Associate (Executive Search)

Tempting Talent; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Incentives

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Tempting Talent is seeking proactive individuals to join our growth-oriented recruitment team. You will participate in live client mandates from day one, with daily training sessions and immediate hands-on practice across real searches to apply what you learn.

Our seven-step search process emphasizes research before outreach and structure before speed. Career progression moves from Associate to Consultant to Senior Consultant, with guaranteed clarity on criteria and leadership opportunities.

Qualifications

• A degree is preferred but not essential.
• Background in sales, client relations, or customer-facing roles is valued.
• Prior recruitment experience is not required.
• Strong ownership and high standards are expected.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with candidates and clients at every stage.
• Run structured research and market mapping to identify and approach the right people.
• Own your pipeline and ensure CRM accuracy; if it isn’t in the CRM, it didn’t happen.
• Develop expertise through coaching, collaboration and initiative.
• Become a genuine market expert through knowledge, network and research.
• Contribute to a competitive base salary with leading commission and clear promotion criteria.

Skills

Organizational skills

Resilience under pressure

Intellectual curiosity

Relationship building

Sales / client relations

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

CRM

Job description

Why Tempting Talent?

• Earn up to 40% of revenue, subject to milestone achievement
• A proven track record of developing high billers, with second-year consultants reaching $500,000+
• Promote to Consultant as early as Month 3 - criteria are defined, not discretionary, and you will always know exactly what is required to move up
• Travel opportunities to meet clients across the US
• Comprehensive benefits package including healthcare
• Monthly and quarterly incentives to reward outstanding performance

Our training is real

You join live client mandates from day one - not practice exercises. Daily 45-minute training sessions in your first two weeks are immediately followed by live application on real searches, so everything you learn is put into practice the same day. Sessions cover the Challenger sales model, research and market mapping, candidate engagement and qualification, and how to engage confidently with senior executive-level candidates.

Training is delivered directly by the Managing Partner and senior team members across Miami and London, with 1-2-1 sessions with every member of the global team in your first fortnight. Weekly 1-2-1 coaching with your direct manager continues throughout your first year.

We run a structured seven-step search execution process - research before outreach, structure before speed - and we train every consultant to own it fully from day one.

Progression — the Trust Matrix

The path is Associate → Consultant → Senior Consultant. The fastest performers reach Consultant by Month 3 and Senior Consultant by Month 9. Each level has specific criteria around search ownership, billing consistency, and client relationship management. You will always know where you stand and what is required to move forward.

What we are looking for

A degree is preferred but not essential, and prior recruitment experience is not required. A background in sales, client relations, or customer-facing roles is a strong foundation. We want people who hold themselves to high standards, take genuine ownership of their development, and consistently go above and beyond.

You should bring strong organisational skills, resilience under pressure, intellectual curiosity, and the confidence to step outside your comfort zone. A natural competitive streak and the ability to build meaningful relationships will take you a long way here.

• Building strong relationships with candidates and clients, adding value at every stage of the process
• Running structured research and market mapping to identify and approach the right people
• Owning your pipeline with accuracy — if it is not in the CRM, it did not happen
• Developing your expertise through coaching, collaboration, and your own initiative
• Becoming a genuine market expert through company knowledge, your network, and your own research
• Competitive base salary with a leading commission structure
• Defined promotion criteria with genuine leadership opportunities
• Comprehensive benefits including healthcare
• Monthly and quarterly performance incentives