Global Executive Recruiting Leader

UNKNOWN; New York (NY); On-site; USD 215,000 - 358,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Pfizer is seeking a seasoned executive recruiter to establish and lead global executive search for VP and above roles. You will drive end-to-end searches, build targeted strategies, and manage both internal and external partners.

The role demands strong assessment, market insight, and the ability to navigate complex leadership decisions in a regulated, multinational environment. Reporting to senior HR leadership, you will shape succession planning and partner with Total Rewards and Legal on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 12+ years in talent acquisition, including executive search.
• Deep understanding of executive hiring, labor markets and compensation globally.
• Experience managing external search firm relationships, including contracts.
• People leadership experience.
• Experience operating inside a large, matrixed enterprise, ideally regulated or pharma/biotech.

Responsibilities

• Run end-to-end executive searches for VP-and-above roles.
• Build a search strategy for each role — target companies, likely candidate profiles, and where to look beyond the obvious names.
• Source directly and manage internal identification and external search partners.
• Run structured selection process for senior candidates, including panel design & interview calibration.
• Own candidate experience at the executive level: the pace, the communication, and the judgment calls.
• Manage Pfizer's relationships with executive search firms, negotiate and manage search firm contracts and fees, and hold firms accountable for slate quality.
• Partner with Total Rewards on executive offer structuring and with Legal on non-competes.
• Develops and governs a proactive executive talent mapping strategy, building and nurturing relationships with external leadership talent pools to address long-term succession planning and capability needs across all functions and geographies.
• Identifies and monitors competitor talent movements, emerging leadership trends, and global compensation benchmarks to inform proactive pipeline development.

Skills

Executive recruitment

Stakeholder management

Executive assessment

Market mapping

Leadership at ELT level

Education

Bachelor's degree

12+ years in talent acquisition

Job description

Pfizer is seeking a seasoned executive recruiter to establish and lead global executive search for VP and above roles. You will drive end-to-end searches, build targeted strategies, and manage both internal and external partners.

The role demands strong assessment, market insight, and the ability to navigate complex leadership decisions in a regulated, multinational environment. Reporting to senior HR leadership, you will shape succession planning and partner with Total Rewards and Legal on