Senior Associate - Technology Practice

Modern Executive Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

Modern Executive Solutions is seeking a Director (Senior Associate level) to join our Technology Practice. Directors typically own both a primary and secondary practice, with Technology as the primary focus, and to lead research strategy and first-round assessments across complex, enterprise-level searches.

This senior role oversees six concurrent searches and about 14+ annually, focusing on CIO/CTO/CDO/CISO and other enterprise leaders in large organizations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in retained executive search or senior-level executive recruiting.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent executive searches.
• Ownership of research strategy and market mapping.
• Experience conducting executive-level interviews (VP, SVP, C-suite).
• Strong executive presence and communication skills.
• High standards for quality and accountability.
• Technology executive search in enterprise environments preferred; others considered.

Responsibilities

• Own research and market mapping strategy across multiple retained searches.
• Conduct first-round executive interviews and lead first-stage assessments.
• Exercise strong judgment in candidate calibration and advancement decisions.
• Play an active role in client update calls, presenting market insights and candidate recommendations.
• Mentor Associates and Associate Directors.
• Maintain high standards of quality, rigor, and execution.

Skills

Executive search

Multiple searches

Research strategy

Executive interviews

Communication skills

Quality standards

Tech exec search

Job description

The Role

We are seeking a Director (Senior Associate level) to join our Technology Practice. Directors typically have a primary and secondary Practice. Technology would be your primary practice.

This is a high-accountability role for an experienced executive search professional who wants to own research strategy and lead first-round executive assessment across complex, enterprise-level searches.

You will:

• Own research and market mapping strategy across multiple retained searches
• Conduct first-round executive interviews and lead the majority of first-stage assessments
• Exercise strong judgment in candidate calibration and advancement decisions
• Play an active role in client update calls, presenting market insights and candidate recommendations
• Mentor Associates and Associate Directors
• Maintain high standards of quality, rigor, and execution

Directors typically manage six concurrent searches and deliver approximately 14+ searches annually.

Our Technology Practice focuses on senior technology leadership roles — including CIO, CTO, CDO, CISO, VP Engineering, and related enterprise leaders — primarily within large, complex, and Fortune 500 organizations.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years in retained executive search or senior-level executive recruiting
• Experience managing multiple concurrent executive searches
• Demonstrated ownership of research strategy and market mapping (90%+ accuracy expected)
• Experience conducting executive-level interviews (VP, SVP, C-suite)
• Strong executive presence and communication skills
• High standards for quality and accountability
• Technology executive search experience within enterprise environments is strongly preferred, but those with an interest in technology executive search will be considered.

Why Modern?

Purpose-Driven Work: Join a team that is committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and gives back to the community by donating 10% of annual profits to support underserved youth and educational opportunities.

Impactful Projects: Contribute to meaningful projects that positively impact clients’ organizations, communities, and the development of diverse leaders.

Professional Growth: Gain exposure to various aspects of the business, with opportunities for mentorship, leadership development, and career advancement.

Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy a robust benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with a 401(k) match.

Flexibility & Balance: Benefit from a flexible remote work environment, paid parental leave, and an office setup stipend to support your work-from-home needs.

Our Values

Be Bold: Think strategically, seeing implications and creative paths. Innovates commercially – seeks to understand client perspective to drive impact. Innovates internally - seeks to improve processes, procedures, and technology used within and across their teams.

Be Excellent: Deliver client ready work, with attention to detail, raising the bar of expectations within team and with data integrity to include the use of all company tools and systems. Motivated by excellence to the benefit of clients and our firm.

Be United: Be an inclusive ‘team player,’ willing to support, develop and ‘go the extra mile’ to deliver impact with others. Proactively develops trusting relationships both within and outside our firm.

Be Authentic: Demonstrate awareness, coachability and a desire to grow with continuous improvement. Motivated by a personal purpose aligned with our firm’s mission and values. Is accountable for delivery of client ready work.

The pay range for this role is: 110,000 - 115,000 USD per year with a 10% annual target bonus (Remote)

Modern Executive Solutions is dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for everyone, regardless of ethnicity, religion, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, national origin, age, disability status, veteran or military status or care-giver status.