Head of Delivery - Executive Search

Head of Delivery – Executive Search – Technology – B2B SAAS Market

London, City location

Hybrid working – 3 days in office

Basic salary £80,000 – £100,000 + team override and bonus (£150,000 ote)

About the Company

Our client is a market leading global GTM Search and recruitment firm specialising in finding world-class talent for some of the world’s most innovative companies. They perform searches for venture capital backed start-ups/scale ups, who are some of the fastest growing companies in the world. They support their clients in hiring the leaders and teams who will help them grow from their earliest stages to becoming multi-billion-dollar enterprises in rapid time. Their work with start-ups is cutting edge working with rapidly changing industries which are being disrupted by technological innovation. They have offices in London and US and provide opportunities for people to live and work abroad as they progress through the business.

About the Role

You will be managing a team on delivery consultants to deliver on on retained Executive Search mandates and retained project hires.

You will be supporting the Partner and head of Search practice with building best practice across the business.

You will train and mentor a tem of delivery consultants and researchers and work on the execution of executive search mandates, owning the research phase of the search process as well as proactively contributing to knowledge management and business development preparation.

Responsibilities

• Team management of approx 8
• Assist with the design and execution of a search strategy
• account devlopment and client management
• managing and lead on delivery of senior searches
• Qualify the the performance of teams and run appraisals
• Own the deliery process, reporting weekly to key clients
• Capture and share relevant search, sector and market related information, trends, data and knowledge
• Assist with the preparation of compelling pitch documentation and business generation strategies

Required Skills

• Highly organised with the ability to multi-task, prioritise and remain calm under pressure
• Diligent time optimizer who can work quickly but with rigour and attention to detail.
• Results focused with the drive to consistently deliver and exceed targets set
• Excellent communication & listening skills with the ability to distill complex information succinctly
• Strong people management skills
• The ability to lead through others
• Good professional judgement and EQ
• Tenacious and resilient in the face of adversity
• Learning agility and an inquisitive mind in understanding new markets quickly
• Proactive, positive and solutions-focused
• Strong relationship building skills with a respectful, collaborative and flexible style
• Experience working in Executive Search and team management

Pay range and compensation package

This role has an attractive basic salary and then a team override scheme that will see you being rewarded off the back of team delivery.

Basic salary up to £80,000 – £100,000 depending on relevant experience – OTE of 150k