Executive Search Consultant (Candidate Focused)

• Executive Search Consultant – 180 recruitment (GTM positions)

• £40,000–£60,000 base + bonus

• Soho, London | Hybrid 3 days in-office

3Search\’s Executive Search team are hiring an experienced Consultant to lead on candidate delivery in a Researcher capacity. With an eye for detail, you\’ll run processes end-to-end and have full exposure to clients. You\’ll be more than \”just a Researcher\”; we want you front and centre, meeting clients and being able to take charge of meetings in the absence of a Partner.

This is a newly created role to meet growing demand for executive-level search. If you’ve cut your teeth in 360 recruitment and want to move into retained, this is your chance to do it with experts.

You\’ll work side-by-side with Partners to deliver on complex mandates and deepen our executive presence across GTM hiring.

Role Highlights:

• Attend client briefs and pitches, playing a key role in shaping search strategy
• Source and engage top talent via headhunting, CRM, LinkedIn and referrals
• Build candidate pipelines for retained mid-to-senior GTM roles
• Deliver market intelligence and research that drives decisions
• Partner with internal leaders to help close search assignments efficiently

The ideal profile:

• 3+ years in either a 360 contingent recruitment position or in a 180 position within an Executive Search business.
• Experience placing senior (Director up to C-Suite) roles
• GTM experience would be a plus
• Strong commercial instincts and client-facing experience
• A structured, analytical approach to search and delivery
• Excellent written communication and candidate insight skills
• Empathy, integrity and emotional intelligence in every interaction

Financial package, perks & benefits:

• £40k-£60k base (based on previous experience and performance) + bonus
• Hybrid & flexible working
• Unlimited holiday
• Private healthcare through Vitality
• Growth: A clear career path and a chance to make an impact
• Full training and development scheme throughout your career
• Free breakfast
• Physical and mental well-being activities each quarter
• Enhanced parental leave policy (6 months fully paid maternity leave)
• Lunch clubs and annual holiday incentives
• Monthly socials with larger quarterly events
• Finance well-being advice/checks

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all employees and job applicants. In line with the Equality Act 2010, we strive to create and maintain a working environment in which everyone is able to make the best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.