Guide candidates through complex hiring processes with transparency and discretion, anticipating potential barriers and partnering with senior leaders to maintain engagement and momentum.

Develop and execute closing strategies for high-priority executive talent, navigating candidate motivations, competing opportunities, and potential barriers to successfully attract and secure leaders.

Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role OR equivalent experience Bachelor's Degree AND 12+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role OR Master's Degree AND 8+ years talent acquisition experience (e.g., recruiting, sourcing), HR experience, or industry experience related to role OR equivalent experience.

Experience recruiting executive and senior technical talent, including leadership hiring across technology, gaming, or closely related industries. Experience in an external executive search firm or agency environment. Experience leveraging AI-enabled recruiting tools, talent intelligence platforms, and data-driven approaches to deliver business impact.

Experience hiring and advising on senior leadership talent, including Partner-level, Vice President, General Manager, or equivalent roles. Experience developing talent strategies, conducting executive assessments, and building leadership pipelines.

Executive Search & Talent Strategy Partner closely with sourcing and research teams to develop market maps, uncover non-obvious talent pools, and build proactive, long-term executive pipelines. Partner closely with sourcing and research teams to identify, assess, and engage executive talent while building proactive, long-term leadership pipelines.

Cultivate relationships with senior leaders and executive talent across the technology ecosystem and adjacent industries. Build alignment across senior stakeholders throughout complex searches, navigating differing perspectives, competing priorities, and ambiguity within a matrixed, global environment. Analyze hiring trends, talent market dynamics, and pipeline health to inform decision making.