Director Executive Search

Carlin Hall; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Carlin Hall is actively seeking Director-level professionals for Executive Search in London (Hybrid). The role centers on originating new business and delivering end-to-end searches within Energy and Industrial sectors.

Ideal candidates will have a proven retained search background, an established network to originate mandates, and credibility to originate mandates directly rather than relying solely on inbound work.

Qualifications

• Director-level bench in Energy and Industrial.
• Track record of winning work and running end-to-end searches.
• Retained search background in Energy and/or Industrial.
• Existing network to originate mandates directly.

Responsibilities

• Originate new business and build a client base.
• Lead searches end-to-end from client development to candidate management.
• Drive search execution with autonomy over desk development and billings.

Skills

Origination

Business development

Executive search

Energy & Industrial

Job description

Executive Search – Director | London (Hybrid) | Origination & Delivery | Energy & Industrial

We're working with a number of executive search firms across London who are looking to strengthen their Director-level bench within Energy and Industrial — professionals who can originate new business as well as deliver on live assignments.

If you're a Director (or ready to step up into one) with a track record of winning work and running searches end-to-end across Energy or Industrial, we'd like to hear from you.

What these roles typically look like:

Hybrid working, strong base plus a bonus structure tied to origination and billings, real autonomy over how you build and run your desk — from client development through to search execution and candidate management.

Who we're looking for:

Professionals with a proven retained search background in Energy and/or Industrial, an existing network they can bring or build on, and the credibility to originate mandates directly rather than relying solely on inbound work. Coverage could span traditional energy, renewables and energy transition, infrastructure, or industrial and manufacturing.

Firms are actively investing in Director-level talent who can bring in business, not just deliver it — and the comp is reflecting that...

Happy to sharpen the sector language further if you want it to lean more toward renewables/energy transition specifically, versus traditional industrial and manufacturing.