Executive Recruiter, Corporate & Executive Talent

Ingram Micro; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingram Micro is seeking an Executive Recruiter to lead full-cycle executive search across Corporate Services, Go-to-Market Sales, Operations, Technology, Finance, Legal, Marketing, and more. This hybrid Irvine role focuses on passive candidate engagement, talent mapping, and market intelligence to build strong pipelines.

You will advise senior leaders, collaborate with HR, and drive continuous improvement in talent acquisition while delivering top talent for critical leadership roles.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive recruiting and talent acquisition experience in large, complex organizations.
• Leading executive search engagements across multiple business functions and leadership levels.
• Experience supporting corporate functions such as Finance, Legal, Marketing, HR, Technology, Operations, and Sales.
• Proven success identifying and hiring passive candidates through proactive sourcing and executive search techniques.
• Experience partnering with VP, SVP, and C-suite leaders.
• Strong understanding of TA best practices, executive assessment methodologies, and workforce planning.
• Experience juggling multiple high-priority searches with high quality and stakeholder satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end executive search and recruiting activities across multiple functions.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies leveraging passive identification and market research.
• Build pipelines of executive and professional talent to support growth.
• Partner with senior leaders to understand objectives, structures, and leadership needs.
• Provide labor market insights, compensation intelligence, and hiring recommendations.
• Conduct competency-based interviewing, executive evaluation, and cultural fit discussions.
• Drive a high-touch candidate experience reflecting company values.
• Collaborate with recruiters, HRBP, and leaders to align hiring outcomes.
• Engage with external search firms and professional networks when appropriate.
• Ensure compliance with policies and recruiting best practices.
• Participate in talent acquisition initiatives, process improvements, and strategic projects.
• Use analytics and market data to identify opportunities for improvement.

Skills

Executive search

Talent mapping

Stakeholder management

Market intelligence

Relationship building

Interviewing

Tools

CRM platforms

ATS solutions

AI-enabled sourcing tools

Talent intelligence platforms

Job description

Accelerate your career. Join the organization that's driving the world's technology and shape the future.

Ingram Micro is a leading technology company for the global information technology ecosystem. With the ability to reach nearly 90% of the global population, we play a vital role in the worldwide IT sales channel, bringing products and services from technology manufacturers and cloud providers to business-to-business technology experts. Our market reach, diverse solutions and services portfolio, and digital platform Ingram Micro Xvantage™ set us apart. Learn more at www.ingrammicro.com.

Come join our team where you’ll make technology happen in surprising ways. Let’s shape tomorrow - it’ll be a fun journey!

Position location:

Irvine, California World Headquarters with a hybrid work schedule of 3 days a week onsite.

Your role:

The Executive Recruiter is responsible for leading full-cycle executive search and strategic recruiting efforts across a broad portfolio of business functions, including Corporate Services, Go-to-Market Sales, Operations, Technology, Finance, Legal, Marketing, and other critical business areas. This role partners closely with senior executives and business leaders to identify, attract, assess, and secure top talent for both executive and specialized professional positions.

This individual will primarily focus on passive candidate identification and engagement, utilizing executive search methodologies, talent mapping, market intelligence, and relationship-building strategies to develop robust pipelines of highly qualified talent. The role serves as a trusted advisor to hiring leaders by providing talent market insights, succession-oriented recruiting strategies, and consultative guidance throughout the hiring process.

Operating within a global, matrixed organization, this recruiter will collaborate closely with Talent Acquisition colleagues, Human Resources, and business stakeholders to deliver exceptional hiring outcomes while helping drive continuous improvement initiatives and strategic talent acquisition projects.

• Lead end-to-end executive search and recruiting activities for executive, leadership, and highly specialized individual contributor positions across multiple business functions.
• Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies that leverage passive talent identification, competitive intelligence, networking, talent mapping, referrals, and market research.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of executive and professional talent to support current and future organizational growth.
• Partner with senior leaders and hiring managers to understand business objectives, organizational structures, workforce plans, and leadership capability requirements.
• Serve as a trusted advisor by providing labor market trends, talent availability insights, compensation intelligence, and competitive hiring recommendations.
• Conduct comprehensive candidate assessments, including competency-based interviewing, executive evaluation, and cultural alignment discussions.
• Develop targeted talent mapping strategies for critical functions, including Sales, Operations, Technology, Finance, Legal, Marketing, Human Resources, and other corporate disciplines.
• Drive a high-touch candidate experience that reflects the organization's values and strengthens employer branding efforts.
• Collaborate closely with recruiters, HR Business Partners, and business leaders to ensure alignment, knowledge sharing, and successful hiring outcomes.
• Build and maintain productive partnerships with external search firms, industry associations, and professional networks when appropriate.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, employment regulations, and recruiting best practices across all hiring activities.
• Participate in strategic Talent Acquisition initiatives, process improvements, technology implementations, workforce planning activities, and special projects as assigned.
• Utilize recruiting analytics, pipeline metrics, and market data to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and increased recruiting effectiveness.

Required Experience

• 15+ years of progressive recruiting and talent acquisition experience within large, complex organizations.
• Demonstrated experience leading executive search engagements across multiple business functions and leadership levels.
• Prior experience supporting corporate functions such as Finance, Legal, Marketing, Human Resources, Technology, Operations, and Commercial/Sales organizations.
• Proven success identifying and hiring passive candidates through proactive sourcing and executive search techniques.
• Experience partnering directly with Vice President, Senior Vice President, and C-suite leaders.
• Strong understanding of talent acquisition best practices, executive assessment methodologies, and workforce planning strategies.
• Experience managing multiple high-priority searches simultaneously while maintaining exceptional quality and stakeholder satisfaction.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working within a global corporate environment.
• Combination of retained or contingent agency recruiting experience and corporate in-house recruiting experience strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting executive and professional hiring across multiple geographic regions and business units.
• Familiarity with modern recruiting technologies, CRM platforms, ATS solutions, AI-enabled sourcing tools, and talent intelligence platforms.

Strategic Partnership & Influence

Builds trusted relationships across all levels of the organization and effectively influences hiring decisions through data, market knowledge, and talent expertise.

Executive Search Expertise

Demonstrates deep expertise in passive candidate identification, executive sourcing, networking, talent mapping, and competitive intelligence.

Stakeholder Collaboration

Works effectively across business functions and acts as a collaborative partner to hiring leaders, HR teams, and recruiting colleagues.

Business Acumen

Understands organizational strategy, industry trends, and business priorities to align talent acquisition efforts with long-term workforce needs.

Communication & Relationship Management

Establishes credibility quickly and maintains strong relationships with executives, candidates, and internal partners.

Teamwork & Continuous Improvement

Contributes positively to the broader Talent Acquisition team, shares best practices, mentors others when appropriate, and actively participates in special projects and process improvements.

What Success Looks Like:

• Consistently fills executive and strategic roles with high-quality talent.
• Builds strong, proactive pipelines for future leadership needs.
• Earns credibility as a trusted talent advisor among senior business leaders.
• Leverages market intelligence to influence workforce and hiring decisions.
• Contributes to a collaborative, high-performing Talent Acquisition team.
• Supports strategic initiatives that improve recruiting effectiveness and organizational capability.

The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $138,100.00 - $234,800.00 per year.

The ranges above reflect the potential annual base pay across the U.S. for all roles; the applicable base pay range will depend on the candidate’s primary work location, pay grade, and variable compensation plan. Individual base pay within each range depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time of hire. New hires starting base pay generally falls in the bottom half (between the minimum and midpoint) of a pay range.

At Ingram Micro certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus or sales incentives and long-term incentives. These awards are allocated based on position level and individual performance. U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits, paid time off, parental leave, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, and wellbeing benefits, among others.

This is not a complete listing of the job duties. It’s a representation of the things you will be doing, and you may not perform all these duties.

Please be prepared to pass a drug test and successfully pass a pre-employment (post offer) background check.

Ingram Micro Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law.