Executive Talent Researcher for Leadership Hiring

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life, and disb

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off: 20 days / year

Sick Time: 40 hours/year

Maternity Leave: 28-30 weeks

Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks

Holidays: 13 paid days/year

Job summary

Google is seeking a Sourcing Specialist to identify leadership talent and manage executive searches across multiple functions. You will build long-lasting relationships with passive candidates and collaborate with recruiters to advise executives on talent needs.

You will own strategic searches, drive projects, and contribute to process improvements in our talent systems. The role emphasizes integrity, accountability, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in sourcing or equivalent experience in Sales, Customer Service, Account Management, Business Development or Operations, Lead Generation or a related field.
• 1 year of sourcing experience at a recruitment agency or in-house recruiting team.
• Experience in executive recruiting (outreach, engagement, evaluation, and presentation).
• Experience maximizing teams as well as individual performance while being a collaborative team player.
• Demonstrated success delivering executive services, especially board placement.
• Open learning mindset and demonstrated capacity to quickly grasp new complex subject matter and to understand new markets, areas, roles, business initiatives.
• Ability to be accountable, have integrity and authenticity.
• Capability, credibility, and consultative skills to influence senior colleagues and stakeholders without authority.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own search strategies and deliver research against those strategies for executive searches across various non-technical and technical functions (e.g., go-to-market, engineering, product management, etc.).
• Provide effective project management, driving searches forward and creating consistent experiences for hiring managers/clients, applicants and colleagues.
• Partner with executive recruiters and closely collaborate to provide domain and market insights and trends, and to advise executives on talent for their most exigent business needs.
• Build relationships for the future with passive candidates and talent.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and innovation in the efficiency and effectiveness of our systems, services, and processes.

Skills

Executive recruiting

Leadership talent

Stakeholder management

Board placement

Sourcing

Job description

Google is seeking a Sourcing Specialist to identify leadership talent and manage executive searches across multiple functions. You will build long-lasting relationships with passive candidates and collaborate with recruiters to advise executives on talent needs.

You will own strategic searches, drive projects, and contribute to process improvements in our talent systems. The role emphasizes integrity, accountability, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.