Research Associate - Executive Search in City of London

For 25+ years, ZRG has been helping our clients move forward in their industries and our candidates move forward in their careers. We started as a boutique retained executive search firm with a handful of talent professionals. Today, we are a global talent advisory firm, providing people solutions for our clients' most complex talent issues. Our core offerings include revolutionary, data-based, executive search focusing on senior leadership around the world. Our suite of on-demand talent offerings helps backfill open roles and address project-based work with specialized talent. Our consulting and advisory solutions focus on key issues like culture, strategic alignment, coaching, and sales optimization.

Leveraging our global platform of over 500 teammates with a tech-powered solution kit, ZRG is a leading talent advisory firm for leading-edge clients. We are natively global in our reach with practitioners and entire divisions working around the world in the UK, Europe, the Middle East/North Africa, Australia, the Asia Pacific, and North and South America. Our team collaborates across geographic boundaries and industry verticals to bring you multiple solutions.

Role Summary

The Research Associate is an integral part of the executive search team at ZRG; not only responsible for providing support to Managing Directors, Principals, and Associates in all aspects of executing search engagements but also performing as a leader within the practice and creating candidate lists at a high level. The executive search process begins from the conception of the search until the placement is complete, with each stage playing a key role in the process. Before the client engagement begins, the Research Associate will be involved in creating and developing a Research Strategy for the internal team. Once the team has determined which candidates best fit the profile of the position, the Research Associate will develop a candidate list using multiple systems and databases.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engagement team to ensure execution of tailored research strategy based on client needs;
• Sourcing candidates for search engagements using LinkedIn Recruiter, Pitchbook, the internal database, Boolean search, and other online platforms;
• Form relationships and partner closely with Associates and Principals in other divisions of ZRG to share knowledge gained from engagements;
• Develop metrics, reporting mechanisms, and continuous improvement strategies to effectively measure, track, and report against goals.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have 0-2 years or more of relevant experience in a service-oriented business or consulting environment (previous executive search experience preferred);
• An undergraduate degree is required;
• Experience researching and seeking to understand market trends;
• Self-motivation and intellectual curiosity that leads to effective, unprompted problem solving;
• Organization and time management skills;
• Ability to adapt quickly to changes and maintain composure under pressure;
• Strong client-facing skills with demonstrated ability to build strong relationships and interface effectively with all levels of the organization;
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Strong project management skills with an ability to drive programs that support Organizational Strategy opportunities, including as it relates to Diversity & Inclusion/Inclusive Design strategies;
• Results-oriented while maintaining attention to detail and quality as well as working with a sense of urgency;
• Collaborative and team-oriented;
• Experience sourcing with LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean strings, and internal database queries is required, Pitchbook experience preferred;
• Ability to quickly learn and implement use of ZRG’s CRM systems in daily search delivery (Salesforce experience preferred).

ZRG Partners is Mac preferred environment.