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Senior Associate - Technology Practice
📜 Description
- Own research strategies and lead market mapping for multiple retained executive searches.
- Conduct first-round interviews and assess VP, SVP, and C-suite candidates against client needs.
- Present market insights and candidate recommendations in client updates and hiring discussions.
- Manage approximately six concurrent searches and deliver around 14 or more searches annually.
- Mentor junior colleagues and improve research methods, processes, and team workflows.
- Support searches for enterprise technology leaders, including CIO, CTO, CDO, CISO, and VP of Engineering roles.
🛠️ Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in retained executive search or senior-level executive recruiting.
- Experience managing concurrent executive searches and delivering complex engagements.
- Demonstrated ownership of research strategy and talent market mapping, with a target of 90% or higher accuracy.
- Experience interviewing and assessing VP, SVP, and C-suite leaders.
- Strong communication, analytical, strategic thinking, organization, and prioritization skills.
- Ability to engage senior executives, make candidate recommendations, and build client and candidate relationships.
- Ability to mentor junior colleagues and support inclusive executive hiring practices.
- Technology executive search experience in enterprise environments is strongly preferred; transferable executive search experience and interest in technology leadership recruitment are also considered.
✨ Benefits
- Competitive annual salary: $110,000–$115,000 USD.
- Annual performance bonus: 10% target bonus.
- Comprehensive healthcare: Medical
- Dental
- Vision insurance
- Retirement savings: 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions.
- Remote-first flexibility: Work remotely from within the United States.
- Work-from-home support: Office setup stipend to help create a productive remote workspace.
- Paid parental leave: Support for employees and their families during important life transitions.
- Professional development: Opportunities for mentorship, leadership development, broader business exposure, and career advancement.
Full job description
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Associate – Technology Practice based in the United States.
As a Senior Associate within the Technology Practice, you will play a pivotal role in delivering executive search engagements for senior technology leaders across complex, enterprise-level organizations.
You will own research strategies, lead market mapping initiatives, and conduct first-round executive assessments to identify exceptional leadership talent.
Working closely with clients and internal stakeholders, you will provide market insights, evaluate candidates, and influence critical hiring decisions.
You will manage multiple retained searches simultaneously, balancing strategic thinking, rigorous assessment, and high-quality execution.
Beyond search delivery, you will mentor junior colleagues, strengthen team capabilities, and contribute to the development of diverse, high-performing leadership teams.
This role offers significant autonomy, meaningful client exposure, and the opportunity to shape executive recruitment strategies in a collaborative, remote-first consulting environment.
It is ideal for an experienced executive search professional who combines sound judgment, strong executive presence, and a commitment to excellence and inclusive leadership.
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