Strategic Executive Sourcing Specialist

UNKNOWN; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Groupe seeks an Associate Executive Recruiter / Sourcer to support senior executive searches across marketing, consulting, professional services, technology, and adjacent industries. The ideal candidate comes from a retained search environment and excels at market mapping, sourcing, and fast, rigorous candidate outreach.

They will build targeted talent pools, manage searches end‑to‑end, and collaborate with senior recruiters and hiring leaders to refine strategies and pipelines.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years of experience within an executive search firm, preferably supporting senior‑level and executive searches.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting within professional services, consulting, marketing, digital, technology, or customer‑facing leadership functions.
• Has independently managed significant portions of executive searches and maintains pace, quality, and candidate flow.

Responsibilities

• Lead talent mapping and candidate identification for executive searches across marketing, professional services, consulting, technology, commerce, AI, and related sectors.
• Build and maintain robust pipelines of senior talent using market maps, LinkedIn Recruiter, executive search databases, referrals, and direct outreach.
• Drive execution from kickoff to candidate delivery with strong project management and stakeholder communication.

Skills

Executive search

Talent sourcing

Market mapping

Candidate engagement

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Executive search databases

Job description

Publicis Groupe seeks an Associate Executive Recruiter / Sourcer to support senior executive searches across marketing, consulting, professional services, technology, and adjacent industries. The ideal candidate comes from a retained search environment and excels at market mapping, sourcing, and fast, rigorous candidate outreach.

They will build targeted talent pools, manage searches end‑to‑end, and collaborate with senior recruiters and hiring leaders to refine strategies and pipelines.