Executive Search Lead for Director+ Roles

Life in Pittsburgh; United States; Remote; USD 189,000 - 303,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora is hiring a Principal Executive Recruiter to own executive and leadership hiring across the company. You will lead end-to-end searches for Director-and-above roles and advise the executive team on org design, market intelligence, and compensation strategy.

As the senior-most recruiter, you will set the standard for executive search, partner with senior leaders, and mentor the TA team. The role requires in-office presence with 3+ days per week in various US locations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of recruiting experience with significant time owning executive search.
• Proven track record owning end-to-end Director- to C-level searches.
• Experience serving as the primary search partner to C-suite and VP-level leaders, influencing role scope and hiring decisions with data.
• Hands-on experience structuring and closing executive compensation packages (base, bonus, equity, sign-on).
• Deep sourcing expertise, including experience building talent maps and market intelligence for niche and senior talent pools.
• Tool agnostic - you can run an effective search independent of any specific tool.
• Proven ability to run highly confidential executive searches with discretion and sound judgment.
• Hands-on use of AI to accelerate research and sourcing, with a high degree of quality in all output produced.
• Track record of building strong peer relationships and driving shared initiatives within a recruiting team, not only with business stakeholders.
• Experience coaching Talent Acquisition team members or building recruiting or sourcing training programs

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end search lifecycle for all Director+ roles across Aurora's business groups, from kickoff and calibration through offer and close.
• Design and calibrate executive interview processes, produce clear and thorough search briefs and candidate summaries for interviewers and leaders.
• Advise executive leaders with talent intelligence, market mapping, and competitive insights that shape org design, role scope, and hiring strategy.
• Structure and negotiate executive offers in partnership with Total Rewards and Finance, including cash, equity, and sign-on components.
• Partner with People Business Partners, Finance, and TA leadership on succession planning and company-wide leadership workforce planning.
• Share market intelligence and search learnings with broader TA team, strengthening hiring across all hiring.
• Mentor and coach recruiters and sourcers, and lead training that raises the bar for our hiring practices across the broader Talent Acquisition team

Skills

Executive search

Director searches

C-suite partner

Executive offers

Talent mapping

AI-assisted research

Confidential searches

Leadership coaching

Recruiting training

Market intelligence

Job description

Aurora is hiring a Principal Executive Recruiter to own executive and leadership hiring across the company. You will lead end-to-end searches for Director-and-above roles and advise the executive team on org design, market intelligence, and compensation strategy.

As the senior-most recruiter, you will set the standard for executive search, partner with senior leaders, and mentor the TA team. The role requires in-office presence with 3+ days per week in various US locations.