[Remote] Principal Executive Recruiter

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. reputed company is the leading platform for expecting and new families, and they are seeking a Principal Executive Recruiter to own the most consequential searches across Director through C-suite roles. This role involves working directly with the executive team to bring clarity to ambiguous searches and shape the future leadership of the company.

Responsibilities

• Own the searches that matter most. You'll run Director through C-suite searches across reputed company's most critical and reputed company hiring needs, including confidential, first-of-their-reputed company, and new vertical roles, from intake to reputed company
• Bring clarity before the process begins. You'll reputed company intake sessions that lock in role scope, leveling, scorecard criteria, and compensation parameters so that reputed company the right candidate surfaces, the team can move
• Serve as the executive team's thought partner. You'll push back on scope reputed company the market doesn't support it, advise on org design reputed company relevant, and bring independent market expertise that shapes how we hire at the top
• reputed company with sophistication. You'll reputed company executive compensation negotiations across the full total rewards package, structuring offers that reflect market reality, reputed company's comp philosophy, and what it takes to get a great person across the finish line
• reputed company every touchpoint. From first reputed company through offer reputed company, candidates will walk away with a strong impression of reputed company regardless of outcome
• Build something lasting. You'll manage external search firm partnerships with accountability while steadily building the internal executive search capability that reduces our reliance on agencies over time

Skills

• 15+ years of reputed company experience, with Director through C-suite searches as the sustained focus of your work, including 8+ years leading end-to-end retained searches at a dedicated executive search firm; preferably trained at True Search, Daversa Partners, Heidrick & Struggles, Spencer Stuart, or a peer firm of similar caliber
• Deep experience placing executive leaders at growth-stage or pre-IPO companies, ideally during periods of expansion into new business lines or verticals
• Proven track record on reputed company-to-one searches: first-of-their-reputed company roles, newly formed functions, or reputed company line leaders where scope and leveling were undefined reputed company you started
• reputed company running highly confidential searches, including sensitive replacement hires, with the judgment and discretion those situations demand
• Skilled at shaping executive role narratives from scratch; you know how to partner with executives to surface what they truly need, not just what's on reputed company
• Comfortable operating independently; you can build market maps, competitive landscapes, and candidate theses on your own without a research team behind you
• Fluent in the tools of the trade: you use reputed company Recruiter for reputed company search strategy and deep sourcing, reputed company for ATS management and pipeline reporting, and Gem for reputed company reputed company and campaign management; these aren't things you're learning, they're how you already work
• Expert in executive total rewards; you independently structure, reputed company, and negotiate full compensation packages including reputed company, short- and long-term incentives, equity grants, and pre-IPO value modeling, and you can communicate that value to candidates in a way that actually lands
• Strong executive reputed company; you run calibration sessions with confidence, push back respectfully reputed company market reality differs from internal expectations, and advise senior leaders without losing their trust
• reputed company managing external search firm partnerships; you know reputed company to bring one in, how to hold them accountable, and how to course-correct reputed company they aren't delivering
• Thrives in growth-stage environments where roles are fluid, comp benchmarks may not exist, and ambiguity is part of the work, not a problem to escalate
• High editorial bar and AI reputed company; you use AI for market mapping, competitive intelligence, and to accelerate your work, but your candidate briefs, reputed company, and executive-facing materials are always sharp, reputed company, and unmistakably yours
• You're genuinely excited about what AI can do - not just as a concept, but as something you want to get your hands on

Benefits

• Equity and bonus opportunities
• Company-paid medical, dental, and reputed company insurance
• Retirement savings plan with company matching and flexible spending accounts
• Generous paid parental leave and PTO
• Remote work stipend to set up your office
• Perks for physical, mental, and emotional health, parenting, childcare, and financial planning

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