Executive Recruiter

Macmillan Davies; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Macmillan Davies in London is seeking a Talent Acquisition Lead to own and run its executive search function, focusing on senior hires across Operations, Engineering, Finance and Legal.

This build-and-hands-on role involves closing senior roles, then hiring and guiding a small team, with direct collaboration to founders and function leaders in a fast-growing, ambiguous tech environment.

The position is London-based, hybrid, with an equal opportunities employer.

Qualifications

• Seven years or more in recruiting, a good part of it in executive search or headhunting at C-level and above.
• A track record closing senior roles in Operations, Engineering, Finance or Legal.
• Experience inside a Deep-Tech or adjacent AI business.
• Experience building and managing a small recruiting team.
• Strong direct sourcing, market mapping and negotiation with top-tier candidates.
• Comfortable with high ambiguity and fast growth, without heavy corporate process.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle search for senior hires across Operations, Engineering, Finance and Legal, market mapping and direct sourcing through to offer and onboarding.
• Build the executive search function itself: process, tools, metrics, and the standard for search quality and candidate assessment.
• Hire, train and grow a team of two to three recruiters, allocate roles and hold the bar on pipeline quality.
• Work directly with founders and function leaders to understand each role’s profile and the business context behind it.
• Build and maintain a talent map across technical, AI and adjacent industries.
• Represent the business in the senior candidate market and lead high-level negotiations.

Skills

Executive search

Head hunting

Full-cycle recruitment

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Market mapping

Job description

Talent Acquisition Lead - Executive Search
London (hybrid) · Full time · Confidential search

A well-funded technology business in London is hiring a Talent Acquisition Lead to build and run its executive search function.

It's a build role and a hands-on one. You'd personally close the senior hires, then hire and lead a small team behind you.

What you'll do

Own full-cycle search for senior hires across Operations, Engineering, Finance and Legal, market mapping and direct sourcing through to offer and onboarding.

Build the executive search function itself: process, tools, metrics, and the standard for search quality and candidate assessment.

Hire, train and grow a team of two to three recruiters, allocate roles and hold the bar on pipeline quality.

Work directly with founders and function leaders to understand each role’s profile and the business context behind it.

Build and maintain a talent map across technical, AI and adjacent industries.

Represent the business in the senior candidate market and lead high-level negotiations.

What they’re looking for

Seven years or more in recruiting, a good part of it in executive search or headhunting at C-level and above.

A track record closing senior roles in Operations, Engineering, Finance or Legal.

Experience inside a Deep-Tech or adjacent AI business.

Experience building and managing a small recruiting team.

Strong direct sourcing, market mapping and negotiation with top-tier candidates.

Comfortable with high ambiguity and fast growth, without heavy corporate process.

Details

London, hybrid. They've been flexible on the pattern for the right person.

Macmillan Davies is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.