Senior Associate – Executive Search

Carlin Hall; Slough; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Carlin Hall is seeking a Senior Associate to join its executive search team focused on the Professional Services sector. The role emphasizes delivering senior leadership mandates across consulting, advisory, legal, digital services, and related expert-led firms.

In a relationship-driven, insight-led environment, you will help shape talent strategies and build influential networks with senior industry leaders, partnering with Consultants and Partners to drive successful searches.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 2 years in executive search.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to engage with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with experienced Consultants and Partners to deliver senior searches across the Professional Services landscape.
• Conduct structured market mapping, talent identification, and rigorous candidate assessment.
• Build trusted relationships with consultants, partners, and functional leaders across top-tier firms.
• Develop deep knowledge of the competitive and commercial dynamics shaping the professional services ecosystem.
• Contribute to thought leadership, pitch materials, and client insights to elevate delivery quality and market reputation.
• Engage directly with clients, gaining early exposure to strategic conversations and delivery excellence.

Skills

Executive search

Candidate assessment

Market mapping

Stakeholder engagement

Research

Job description

Senior Associate – Executive Search

A leading specialist executive search firm focused exclusively on the Professional Services sector is seeking a Senior Associate to join their high-calibre team. This role is integral to the successful delivery of senior leadership mandates across consulting, advisory, legal, digital services, and other expert-led professional services organisations.

Working within a deeply relationship-driven and insight-led search environment, you will help shape talent strategies for some of the most respected brands in the sector while building influential networks with senior industry leaders.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with experienced Consultants and Partners to deliver senior searches across the Professional Services landscape.
• Conduct structured market mapping, talent identification, and rigorous candidate assessment.
• Build trusted relationships with consultants, partners, and functional leaders across top-tier firms.
• Develop deep knowledge of the competitive and commercial dynamics shaping the professional services ecosystem.
• Contribute to thought leadership, pitch materials, and client insights to elevate delivery quality and market reputation.
• Engage directly with clients, gaining early exposure to strategic conversations and delivery excellence.

What You’ll Bring

• A minimum of 2 years in executive search (professional services experience advantageous but not essential).
• Strong intellectual curiosity and the ability to quickly grasp sophisticated business models and advisory disciplines.
• Confident communication skills, professional maturity, and the credibility to engage with senior stakeholders.
• A research-driven mindset with strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• A collaborative approach, ambition, and the drive to build a long-term career in specialist executive search.

What’s on Offer

• The opportunity to work with Partners who are deeply established within the professional services community.
• Exposure to complex, senior-level mandates that will accelerate your development in a specialised, high-reputation niche.
• A supportive, high-performance culture with real opportunities for progression.
• Competitive compensation, strong benefits, and a modern, well-equipped working environment.