Elite Executive Recruiter: Director-to-CxO Search

Aurora; Coppell (TX); On-site; USD 189,000 - 303,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity compensation

Benefits

Job summary

Aurora is seeking a Principal Executive Recruiter to own executive and leadership hiring across the company. You will manage end-to-end searches for Director-and-above roles and advise Aurora’s executives on org design, role scoping, and compensation strategy.

This is a senior, high-visibility role reporting to the Head of Talent Acquisition. You will design interview processes, negotiate offers, and partner with Total Rewards, Finance, and People Business Partners to build leadership capability

Qualifications

• 10+ years of recruiting experience with executive search ownership.
• Proven end-to-end Director- to C-level search track record.
• Primary search partner to C-suite and VP leaders, data-informed decisions.
• Structure and close executive compensation packages (base, bonus, equity, sign-on).
• Deep sourcing with talent maps and market intel for senior pools.
• Tool agnostic; effective searches across any platform.
• Maintain confidentiality with sound judgment in executive searches.
• Use of AI to accelerate research and maintain output quality.
• Build peer relationships and drive initiatives within recruiting teams.
• Experience coaching TA staff or building training programs.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end search lifecycle for all Director+ roles across Aurora's groups.
• Design and calibrate executive interview processes and briefs for interviewers.
• Advise executives with market intelligence shaping org design and hiring strategy.
• Structure and negotiate executive offers with Total Rewards and Finance.
• Partner on succession planning and leadership workforce planning.
• Share market insights to strengthen hiring across the TA team.
• Mentor recruiters and sourcers; lead training to raise hiring standards.

Skills

Executive recruiting

End-to-end search

C-level experience

Compensation structuring

Talent mapping

AI in sourcing

Confidentiality

Stakeholder management

Team coaching

Sourcing strategy

Tools

AI tooling for sourcing

Job description

Aurora is seeking a Principal Executive Recruiter to own executive and leadership hiring across the company. You will manage end-to-end searches for Director-and-above roles and advise Aurora’s executives on org design, role scoping, and compensation strategy.

This is a senior, high-visibility role reporting to the Head of Talent Acquisition. You will design interview processes, negotiate offers, and partner with Total Rewards, Finance, and People Business Partners to build leadership capability