Senior Executive Recruiter & Strategic Talent Partner

Intuit; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 201,000 - 271,500; Full time

Job summary

Intuit is seeking a Principal Executive Recruiter to act as a business accelerant, bringing deep fluency in the executive talent market and the ability to move candidates and senior partners toward decisive outcomes. You will run executive searches across functions with pace and precision, leveraging AI and modern tools to compress timelines without sacrificing quality.

You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, bringing market insights, and a point of view on leadership, and you

Qualifications

• 10+ years of recruiting experience with significant depth in executive search—agency, in-house, or both.
• Track record of hiring exceptional, diverse leaders at the Director- level and above.
• Deep knowledge of the external talent landscape—who the key players are, where they sit, and what it takes to move them.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and business leaders through credibility, market insight, and clear thinking.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools and recruiting technology to accelerate search timelines and improve outcomes.
• Strong assessment instincts — you know what great looks like and can articulate why.
• High business acumen and communication skills sharp enough to hold both a room of senior leaders and a skeptical candidate.
• Experience in SaaS or high-growth technology environments strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-lifecycle executive searches with a bias toward speed, quality, and diverse slates.
• Leverage AI tools and modern sourcing technology to accelerate pipeline development, reduce time-to-slate, and drive outsized results.
• Build and execute proactive sourcing strategies across disciplines — reaching talent before the need is urgent.
• Partner with senior leaders and hiring managers to deeply understand business strategy, organizational design, and the leadership talent required to execute.
• Bring informed market intelligence — on competitor moves, talent availability, and compensation trends — that shapes how searches are scoped and run.
• Coach hiring managers on assessment, structured interviewing, and the long-term engagement of passive talent.
• Apply rigorous, evidence-based assessment approaches to evaluate executive candidates across leadership competencies, functional expertise, and culture fit.
• Lead offer negotiations with confidence — structuring deals that are competitive, equitable, and aligned to Intuit's total rewards philosophy.
• Create candidate experiences that reflect the caliber of company and role we're representing.
• Contribute to operational excellence through ownership of team-level strategic projects.
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion at every stage of the search process.
• Serve as a mentor and thought partner to peers across the broader talent acquisition organization.

Skills

Executive search

Leadership assessment

Sourcing strategy

AI in recruiting

Assessment skills

Negotiation

Diversity & inclusion

Influencing senior leaders

Tools

AI sourcing tools

Job description

Intuit is seeking a Principal Executive Recruiter to act as a business accelerant, bringing deep fluency in the executive talent market and the ability to move candidates and senior partners toward decisive outcomes. You will run executive searches across functions with pace and precision, leveraging AI and modern tools to compress timelines without sacrificing quality.

You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, bringing market insights, and a point of view on leadership, and you