Research Associate

StevenDouglas; Sunset Hills (MO); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

StevenDouglas is seeking a Research Associate to join the Executive Search practice in St. Louis, MO. This newly created role provides dedicated research, sourcing, and market intelligence support across active retained searches.

You will work with the broader search team to research industries and markets, identify prospective candidates, and build profiles, org charts, and trackers that inform every stage of a search engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Strong research instincts and attention to detail for org charts and candidate profiles.
• Superior organizational skills with multiple searches and priorities.
• Critical thinking to understand client/industry contexts and talent.
• Polite, professional and persistent in candidate engagement.
• Comfortable cross-functional work with search partners and teams.
• Prior exposure to LinkedIn Recruiter, an ATS, or database research is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct company and executive research to identify prospective candidates, then build out and maintain candidate profiles in the internal database, including phone and email details that are developed and verified.
• Build org charts of target companies, mapping how each organization is structured, which people sit on which teams, and which product or functional groups fall within each team.
• Conduct market mapping, talent research, and competitive intelligence to identify and assess executive level talent for active search assignments.
• Source candidates through a variety of methods, including the internal database, LinkedIn, direct outreach by phone and email, industry associations, and other online tools and databases.
• Develop and maintain diverse pipelines of senior talent through direct sourcing, networking, referrals, and ongoing market research.
• Prepare talent maps, candidate summaries, market intelligence reports, and search status updates for internal and for client stakeholders.
• Analyze corporate and candidate data for competitive insights and business intelligence, spotting patterns and ensuring data quality across trackers and the ATS.
• Assist with candidate process logistics, including stakeholder communication, interview coordination, and reference and background check support.
• Maintain accurate, up to date search activity, market intelligence, and candidate information across all active engagements.
• Contribute to a highly personalized, high touch candidate and client experience throughout each search process.

Skills

Research

Org charts

Candidate profiles

Data analysis

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS

Database research

Job description

POSITION TITLE

Research Associate, Executive Search (Contract to hire)

REPORTS TO

Director of Recruiting, Executive Search

LOCATION

St. Louis, MO (Hybrid, 3 days per week in office- 2 days Remote)

This role is based in St. Louis, MO and follows a hybrid schedule, with three days per week in an office setting. (Sunset Hills)

THE COMPANY

StevenDouglas

INTRODUCTION

StevenDouglas was founded in 1983 and is currently one of the fastest growing executive search firms in the United States. Boasting 25 offices and over 140 recruitment professionals, StevenDouglas offers a boutique approach, but with the resources of the top global executive search firms. StevenDouglas is known for offering a highly collaborative environment, excellent company culture, including an annual company paid trip, and a flexible working environment.

POSITION OVERVIEW

StevenDouglas is seeking a Research Associate to join the Executive Search practice. This is a newly created role designed to help get search engagements off the ground quickly by providing dedicated research, sourcing, and market intelligence support across active retained searches.

The Research Associate will work closely with broader search team to research industries and markets, identify and assess prospective candidates, and build the profiles, org charts, and trackers that inform every stage of a search engagement.

This role is based in St. Louis, MO and follows a hybrid schedule, with three days per week in an office setting. (Sunset Hills)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct company and executive research to identify prospective candidates, then build out and maintain candidate profiles in the internal database, including phone and email details that are developed and verified.
• Build org charts of target companies, mapping how each organization is structured, which people sit on which teams, and which product or functional groups fall within each team.
• Conduct market mapping, talent research, and competitive intelligence to identify and assess executive level talent for active search assignments.
• Source candidates through a variety of methods, including the internal database, LinkedIn, direct outreach by phone and email, industry associations, and other online tools and databases.
• Develop and maintain diverse pipelines of senior talent through direct sourcing, networking, referrals, and ongoing market research.
• Prepare talent maps, candidate summaries, market intelligence reports, and search status updates for internal and for client stakeholders.
• Analyze corporate and candidate data for competitive insights and business intelligence, spotting patterns and ensuring data quality across trackers and the ATS.
• Assist with candidate process logistics, including stakeholder communication, interview coordination, and reference and background check support.
• Maintain accurate, up to date search activity, market intelligence, and candidate information across all active engagements.
• Contribute to a highly personalized, high touch candidate and client experience throughout each search process.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Strong research instincts, with the ability to analyze corporate data, spot patterns, and enjoy the detail work of piecing together org charts and candidate profiles.
• Superior organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple searches and priorities at once with minimal supervision.
• Strong critical thinking skills, with the ability to immerse oneself in a client and industry and think beyond the surface to identify strong talent.
• Polite, professional, and persistent approach to engaging candidates and building relationships.
• Comfortable working cross functionally with search partners, the research team, and back office support.
• Prior exposure to LinkedIn Recruiter, an ATS, or database research is a plus, but not required.