Executive Talent Acquisition Partner

About the Company

Lummus Technology is committed to securing transformative leaders in technology licensing. Our mission is to consistently hire executives who can scale operations while fostering a culture of compliance and excellence.

About the Role

The Principal Executive Recruiter is responsible for building and executing world-class executive search strategies that secure transformative leaders in technology licensing. This role drives the full lifecycle of executive recruitment, from proactive market mapping to precision closing strategies, with a strong emphasis on compliance expertise.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Executive Pipelining: Build pipelines of world-class operations executives aligned to Lummus technology growth strategy. Continuously map and segment global talent across technology licensing, catalyst production, and business development.
• Cultivate long-term executive relationships: Position Lummus Technology as a destination employer.
• Coaching the Assessment Process: Implement structured evaluation frameworks to ensure data-driven hiring decisions. Prepare stakeholders to assess operational leadership, compliance mastery, and cultural alignment. Facilitate calibrated decision-making that ensures hires advance Lummus Technology efficiency goals.
• Offer Process and Closing Strategy: Architect competitive offers tailored to operational leaders while balancing equity and governance. Deliver persuasive value propositions highlighting Lummus Technology mission and values. Lead precise closing strategies that anticipate relocation or other risks.
• Pre-Onboarding and Retention Enablement: Design pre-onboarding plans introducing executives to Lummus Technology culture. Anticipate transition challenges and resolve onboarding needs. Maintain checkpoints to monitor executive engagement and accelerate integration.

Qualifications

• 12 years of executive recruiting experience, ideally in engineering, technology, and in-house operations.
• Proven record of accomplishment in building pipelines and closing senior operational hires.
• Proficiency with focused sourcing, assessment frameworks, and talent intelligence.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, HR, or related field preferred.
• Exceptional discretion, executive presence, and advisory capability with senior leadership teams.

Required Skills

• Expertise in executive recruitment for engineering and operations, with mastery of sourcing, evaluations, and competitor intelligence.
• Demonstrated proficiency in structured assessments ensuring bias-free executive evaluation.
• Advanced stakeholder management with the ability to coach and advise C-suite leaders.
• Hybrid schedule. Must be able to sit in-office 4 days per week.

Preferred Skills

• Customer Focus: Ability to build strong internal customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• Optimizes Work Processes: Know the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Collaborates: Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Resourcefulness: Secures and deploys resources effectively and efficiently.
• Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quality, and sometimes ambiguous information to effectively solve problems.
• Ensures Accountability: Takes accountability to meeting commitments and objectives.
• Situational Adaptability: Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match shifting demands of different situations.
• Communicates Effectively: Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.