Executive Recruiter

Job Title: Executive Recruiter (Senior Leadership & Executive Search)
Location: Remote (U.S.-based)
Employment Type: Full-Time

Overview
We are seeking an experienced Executive Recruiter to lead full lifecycle searches for senior leadership roles, including Director, VP, and C-suite positions. This role partners closely with executive stakeholders to deliver high-impact hiring strategies that support long-term organizational growth. You’ll drive complex, confidential searches while providing market intelligence and ensuring a best-in-class candidate experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end executive recruitment for senior and specialized leadership roles

• Partner with executives to define role scope, competencies, and hiring strategy

• Design and execute proactive sourcing strategies (market mapping, direct sourcing, passive outreach)

• Conduct in-depth candidate assessments for leadership capability and cultural alignment

• Manage confidential searches with professionalism and discretion

• Build and maintain pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill roles

• Provide market insights, compensation data, and talent intelligence

• Facilitate structured interviews, debriefs, and hiring decisions

• Lead executive offer strategy, negotiation, and closing

• Ensure compliance with hiring standards and regulations

• Track and report on key recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, quality of hire, engagement)

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED

• 8 years of full lifecycle recruiting experience, including 2 years in executive recruiting or sourcing

• Strong executive presence and ability to influence senior stakeholders

• Expertise in direct sourcing, talent mapping, and passive candidate engagement

• Proven success filling niche and hard-to-fill roles

• Advanced interviewing and candidate assessment skills

• Strong negotiation skills for executive-level offers

• Experience handling confidential searches

• Proficiency with sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, really, SeekOut, etc.)

• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret hiring data

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Organizational Leadership, Healthcare, or related field

• Healthcare or regulated industry recruiting experience

• Background in executive search or retained search firms

• Experience with succession planning and workforce strategy

• Professional recruiting certifications (e.g., SHRM-TA, AIRS)

Core Competencies
Analytical problem-solving, data-driven decision-making, independent execution, strong communication and influencing skills, adaptability, creativity, empathy, and proficiency in Microsoft-based systems and ATS platforms.