Global Senior Director, Executive Recruitment & Advisory

AXIS (AXIS Capital); Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

AXIS Capital is seeking a Senior Director, Executive Recruitment, Talent Intelligence & Advisory to lead global executive searches and advise on leadership strategy. You will partner with the CEO, EXCO, and senior leaders to shape requirements, mapping, and offers, while building external succession pipelines.

The role blends executive search, talent intelligence, leadership assessment, and advisory work to deliver high-impact leadership decisions across AXIS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Minimum of 10+ years of progressive experience in executive search, executive recruitment, talent intelligence, talent advisory, or related talent acquisition disciplines.
• Minimum of 7 years leading executive or senior leadership searches with direct responsibility for search strategy, market mapping, executive assessment, candidate engagement, stakeholder management, and offer completion.
• Demonstrated experience partnering directly with C-suit executives, Executive Committee members, or equivalent senior business leaders.
• Demonstrated experience conducting executive market mapping, talent intelligence, competitive talent analysis, or succession-related research initiatives.
• Experience developing executive candidate assessments, market intelligence reports, leadership profiles, and executive presentations.
• Experience identifying and recruiting passive executive talent.
• Experience managing retained executive search firms and external talent partners.
• Demonstrated experience leading multiple concurrent executive searches and confidential talent initiatives.
• Experience advising senior business leaders on executive talent decisions.
• Working knowledge of executive recruiting technologies, applicant tracking systems, talent intelligence platforms, CRM systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, and executive research tools.
• Ability to travel globally as business needs require.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end executive and senior leadership searches globally across all business functions.
• Partner with the CEO, EXCO, Board-facing executives, and senior Group/P&L leaders to define leadership requirements and develop search strategies.
• Design and execute search plans including market mapping, target company identification, candidate engagement, assessment methodology, stakeholder alignment, and offer strategy.
• Personally identify, engage, assess, and recruit senior executive talent, including highly passive candidates.
• Develop and present executive candidate slates supported by market intelligence and candidate assessment insights.
• Facilitate executive interview processes, stakeholder calibration discussions, and finalist evaluations.
• Partner with Total Rewards, Legal, HR, and business leaders on executive offer development, negotiation, and closing strategies.
• Deliver a differentiated executive candidate experience reflective of AXIS's leadership brand and culture.
• Develop and maintain executive talent maps and external succession pipelines for enterprise‑critical leadership roles.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership regarding executive talent strategy, market intelligence, organizational capability, and succession planning.
• Manage executive assessment processes, external search firms, and strategic talent intelligence partnerships.
• Drive operational excellence, governance, compliance, reporting, and continuous improvement across executive recruitment activities.

Skills

Executive search

Leadership advisory

Market intelligence

Stakeholder management

Talent assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Advanced degree or professional certification

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS

CRM systems

Executive research tools

Job description

AXIS Capital is seeking a Senior Director, Executive Recruitment, Talent Intelligence & Advisory to lead global executive searches and advise on leadership strategy. You will partner with the CEO, EXCO, and senior leaders to shape requirements, mapping, and offers, while building external succession pipelines.

The role blends executive search, talent intelligence, leadership assessment, and advisory work to deliver high-impact leadership decisions across AXIS.