The Role
ECB STAR, the executive search practice within a global consulting firm, is seeking an experienced Executive Search Consultant to join our growing team. You'll lead full-cycle recruitment mandates for C-suite and MD-level roles across professional services, consulting, private equity, tax advisory and industrial sectors.
Your day-to-day includes:
- Candidate sourcing and assessment - Building high-caliber pipelines, conducting market research, evaluating fit against specific client requirements
- Client management - Partnering with hiring teams across A&M practices to understand role requirements, market context, and decision criteria; presenting qualified candidates and managing feedback cycles
- Market intelligence - Staying current on competitive landscape, talent movement, and sector dynamics across your focus areas
- Relationship building - Maintaining a strong network of candidates, recruiters, and industry contacts to support future mandates
This is hands-on work. You'll own mandates from brief to placement, with exposure to high-profile hires and the decision-makers who shape them.
What We're Looking For
Essential:
- 3–5+ years in executive recruitment, retained search, or equivalent recruitment-focused role
- Proven ability to source, engage, and close placements at senior levels
- Strong stakeholder management skills - comfort presenting to and influencing senior leaders
- Self-directed: you build process, manage timelines, and follow through independently
Preferred:
- Experience in professional services, management consulting, or private equity recruitment
- Track record working on competitive, high-stakes mandates
- Demonstrated ability to work across multiple concurrent searches
Executive Search Consultant in Salisbury employer: ECB STAR Group
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