Executive Recruiter

Responsibilities:

• Partner with executives, hiring managers, and the Recruiting Lead to deeply understand the leadership requirements, team dynamics, and strategic goals for each executive search
• Develop and execute comprehensive search strategies for senior and C-suite level roles, leveraging market mapping, executive networks, referrals, and targeted outreach
• Proactively identify, engage, and cultivate relationships with passive executive candidates through sophisticated sourcing and direct approach techniques
• Manage the full-cycle executive search process, including in-depth candidate assessment, interview coordination, and offer negotiation
• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and leadership, providing market intelligence, compensation benchmarking, and search strategy guidance
• Partner with Recruiting Coordinators, HR, and Operations to ensure seamless and confidential search processes
• Maintain and analyze pipeline metrics for executive searches, providing regular updates and insights to leadership stakeholders
• Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance executive search effectiveness and efficiency
• Build deep expertise in the competitive landscape, target companies, and industry trends to guide executive search strategy and inform leadership hiring decisions
• Utilize data and analytics to influence senior-level hiring strategies, ensure data integrity, and track progress toward organizational goals
• Work 4-5 days onsite out of our office in Hawthorne, California
• Minimum Requirements:
• 7+ years of proven experience in executive/leadership-level search, ideally within a startup, aerospace/defense, or fast-paced technical environment
• Strong track record of successfully closing senior leadership and executive-level hires, including VP and C-suite roles
• Experience with Greenhouse ATS
• Experience partnering directly with C-suite or founder-level stakeholders on critical hires
• Deep understanding of leadership competencies and organizational fit across functions such as engineering, operations, product, and business leadership
• Proficiency in executive sourcing tools and techniques, including LinkedIn Recruiter, market mapping, and ATS platforms