Executive Recruiter

Infoblox; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 115,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Flexible work options

Career mobility programs

Job summary

Infoblox is seeking an Executive Recruiter to lead confidential, full-cycle executive searches for Senior Director, VP, and SVP-level roles from our Burnaby, BC office. You will partner with executive leadership, hiring managers, and HR partners to deliver strategic talent-market counsel and a high-quality candidate experience.

The role requires 12+ years in executive search or Talent Acquisition, with a proven ability to manage complex searches across engineering, product, GTM, and G&A.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in HR, business, psychology, communications, or related field.
• 12+ years of progressive executive search or corporate Talent Acquisition experience.
• Experience leading Senior Director, VP and SVP-level searches across multiple functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead confidential, full-cycle executive searches from intake through offer and onboarding.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to define role outcomes, leadership competencies, and search strategy.
• Develop targeted research and sourcing strategies across networks, referrals, and internal talent pools.
• Build diverse executive pipelines for senior leadership roles across corporate, product, engineering, GTM, and G&A.
• Assess leadership talent through structured, competency-based conversations aligned with role outcomes.

Skills

Executive search

Talent Acquisition

Leadership assessment

Stakeholder management

AI-enabled tools

Candidate experience

Research & market mapping

ATS proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Psychology/Communications

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

Job description

At Infoblox, every breakthrough begins with a bold “what if.”

What if your ideas could ignite global innovation?

What if your curiosity could redefine the future?

We invite you to step into the next exciting chapter of your career journey. Bring your creativity, drive, your daring spirit, and feel what it’s like to thrive on a team big enough to make an impact, yet small enough to make a difference. Our cloud-first networking and security solutions already protect 70% of the Fortune 500 , and we’re looking for creative thinkers ready to push that influence even further. Join us and discover how far your bold “what if” can take the world, your community, and your career.

How we empower our people is extraordinary: we’re recognized as a Glassdoor Best Place to Work 2025, Great Place to Work-Certified in five countries, and honored by Cigna as a Healthy Workforce honors for three consecutive years; and what we build is world class: named CybersecAsia’s Best in Critical Infrastructure 2024 — clear evidence that when first-class technology meets empowered talent, remarkable careers take shape. So, what if the next big idea, and the next great career story, comes from you? Become the force that turns every “what if” into “what’s next.”

In a world where you can be anything, Be Infoblox.

Executive Recruiter

We have an opportunity for an Executive Recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition team based hybrid in our Burnaby, BC office, reporting to the Vice President, Talent Acquisition. In this pivotal role, you will lead confidential, full-cycle executive searches for Senior Director, VP, and SVP-level roles, helping Infoblox attract and hire exceptional leaders who can advance our business strategy and culture. Collaborating closely with executive leadership, hiring managers, HR business partners, and cross-functional stakeholders, you will provide trusted talent-market counsel, deliver a thoughtful candidate experience, and use data, approved AI-enabled tools, and sound judgement to drive efficient, high-quality hiring outcomes.

Be a Contributor — What You’ll Do

• Lead confidential, full-cycle executive searches from intake through offer and onboarding handoff
• Partner with executive leaders and hiring managers to define role outcomes, leadership competencies, organizational context, search strategy, and evaluation criteria
• Build internal executive-search capability and reduce agency reliance through hands-on sourcing, candidate engagement, and consistent search practices
• Develop targeted research and sourcing strategies across direct outreach, executive networks, referrals, professional associations, internal talent, and appropriate search partners
• Build and maintain high-quality, diverse pipelines for Senior Director, VP, and SVP-level positions across corporate, go-to-market, product, engineering, and other business functions
• Assess executive talent through structured, competency-based conversations aligned with role outcomes, leadership expectations, and Infoblox values
• Prepare concise candidate profiles, interview briefs, gap analyses, and decision-support materials for hiring leaders and interview teams
• Use approved AI-enabled tools to accelerate executive-search research, market mapping, candidate documentation, and stakeholder decision support while protecting confidentiality and applying human judgment
• Advise stakeholders on talent-market conditions, candidate availability, compensation considerations, competitive positioning, and search risks
• Manage executive candidate relationships with discretion, timely communication, and a high-touch, inclusive experience
• Coordinate interview planning, feedback collection, debriefs, references, assessments, and offer processes with Talent Acquisition Operations and People teams

Be Prepared — What You Bring

• 12+ years of progressive executive search or corporate Talent Acquisition experience, including meaningful experience leading Senior Director, VP, and SVP-level searches
• Demonstrated success managing confidential, complex searches in a high-growth, multi-national technology, cybersecurity, or SaaS environment
• Experience recruiting across multiple functions including Engineering, Product, GTM, and G&A—understanding organizational structures, leadership capabilities, business models, and role-specific outcomes
• Experience explaining and delivering private-equity packages is strongly preferred
• Strong executive presence with the ability to build trust, influence senior stakeholders, challenge assumptions constructively, and provide clear talent-market counsel
• Expertise in executive sourcing, research, market mapping, passive-talent engagement, relationship development, and high-touch candidate management
• Ability to assess leadership talent through structured, evidence-based interviews and consistent, job-related evaluation criteria
• Experience using applicant tracking systems, executive-search workflows, recruiting analytics, and talent-intelligence platforms
• Demonstrated ability to use approved AI and automation tools for research, analysis, productivity, documentation, and content creation while maintaining confidentiality, accuracy, privacy safeguards, and human oversight
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, sound judgment, discretion, attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities independently
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Be Successful — Your Path

First 90 Days: Immerse in our culture, connect with mentors (Blox Buddies), and map the systems and meet with key stakeholders that rely on your work. Discuss and create short/long term goals.

Six Months:

• Build trusted partnerships with executive leaders, hiring managers, HR business partners, and Talent Acquisition stakeholders
• Establish consistent intake, calibration, search-strategy, and candidate-evaluation practices
• Deliver qualified, diverse executive pipelines and demonstrate disciplined execution across confidential searches
• Use market intelligence, recruiting analytics, and approved AI-enabled workflows to improve research quality, search efficiency, documentation, and stakeholder decision support
• Identify opportunities to strengthen executive candidate experience, interview readiness, debrief practices, and leadership-search processes

One Year:

• Operate as a trusted executive talent advisor to business and functional leaders
• Deliver measurable results across complex Senior Director, VP and SVP-level searches while balancing quality, speed, confidentiality, candidate experience, and business impact
• Influence leadership hiring strategy through actionable market insight, organizational context, and evidence-based recommendations
• Improve scalable executive-search practices, including responsible use of AI and automation
• Share knowledge, mentor recruiting colleagues, and raise team capability through consistent executive-search standards and best practices

Belong — Your Community

Our culture thrives on inclusion, rewarding the bold ideas, curiosity, and creativity that move us forward. In a community where every voice counts, continuous learning is the norm. So, whether you code, create, sell, or care for customers, you’ll grow and belong here.

Be Rewarded — Benefits That Help You Grow, Thrive, Belong

• Comprehensive health coverage, generous PTO, and flexible work options
• Learning opportunities, career-mobility programs, and leadership workshops
• Sixteen paid volunteer hours each year, global employee resource groups, and a “No Jerks” policy that keeps collaboration healthy
• Modern offices with EV charging, healthy snacks (and the occasional cupcake), plus hackathons, game nights, and culture celebrations
• Charitable Giving Program supported by Company Match
• We practice pay transparency and reward performance. Offers reflect role location, internal equity, experience, skills, education, and certifications. Base salary for this position: $115,300 - $173,800 plus corporate bonus potential

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