Executive Recruiter

Elliott Scott - HR search & recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Elliott Scott HR Recruitment is partnering with a global investment management client to hire an Executive Recruiter, Associate Director for their in-house team. This is a high-impact role within a transforming leadership function, offering exposure to senior stakeholders and complex leadership searches.

You will manage end-to-end executive searches, build trusted relationships, and apply data-driven insights to deliver diverse, evidence-based hiring outcomes across a global platform.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a true 360 executive recruitment role from inception to completion.
• Experience in-house or at a boutique executive search firm.
• Experience managing client relationships and senior stakeholder engagement.
• Consultative, commercially minded approach with ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Data-driven with use of market insights and recruitment analytics.
• Commitment to embedding DEI in executive hiring processes.
• Excellent organisational and relationship management across multiple mandates.

Responsibilities

• Advise senior stakeholders on executive and leadership hiring.
• Manage end-to-end executive search mandates from briefing to onboarding.
• Build relationships with hiring leaders and provide market insights.
• Develop and implement tailored search strategies for leadership talent.
• Influence hiring decisions with evidence-based recruitment outcomes.
• Embed DEI considerations throughout the executive search process.
• Run multiple executive search projects across a global platform with strong stakeholder experience.

Skills

360 executive recruitment

Stakeholder engagement

Consultative selling

Recruitment analytics

DEI in hiring

Relationship management

Job description

I am currently working with one of my global investment management clients who is looking to hire an Executive Recruiter, Associate Director. This is an opportunity to join a high-performing in-house executive recruitment team during a period of significant transformation and growth. The business has had a strong start to the year financially and is investing heavily in leadership capability to support its evolving organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Partner closely with senior stakeholders to advise on executive and leadership hiring across the business.
• Manage executive search mandates end-to-end, from briefing and search strategy through to offer and onboarding.
• Build trusted relationships with hiring leaders, providing consultative guidance and market insights throughout the recruitment process.
• Develop and execute tailored search strategies to identify and attract high-calibre leadership talent.
• Confidently challenge and influence hiring decisions, ensuring robust, evidence-based recruitment outcomes.
• Drive diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) considerations throughout the executive search process to support diverse leadership hiring.
• Manage multiple executive search projects across different business areas within a global platform, ensuring an exceptional stakeholder and candidate experience.

About you

• Proven experience in a true 360 executive recruitment role, managing searches from inception through to completion.
• Background gained either in-house or within a high-quality boutique executive search firm.
• Strong experience managing client relationships, search strategy and senior stakeholder engagement, rather than purely research-focused work.
• Consultative, commercially minded approach with the confidence to influence and constructively challenge senior stakeholders.
• Data-driven mindset, using market insights and recruitment analytics to inform hiring decisions.
• Demonstrated commitment to embedding diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) throughout executive hiring processes.
• Excellent organisational and relationship management skills, with the ability to manage multiple executive search mandates across a global business.

How to apply

If you are interested in discussing this role further, please apply for the position or contact Kirstin Hunt at [e-mail] (Job Code - KH/79473)

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