Director – Executive Search | Date Centres – APAC

STEMGENIC PTE. LTD.; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Desk profits share

Resourcer support

AI tech stack

Island coworking access

Autonomy

Leadership opportunity

Job summary

Stemgenic PTE. LTD. in Singapore is seeking a Director to own and grow the Mission Critical & Industrial Infrastructure executive search practice across APAC.

You will shape market strategy, build client partnerships, and drive commercial performance, initially as a hands-on billing leader with the potential to lead a team as the business scales. You will develop senior stakeholder relationships, win retained mandates, and deliver high-impact executive searches across data centres, pharma

Qualifications

• Solid years of executive search experience, including at least 5 years in Mission Critical, Data Centres, Construction, Engineering & Infrastructure or Industrial sectors.
• Established network of client relationships and commercial contacts across the sector.
• Strong understanding of project lifecycle and talent markets in APAC.
• Proven track record in winning and delivering senior-level recruitment or executive search assignments.
• Entrepreneurial and commercially driven mindset with interest in building and scaling a business.
• Strong relationship-building skills and credibility with senior executives.
• Experience in leading, mentoring or developing recruitment teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the Mission Critical & Industrial Infrastructure desk across APAC; define strategy, client focus and growth plan.
• Build and deepen relationships with senior stakeholders and HR partners across developers, owner-operators, EPC and design firms, MEP contractors and equipment suppliers.
• Win and deliver retained and exclusive executive search mandates from brief to offer.
• Drive revenue, placements and desk growth as a hands-on individual contributor.
• Grow the practice over time by hiring and developing consultants to build a team.
• Represent Stemgenic in the sector through networking and thought leadership.

Skills

Executive search

Leadership

Business development

Networking

Client relations

Team leadership

Job description

Director – Executive Search | Mission Critical & Industrial Infrastructure – APAC

Stemgenic is a Singapore-headquartered boutique executive search and career advisory firm specialising in leadership and business-critical functional roles across industrial and scientific sectors in APAC. As we continue to expand, we are looking for an entrepreneurial search leader to establish and grow our Mission Critical & Industrial Infrastructure practice across APAC. This is an opportunity for an established recruitment professional who wants to move beyond running a successful desk and take ownership of building a specialist business within a growing firm.

The Opportunity

You will take full ownership of the Mission Critical & Industrial Infrastructure practice, covering data centres, pharmaceutical and life sciences facilities, food and chemical plants, and other mission-critical and high-tech buildings across design, construction, commissioning and operations. You will shape its market strategy, build client partnerships, deliver executive search mandates and drive commercial performance. Initially, this will be a hands-on billing leadership role, with the opportunity to progressively build and lead a team as the business scales.

What You Will Do

• Own the Mission Critical & Industrial Infrastructure desk across APAC and set its strategy, client focus and growth plan
• Build and deepen trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and HR partners at developers, owner-operators, EPC and design firms, MEP contractors and critical equipment suppliers
• Win and deliver retained and exclusive executive search mandates, from brief to offer
• Drive revenue, placements and desk growth as a hands-on individual contributor
• Grow the practice over time by hiring and developing consultants to build a team around the desk
• Represent Stemgenic in the sector through networking, industry events and thought leadership

What We Are Looking For

• Solid years of executive search or senior-level recruitment experience, including at least 5 years within Mission Critical, Data Centres, Construction, Engineering & Infrastructure or Industrial sectors, with a strong and consistent billing track record
• An established network of client relationships and commercial contacts across the sector, with the ability to develop business from day one
• Strong understanding of the project lifecycle (design, build, commission and operate) and its specialist talent markets in the APAC region
• Demonstrated success in winning and delivering senior-level recruitment or executive search assignments
• An entrepreneurial and commercially driven mindset, with a genuine interest in building and scaling a business
• Strong relationship-building skills and the credibility to engage senior executives and decision-makers
• Previous experience in leading, mentoring or developing recruitment teams

What We Offer

• Attractive base salary to keep your momentum going, and a share of your desk’s profits
• A dedicated resourcer supporting your searches
• An AI-powered tech stack that runs end-to-end across your desk
• Island-wide coworking access and flexible working
• Full autonomy over your desk, clients and approach
• Clear visibility of your desk’s performance, and a leadership role in shaping how Stemgenic grows