Senior Associate, Technology

Korn Ferry Group; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Korn Ferry in Los Angeles is seeking a Senior Associate Recruiter to drive the full search delivery cycle for Go-To-Market roles across Sales, Account Management, Customer Success, and Marketing. You will identify, screen, and shortlist top talent, coordinating with Managing Consultants and Sector Leaders to deliver high-quality candidates on time.

The role emphasizes relationship building with clients and candidates, market mapping, and feedback through reports.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a consulting, recruiting, executive search, or commercial environment with strong knowledge of talent acquisition and recruiting processes.
• Demonstrable experience as a full life-cycle recruiter with experience including candidate sourcing, market mapping, search strategy development, and client/candidate management.
• Experience recruiting Go-To-Market talent, including Sales, Account Management, Customer Success, Marketing, or Customer Acquisition roles is strongly preferred.
• Experience recruiting within technology-focused organizations or supporting technology clients is preferred.
• Experience recruiting Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Technology, or Engineering talent is a plus.
• Direct hire/permanent placement recruiting experience preferred.
• Retained search experience is a significant plus but not required.
• Strong client engagement and relationship management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, assess, and present high-quality candidates for professional and leadership-level opportunities.
• Consultative mindset and ability to anticipate clients' needs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to quickly learn about different business environments and cultures and propose relevant solutions.
• Ability to adapt to new processes and effectively deal with change and ambiguity.
• Intellectual curiosity, learning agility, and a strong desire to develop within a consultative recruiting environment.
• Willingness to live our core values: Honesty, Inclusion, Knowledge, Performance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and conduct initial research into target organizations and industry sectors to assist in identifying top talent for our clients' mid to senior level roles.
• Identify the best talent by sourcing and mapping relevant markets, while ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
• Approach suitable candidates and qualify them against agreed competencies and criteria for each project. This includes target list creation, sourcing strategy design and long-list creation.
• Conduct candidate interviews, write interview reports and present shortlists to clients.
• Provide weekly/bi-weekly client update reports as necessary and maintain clear and consistent communication with candidates and clients throughout the assignment.
• Handle the required logistics for interviews, take and provide feedback on candidate interviews, situational changes, present offers and manage negotiation. Follow-up with candidates during notice period and ensure smooth transition to start date.
• Through the management of KPI's, improve and maintain e.g. productivity, quality of candidates presented and time to shortlist/hire.
• Build relationships within the industry to develop the wider network, capture and maintain accurate market, client and candidate information.
• Manage & develop shortlisted candidates and ensure that the referral/network is world class and helpful.
• Contribute towards process, career development and training initiatives.
• Conduct weekly searches to stay up to date with market trends and developments and identify future relevant talent while building relationships with high-potential candidates.
• Work with Managing Consultants and Sector Leaders to ensure that information is shared, e.g. industry news, competitor searches, market intelligence.
• Build effective relationships within the business and demonstrate positive and proactive communication with colleagues, to include generosity of knowledge and experience sharing.

Skills

Full life-cycle recruiting

Talent acquisition

Go-To-Market recruiting

Sourcing

Market mapping

Search strategy

Client management

Candidate management

Relationship management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Korn Ferry is a global consulting firm that powers performance. We unlock the potential in your people and unleash transformation across your business - synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to accelerate performance, fuel growth, and inspire a legacy of change. That’s why the world’s most forward-thinking companies across every major industry turn to us - for a shared commitment to lasting impact and the bold ambition toBe More Than.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, our over 17,000 colleagues globally serve clients from more than 130 offices across the globe. We offer five core capabilities that span the full talent lifecycle:

• Organizational Strategy
• Assessment and Succession
• Talent Acquisition
• Leadership and Professional Development
• Total Rewards

OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE YOUR CAREER - It's about exceeding your potential.

Working alongside Managing Consultants and the Sector Leader, the Senior Associate plays a key role in executing all aspects of the search delivery process with the highest quality and within the required timescales. The Senior Associate will take responsibility for the full search delivery cycle, from initial candidate identification through to candidate interviews and ultimately the shortlist presentation to the client.

This role supports technology clients across a variety of functions, with a primary focus on Go-To-Market talent including Sales, Account Management, Customer Success, Marketing, and Customer Acquisition. The role also provides exposure to Finance & Accounting, Technology, and Engineering searches across multiple industries.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee and conduct initial research into target organizations and industry sectors to assist in identifying top talent for our clients' mid to senior level roles.
• Identify the best talent by sourcing and mapping relevant markets, while ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
• Approach suitable candidates and qualify them against agreed competencies and criteria for each project. This includes target list creation, sourcing strategy design and long-list creation.
• Conduct candidate interviews, write interview reports and present shortlists to clients.
• Provide weekly/bi-weekly client update reports as necessary and maintain clear and consistent communication with candidates and clients throughout the assignment.
• Handle the required logistics for interviews, take and provide feedback on candidate interviews, situational changes, present offers and manage negotiation. Follow-up with candidates during notice period and ensure smooth transition to start date.
• Through the management of KPI's, improve and maintain e.g. productivity, quality of candidates presented and time to shortlist/hire.
• Build relationships within the industry to develop the wider network, capture and maintain accurate market, client and candidate information.
• Manage & develop shortlisted candidates and ensure that the referral/network is world class and helpful.
• Contribute towards process, career development and training initiatives.
• Conduct weekly searches to stay up to date with market trends and developments and identify future relevant talent while building relationships with high-potential candidates.
• Work with Managing Consultants and Sector Leaders to ensure that information is shared, e.g. industry news, competitor searches, market intelligence.
• Build effective relationships within the business and demonstrate positive and proactive communication with colleagues, to include generosity of knowledge and experience sharing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

• Significant experience in a consulting, recruiting, executive search, or commercial environment with strong knowledge of talent acquisition and recruiting processes.
• Demonstrable experience as a full life-cycle recruiter with experience including candidate sourcing, market mapping, search strategy development, and client/candidate management.
• Experience recruiting Go-To-Market talent, including Sales, Account Management, Customer Success, Marketing, or Customer Acquisition roles is strongly preferred.
• Experience recruiting within technology-focused organizations or supporting technology clients is preferred.
• Experience recruiting Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Technology, or Engineering talent is a plus.
• Direct hire/permanent placement recruiting experience preferred.
• Retained search experience is a significant plus but not required.
• Strong client engagement and relationship management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, assess, and present high-quality candidates for professional and leadership-level opportunities.
• Consultative mindset and ability to anticipate clients' needs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to quickly learn about different business environments and cultures and propose relevant solutions.
• Ability to adapt to new processes and effectively deal with change and ambiguity.
• Intellectual curiosity, learning agility, and a strong desire to develop within a consultative recruiting environment.
• Willingness to live our core values: Honesty, Inclusion, Knowledge, Performance.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Korn Ferry may useAIas part of its recruitment process, but all hiring decisions are made byhumans.

Internal Mobility at Korn Ferry

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