Senior Talent Acquisition Partner – Executive Search

Cielo, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cielo is seeking a Partner to spearhead new business development and supervise delivery through a research team, ensuring high-quality results for clients. You will build and maintain senior client relationships, win retained search assignments, and guide engagements from brief to placement with a data-driven approach.

The role demands deep market knowledge across sectors, strong networking, exceptional communication, and a proven revenue track record.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable track record in winning and delivering retained search assignments.
• Sophisticated networking/sales skills.
• Deep subject matter expertise in one or more industry sectors.
• 10+ years’ experience of delivering to revenue targets.
• Considerable experience of senior stakeholder and client relationship management, including directing project teams.
• Experience in research driven executive search environment.
• Writing insightful profiles and reports.
• Working within tight timescales and high demand clients or environments.
• Strong external networks and understanding of best practice.
• Able to quickly robust relationships based on trust and confidence – with a proven track record in delivering results that benefit the customer’s business objectives.
• Effective project management skills.
• Proactively increases own knowledge and commercial awareness whilst keeping abreast of new innovations in attraction methodologies.
• Ability to produce and analyze data, identify opportunities and using data to drive decisions.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex situations conceptually and provide workable solutions to a variety of stakeholders.
• Customer focused. High candidate & client focus, lateral thinker, problem solver, able to work independently with chance to use own initiative.
• Degree educated or equivalent.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential.
• Fluency in one other language is ideal but not essential.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• International experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and introduction of new business to Cielo.
• Deliver business through a team of researchers and manage engagements.
• Build and maintain senior client relationships and stakeholders.
• Direct project teams and oversee delivery to client expectations.
• Write insightful profiles and client reports.
• Analyze data to identify opportunities and drive decisions.

Skills

Track record

Networking

Industry expertise

Revenue delivery

Stakeholder management

Executive search

Profile writing

Data-driven decisions

Communication

Problem solving

Client focus

Microsoft Office

International experience

Education

Degree educated or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Cielo is seeking a Partner to spearhead new business development and supervise delivery through a research team, ensuring high-quality results for clients. You will build and maintain senior client relationships, win retained search assignments, and guide engagements from brief to placement with a data-driven approach.

The role demands deep market knowledge across sectors, strong networking, exceptional communication, and a proven revenue track record.