Executive Search Consultant

Kaye/Bassman International; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Employee benefits

Job summary

Kaye/Bassman International is a nationally recognized executive search firm seeking experienced search consultants who can develop business, manage clients, and close searches. This full-desk opportunity offers uncapped earning potential, the freedom to build your own market, and the resources of an established platform behind you.

You will run the full search process, recruit passive candidates, and develop a long-term book of business while managing multiple searches with strong communication

Qualifications

• Proven success in executive search, full-desk recruiting, staffing, or related business development.
• Ability to generate new business and grow client relationships.
• Experience sourcing, recruiting, and placing passive candidates.
• Strong sales, negotiation, and closing skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and drive to build a profitable practice.
• High level of accountability, organization, and follow-through.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Generate new business through prospecting, networking, referrals, and relationship development.
• Build and manage relationships with hiring managers and senior decision-makers.
• Run the full search process from client development and candidate sourcing through negotiation and placement.
• Recruit and engage high-quality passive candidates.
• Develop a specialized market and build a long‑term book of business.
• Manage multiple searches while maintaining consistent communication and follow‑through.

Skills

Executive search

Full-desk recruiting

Business development

Client relationships

Sales and negotiation

Entrepreneurial mindset

Accountability

Organization

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Take Your Recruiting Career to the Next Level with the Best in the Business!

This is your opportunity to leverage your search experience, work alongside top-performing search professionals, and maximize your earning potential within a nationally recognized executive search firm.

Kaye/Bassman is looking for experienced search consultants who know how to develop business, manage clients, and close searches. This is a full-desk opportunity for proven producers who want uncapped earning potential, the freedom to build their own market, and the resources of an established executive search firm behind them.

What You’ll Do

• Generate new business through prospecting, networking, referrals, and relationship development.
• Build and manage relationships with hiring managers and senior decision-makers.
• Run the full search process from client development and candidate sourcing through negotiation and placement.
• Recruit and engage high-quality passive candidates.
• Develop a specialized market and build a long‑term book of business.
• Manage multiple searches while maintaining consistent communication and follow‑through.

If you’re entrepreneurial, relationship-driven, and motivated by both business development and recruiting success, we’ll provide the platform, resources, and support to help you achieve your next level of growth.

Why Join Kaye/Bassman

• Uncapped earning potential: Your income is directly tied to your production, with no ceiling on what you can earn.
• Ownership of your market: Build your own practice, client base, and professional reputation.
• Established platform: Leverage more than 40 years of brand recognition, proven systems, and industry relationships.
• Training and coaching: Access Next Level Exchange, a leading recruiter training platform, along with coaching from successful search and business development professionals.
• Career growth: Opportunities to advance into senior production, practice leadership, management, and ownership.
• Performance‑driven culture: Work alongside experienced professionals who are competitive, accountable, and focused on results.
• Benefits: Health, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, and additional employee benefits.

If you’re entrepreneurial, relationship-driven, and motivated by both business development and recruiting success, we’ll provide the platform, resources, and support to help you achieve your next level of growth.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven success in executive search, full‑desk recruiting, staffing, or a similar business development environment.
• A demonstrated ability to generate new business and grow client relationships.
• Experience sourcing, recruiting, and placing passive candidates.
• Strong sales, negotiation, and closing skills.
• An entrepreneurial mindset and the drive to build a profitable practice.
• A high level of accountability, organization, and follow‑through.
• A bachelor’s degree is preferred but not required.

About Kaye/Bassman

For more than 40 years, Kaye/Bassman has helped organizations across North America identify and hire high‑impact talent. As part of the Starfish Partners family of companies, Kaye/Bassman offers the entrepreneurial freedom to build your own practice while providing access to the resources, training, technology, and support of a broader executive search platform.

If you are an experienced search professional who wants greater earning potential, more control over your market, and a platform built to support high producers, we want to talk with you.

Explore our practice areas: www.kbic.com