Principal Consultant / Associate Director - Executive Search

tenten partners pte. ltd.; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 89,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High-performance commission

25 days annual leave

Medical & dental insurance

3 days’ paid study leave

Flexible working arrangements

WeWork offices in Singapore CBD

LinkedIn Recruiter access

CRM/ATS tools

Established client relationships

Job summary

TENTEN Partners is a specialist executive search firm in Singapore, recruiting senior talent across Technology, Data & AI, Cyber Security, and Finance. We seek Principal Consultants or Associate Directors with strong market knowledge, independence and client development skills.

Join a collaborative team with high-performance commissions, generous leave, comprehensive benefits, and clear paths to Director roles across regional markets.

Qualifications

• Strong agency recruitment or executive search experience.
• Expertise in one or more of our specialist markets.
• Experience across Financial Services, Insurance, Consulting or related sectors.
• Strong account management and/or business development capability.
• Confidence engaging senior stakeholders.
• Commercial judgement, independence and resilience.
• High standards of professionalism, candidate care and integrity.
• A collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop a specialist market.
• Build senior client and candidate relationships.
• Grow existing accounts and identify new opportunities.
• Deliver mid-to-senior and executive search assignments.
• Provide market insight and trusted advice to clients.
• Collaborate across TENTEN and regional markets.
• Build your profile through networking, market insight and client engagement.
• At AD level, contribute to practice growth, mentoring and strategy.

Skills

Account management

Business development

Client relationships

Tools

CRM/ATS tools

Job description

Build your market. Grow your client base. Be trusted to get on with it.

TENTEN Partners is a specialist executive search firm headquartered in Singapore, recruiting mid-to-senior and executive talent acrossTechnology, Data & AI, Cyber Security, Project & Change, Product, Risk, Compliance and Finance.

Our clients include leading organisations acrossFinancial Services, Insurance and Management Consulting, with opportunities to work acrossSingapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam and the Philippines.

We’re looking for experienced recruiters to join us atPrincipal Consultant or Associate Director level.

This is not a high-volume recruitment role. We want people who know their market, can build trusted relationships and are comfortable working independently.

You might be strongest atgrowing strategic accounts,winning new business, or a combination of both.

What you’ll do

• Own and develop a specialist market.
• Build senior client and candidate relationships.
• Grow existing accounts and identify new opportunities.
• Deliver mid-to-senior and executive search assignments.
• Provide market insight and trusted advice to clients.
• Collaborate across TENTEN and regional markets.
• Build your profile through networking, market insight and client engagement.
• At AD level, contribute to practice growth, mentoring and strategy.

What we’re looking for

• Strong agency recruitment or executive search experience.
• Expertise in one or more of our specialist markets.
• Experience across Financial Services, Insurance, Consulting or related sectors.
• Strongaccount management and/or business developmentcapability.
• Confidence engaging senior stakeholders.
• Commercial judgement, independence and resilience.
• High standards of professionalism, candidate care and integrity.
• A collaborative mindset.

How we work

Recruitment at TENTEN is built aroundrelationships, not simply activity.

We want our consultants to become trusted advisers to clients and candidates, understanding their markets deeply, giving honest advice, sharing knowledge and thinking beyond an individual placement.

We value people who are commercially ambitious but also understand thatcollaboration creates better outcomes.

Our consultants work independently, but they’re not expected to work in isolation.

Some successful senior recruiters are naturalnew-business developers. Others are particularly strong atexpanding complex client accounts and building long‑term relationships. Both can create significant value at TENTEN.

This reflects our progression framework at PC and AD level, where we place real importance onmarket specialism, account management, client development, independence and strategic planning.

Why TENTEN?

We offer the freedom of a smaller specialist firm, backed by established clients, strong regional relationships and modern recruitment tools.

You’ll get:

• High-performance commissionwith strong upside.
• 25 days’ annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year up to 30.
• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance.
• 3 days’ paid study leave.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Access to ourWeWork offices in Singapore CBD.
• LinkedIn Recruiter and modern CRM/ATS tools.
• Established client relationships and senior mandates.
• Clear progression to Director and leadership roles.
• Regular recognition, team events and learning support.

Our culture is built aroundCollaboration, Honesty and Trusted Partnership.

Salary

• Principal Consultant:S$8,000–S$11,000
• Associate Director:S$11,000–S$14,000

Plus commission and benefits.

If you’re an experienced recruiter who wants more autonomy, stronger earning potential and the opportunity to build something of your own within an established business, we’d like to hear from you.