CTO Practice Leader — Remote Executive Search MD

Modern Executive Solutions; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Remote-friendly

Paid parental leave

Home office stipend

Job summary

Modern Executive Solutions is seeking a high-impact Managing Director to lead retained executive search engagements with rigor, judgment, and credibility. This role is central to the success of each search, owning the day-to-day execution from kickoff through close, shaping the strategy and guiding the team with credible counsel.

You will build trusted client relationships, refine role specifications, assess talent, and ensure a high-quality, professional process.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in retained executive search or a closely related advisory environment.
• Proven ability to run complex executive search engagements with substantial client exposure and ownership.
• Strong search strategy skills, including role shaping, target identification, market mapping, and candidate assessment.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to synthesize information clearly and influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end execution of executive search engagements under the supervision of a Senior Partner.
• Translate client needs into a clear, practical, and differentiated search strategy.
• Lead the research team to develop target company lists, market maps, candidate pipelines, and search hypotheses.
• Drive momentum throughout the engagement, keeping workstreams moving with pace, discipline, and accountability.
• Build trusted relationships with the client hiring team through consistent communication, sound judgment, and credible counsel.
• Act as a consultative advisor to clients, helping them refine role specifications and assess talent.

Skills

Executive search leadership

Client relationship management

Market mapping

Project leadership

Interviewing & assessment

Job description

Modern Executive Solutions is seeking a high-impact Managing Director to lead retained executive search engagements with rigor, judgment, and credibility. This role is central to the success of each search, owning the day-to-day execution from kickoff through close, shaping the strategy and guiding the team with credible counsel.

You will build trusted client relationships, refine role specifications, assess talent, and ensure a high-quality, professional process.