Senior Executive Recruiter & Talent Intelligence Lead

Hawkwood; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawkwood in Stamford, Connecticut is seeking an Executive Recruiter to lead senior-level and specialist hiring. You will partner with senior leaders to understand talent needs, map the external market, and drive end-to-end searches across US operations in a hybrid setup.

This role offers visible leadership exposure, strategic talent advisory, and the chance to build long-term networks while leveraging data, AI tools, and innovative sourcing to secure top executives.

Qualifications

• Experience in Executive Search or Senior-Level Recruitment.
• Proven track record in identifying and placing senior-level talent.
• Ability to perform talent mapping and market intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for senior-level and specialist roles from briefing to closing.
• Partner with senior executives, hiring managers, and HR to align on talent needs and succession.
• Develop proactive sourcing to engage senior-level talent across the US.
• Build talent maps, competitor intel, and pipelines for succession planning.
• Cultivate long-term relationships with senior candidates and networks.
• Advise senior stakeholders with market intel and compensation guidance.
• Leverage networks to generate referrals through creative sourcing.
• Support specialist recruitment across corporate, operations, engineering, and technology.
• Use recruitment tech, data analytics, and AI tools to improve sourcing and mapping.
• Manage complex candidate relationships and negotiate offers.
• Monitor pipelines to improve processes and candidate engagement.
• Build relationships across networks to strengthen external talent intelligence.

Skills

Executive Search

Senior-Level Recruitment

Talent Mapping

Stakeholder Management

Negotiation

Market Intelligence

AI-powered Sourcing

Networking

Job description

Hawkwood in Stamford, Connecticut is seeking an Executive Recruiter to lead senior-level and specialist hiring. You will partner with senior leaders to understand talent needs, map the external market, and drive end-to-end searches across US operations in a hybrid setup.

This role offers visible leadership exposure, strategic talent advisory, and the chance to build long-term networks while leveraging data, AI tools, and innovative sourcing to secure top executives.